Craig Whitlock The Washington Post
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Leaks, Feasts, Sex Parties: How US Navy's Floating Asian HQ Was Breached
As the flagship for the Navy's 7th Fleet, the USS Blue Ridge plays a critical role in national security by overseeing all U.S. maritime operations in Asia and the western Pacific. The venerable warship is the Navy's second-oldest active-duty vessel and has survived the Vietnam War, the Cold War and tensions with China and North Korea.
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How The US Military Handles Sexual Assault Cases Behind Closed Doors
For the U.S. Air Force, the case of alleged sexual harassment and assault by a senior officer was exactly the type of misconduct Pentagon leaders had promised Congress and the public they would no longer tolerate.
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In Rare Spectacle, Army Court-Martials A Retired General
The US Army will do something this weekend it has done only four other times since the Truman administration: drag a general into a military courtroom to face criminal charges. James Grazioplene, 68, a retired major general from Gainesville, Virginia, is being court-martialed on charges that he raped a child over a six-year period while he was on a...
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How 'Fat Leonard' Bribed The Navy To Get US Diplomatic Immunity
"Fat Leonard" ran a lot of corrupt schemes with the help of the U.S. Navy, but one of the strangest may be the time he was granted U.S. diplomatic immunity.
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Admiral In Charge Of Navy Intelligence Has Not Been Allowed To See Military Secrets For Years
For more than two years, the Navy's intelligence chief has been stuck with a major handicap: He's not allowed to know any secrets.
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Mysterious Electric Failures Downing Advanced US Drones
A record number of Air Force drones crashed in major accidents last year, documents show, straining the U.S. military's fleet of robotic aircraft when it is in more demand than ever for counterterrorism missions in an expanding array of war zones.
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Admiral Reprimanded For Drunken, Naked Escapade At Florida Hotel
The Navy announced Monday that it has reprimanded a two-star admiral for getting drunk and wandering naked around a Florida beachfront hotel while attending a conference with defense contractors.
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US Warship Sails Within 12 Miles Of Chinese-Built Island In South China Sea
A US naval destroyer sailed early Tuesday within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, a US defense official said, in a direct challenge to China's territorial claims.
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Leaks, Feasts, Sex Parties: How US Navy's Floating Asian HQ Was Breached
As the flagship for the Navy's 7th Fleet, the USS Blue Ridge plays a critical role in national security by overseeing all U.S. maritime operations in Asia and the western Pacific. The venerable warship is the Navy's second-oldest active-duty vessel and has survived the Vietnam War, the Cold War and tensions with China and North Korea.
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How The US Military Handles Sexual Assault Cases Behind Closed Doors
For the U.S. Air Force, the case of alleged sexual harassment and assault by a senior officer was exactly the type of misconduct Pentagon leaders had promised Congress and the public they would no longer tolerate.
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In Rare Spectacle, Army Court-Martials A Retired General
The US Army will do something this weekend it has done only four other times since the Truman administration: drag a general into a military courtroom to face criminal charges. James Grazioplene, 68, a retired major general from Gainesville, Virginia, is being court-martialed on charges that he raped a child over a six-year period while he was on a...
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How 'Fat Leonard' Bribed The Navy To Get US Diplomatic Immunity
"Fat Leonard" ran a lot of corrupt schemes with the help of the U.S. Navy, but one of the strangest may be the time he was granted U.S. diplomatic immunity.
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Admiral In Charge Of Navy Intelligence Has Not Been Allowed To See Military Secrets For Years
For more than two years, the Navy's intelligence chief has been stuck with a major handicap: He's not allowed to know any secrets.
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Mysterious Electric Failures Downing Advanced US Drones
A record number of Air Force drones crashed in major accidents last year, documents show, straining the U.S. military's fleet of robotic aircraft when it is in more demand than ever for counterterrorism missions in an expanding array of war zones.
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Admiral Reprimanded For Drunken, Naked Escapade At Florida Hotel
The Navy announced Monday that it has reprimanded a two-star admiral for getting drunk and wandering naked around a Florida beachfront hotel while attending a conference with defense contractors.
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US Warship Sails Within 12 Miles Of Chinese-Built Island In South China Sea
A US naval destroyer sailed early Tuesday within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, a US defense official said, in a direct challenge to China's territorial claims.
