Madeleine List The Charlotte Observer A 21-year-old naval student from Texas fell to his death while hiking around a waterfall in Chile, according to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The student, Midshipman 2nd Class Luke Gabriel Bird, was studying abroad in Chile at the Arturo Prat Naval Academy in Valparaiso, about…
A vigilante group that ensnares would-be child predators in “sting” operations caught another member of the US Navy, this time in San Diego. The team, known as People vs. Preds (PVP) on YouTube, targeted “Neal,” a member of the United…
Robert Rodriguez The Fresno Bee A sailor from Lemoore Naval Air Station will go to trial for allegedly raping a China Peak Mountain Resort employee in 2020. Fresno County Superior Court Judge Jonathan Skiles ruled Thursday there was enough evidence to proceed with the case against Petty Officer…
Andrew Dyer The San Diego Union-Tribune The sailor found dead on the San Diego-based aircraft carrier Carl Vinson Sunday was a 22-year-old petty officer from Oklahoma, the Navy said in a statement Monday. Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren Collins was found unresponsive on board the ship at its homeport berth…
David Hernandez The San Diego Union-Tribune Two Navy sailors suffered unspecified injuries Thursday in a gas leak at the BAE Systems shipyard in San Diego, authorities said. The leak was reported about 10:30 a.m. during routine maintenance of the Mustin, a guided missile destroyer, Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade…
Brian Niemietz New York Daily News “RINO hunting” GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens released his second violent political ad in nearly as many weeks Wednesday. This time, an old friend and fellow Navy veteran is telling him the war is over and it’s time to go…
