From submarine piers to child care centers — a $250 million chunk of the annual defense spending bill would be funneled into Hampton Roads military installations if approved by Congress this week.Language in the $858 billion National Defense Authorization...
JEREMIE, Haiti — A U.S. Navy hospital ship docked in southwest Haiti has temporarily suspended medical services after 19 people with the mission fell overboard amid a heavy swell hitting the Caribbean region, officials said Tuesday.It happened Monday night...
The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the military could be rescinded under the annual must-pass defense bill. If enacted, what happens to the 8,000 service members who were booted out for refusing to get the shot?The $858 billion National Defense...
North Atlantic Treaty Organization representatives gathered this week at the alliance’s headquarters in Norfolk to assess international security trends and the implications of two new members amid the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine.“The Russian invasion of Ukraine is something...
WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress, ending a directive that helped ensure the vast majority of troops...
One of the Navy’s four public shipyards has completed a major new training facility for its thousands of workers.Norfolk Naval Shipyard recently opened a new $73.3 million, 157,000-square-foot training facility in Portsmouth as part of a shipyard modernization program....
The Navy has confirmed the identities of four Naval Station Norfolk sailors who recently died by suicide over a span of four weeks.The sailors were identified as Kody Decker, Deonte Antwoine Autry, Janelle Holder, and Seaman Cameron Elan Armstrong...
John Prados, a military historian whose dogged pursuit of classified government material led him to write dozens of books upsetting accepted truths about the Cold War, Vietnam and the U.S. intelligence community, while also achieving renown as an award-winning...
Hampton Roads Transit is partnering with Naval Station Norfolk to bring back Base Express — a free transit service available exclusively to those commuting around the base — after a 15-year hiatus.Beginning Sunday, Base Express will connect personnel —...
The U.S. Navy and local police departments are investigating the death of a total of four sailors assigned to the Norfolk naval maintenance center who have been found dead in recent weeks.The most recent sailor was found dead on...
