A US Navy officer based out of Georgia is being sent off to prison after he was found to be part of a child sex trafficking scandal. Charles Barreras, a Kingsland resident, was sentenced to more than 5 years in…
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Firefighters bust ‘hero’ US Navy sailor lying about saving children from fire
A US Navy Sailor has retracted an account claiming he saved two children in a duplex fire- and he’s now under investigation. The USS Gerald R. Ford crew member, Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Nathaniel Atkins, claims he was on liberty…
Navy says Sailors are being targeted by prostitutes to gather intel
Prostitutes in Bahrain are milking Sailors for lucrative information and sensitive secrets, according to military authorities. The claims involve servicemembers with the US 5th Fleet, who are stationed on the Middle Eastern Island in the city of Manama. Special Agent…
Lawmakers to restrict Navy funds if Esper does not release Navy shipbuilding plans
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper would have his funding restricted if he does not release the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan to Congress as required by law, according to a House subcommittee’s draft of the defense funding bill. “This is…
Navy vet. causes outrage over a harmless rope in someone’s back yard
An Arkansas woman took to the internet after she saw an outrageous symbol of hate hanging from a tree in her neighborhood. The only thing, however, was that it was a rope swing- and it had been there for about…
Head of Navy aviation school command killed in plane crash with another Navy pilot
Two experienced Naval Aviators have died in a crash in Alabama, sending shockwaves of grief through the NAS Pensacola community. Capt. Vincent Segars and Cmdr. Joshua Fuller were traveling from Jasper, Alabama, when their Piper PA-32 dove in near an…
