Kate Feldman New York Daily News A Florida mother and former Naval petty officer who reported her 5-year-old daughter missing in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for the young girl’s murder. Brianna Shontae Williams, 30, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder…
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Sailor set warship on fire because he hated ‘deck duty’ after quitting during Navy SEAL BUD/S, prosecutors say
Andrew Dyer The San Diego Union-Tribune A 19-year-old San Diego sailor was so unhappy with his life as a deck seaman after failing to become a Navy SEAL that, in the summer of 2020, he snuck into a vehicle storage area on the amphibious…
‘We’re not gonna make it:’ Bird strike caused Navy crash in Texas neighborhood, video shows
Emily Brindley Fort Worth Star-Telegram The two military pilots whose plane crashed last September after a bird strike near Fort Worth had little to no way to prevent the crash, an aviation safety expert said. Mary Schiavo, a former inspector general of…
Prosecutors dismiss charges against retired Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless for his alleged role in the corruption scandal
Greg Moran The San Diego Union-Tribune Federal prosecutors in San Diego dismissed all charges against retired Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless in the “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal, deciding not to pursue a second trial on conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud charges against the former top…
Driver dead after trying to ram gate at a naval air station in Florida
Richard Tribou Orlando Sentinel A driver that tried to run through the guarded entrance of a Florida naval air station is dead. Officials with NAS Jacksonville confirmed the incident from 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning on social media. “A driver attempted to run the Birmingham…
Video captures Danish ship hitting US Navy ship during Maryland Fleet Week
Cassidy Jensen The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — A Danish training ship hit the moored USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul on Sunday morning in the Inner Harbor, according to a statement from the U.S. Navy. No U.S. Navy personnel were injured and there…