Mark Reagan The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Only have a minute? Listen instead A federal judge on Friday sentenced a 33-year-old man who admitted to trying to smuggle two cousins from Mexico in a flag-draped “pseudo hearse” through the Falfurrias checkpoint to eight months in…
Dave Ress Daily Press The Navy’s two top officials visited USS George Washington Tuesday to hear from sailors about living and working conditions while the ship is in Newport News Shipbuilding for its overhaul and refueling. Secretary of the Navy Carlos…
A sailor from the suicide-plagued carrier, USS George Washington has attempted suicide, according to his mother. The sailor reportedly tried to ingest hand sanitizer in an attempt to kill himself, the distressed woman reported. According to The Hill, the mother…
A US Navy captain has been accused of fracturing his wife’s ribs during a domestic dispute, authorities report. Captain Dennis Turner, who is stationed in Virginia, was initially contacted on the matter in February when police came to his Hampton…
Caitlyn Burchett The Virginian-Pilot A sailor assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit died after a military helicopter the sailor was in made a “hard landing” last week at Fort Story in Virginia Beach. The helicopter was conducting routine training…
Dave Ress The Virginian-Pilot A young sailor on the Norfolk-based USS Bataan has died while on the ship, the Navy says. Airman Amare Nazir Matthew Long was found dead on the ship on April 18, Lt. Cmdr. Jason S. Fischer, spokesman for Naval Surface Force Atlantic said.…
