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US Navy SEAL Spared Jail But Demoted After War Crimes Trial

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 4, 2019

A US Navy SEAL platoon commander acquitted of murdering a captured Islamic State fighter but convicted of unlawfully posing for photos with his dead body was sentenced on Wednesday to a demotion in rank and pay.

Donald Trump "Glad To Help" Navy SEAL Acquitted Of War Crime

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 4, 2019

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated a US Navy Seal who was acquitted of murder in a war crimes trial, and took credit for helping.

US Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Most Serious Charges In War Crimes Trial

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 3, 2019

A US Navy SEAL platoon leader charged with committing war crimes in Iraq was acquitted by a military jury on Tuesday of murder and all other counts except for unlawfully posing with the corpse of a captive ISIS fighter.

Witness In Murder Trial Says US Navy SEAL Didn't Kill Prisoner, He Did

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 21, 2019

A witness in the court-martial trial of a decorated US Navy SEAL charged with killing a captive teenage militant while deployed to Iraq confessed on Thursday that it was he -- not the defendant -- who put an end to the boy's life.

US Navy Says Mine Fragments Suggest Iran Behind Gulf Tanker Attack

World News | Reuters | Thursday June 20, 2019

The United States sought on Wednesday to bolster its case for isolating Iran over its nuclear and regional activities by displaying limpet mine fragments it said came from a damaged oil tanker and saying the ordnance looked Iranian in origin.

US Navy SEAL's Trial For War Crimes Begins In San Diego

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of a US Navy SEAL platoon leader court-martialed on charges of murdering a wounded Iraqi prisoner and shooting unarmed civilians, a war crimes case that has drawn the attention of US President Donald Trump.

US Navy Receives Distress Calls From 2 Ships In Gulf Of Oman

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 13, 2019

The US Fifth Fleet said on Thursday that its vessels in the Middle East have received distress calls from two tankers reportedly under attack in the Gulf of Oman.

US, Russia Spar Over 'Unsafe' Spy Plane Intercept Near Syria

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 5, 2019

A Russian fighter jet made a dangerous high-speed pass that put a US Navy surveillance aircraft at risk during an intercept over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, the US Sixth Fleet said, but Moscow said its pilot had behaved responsibly.

Russian Fighter Conducted Unsafe Intercept Of Navy Surveillance Plane: US

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 5, 2019

A US Navy surveillance aircraft in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea was intercepted three times by a Russian jet fighter over three hours on Tuesday, including a high-speed pass that was deemed unsafe and put the plane at risk, the US Sixth Fleet said.

US Navy Sailors Created "Rape Lists" Of Female Colleagues, Says Report

World News | Deanna Paul, The Washington Post | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Sailors aboard a US Navy submarine circulated sexually explicit lists that ranked female crew members, an investigation found. The lists, first reported Friday by Military.com, were uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request.

US Navy Chief To Begin 3-Day Visit To India From Sunday

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 10, 2019

US Navy chief Admiral John Richardson will be in India for a three-day visit beginning on Sunday to meet his Indian counterpart and other senior officials to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two navies, amidst China flexing its muscle in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

Four Countries Challenge Beijing To Naval Drills In The South China Sea

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 9, 2019

In fresh show of naval force in the contested South China Sea, a US guided missile destroyer conducted drills with a Japanese aircraft carrier, two Indian naval ships and a Philippine patrol vessel in the waterway claimed by China, the US Navy said on Thursday.

The Aliens Among Us

Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg | Friday May 3, 2019

For the last several years, the US military has observed an increase in what it calls "unexplained aerial phenomena."

Iran Drone Video Of American Carrier Appears "Years Old": US Navy

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 29, 2019

Footage of an American aircraft carrier in the Gulf which Iran claimed it shot with a drone in the Gulf appears to be "several years old", the US Navy has said.

Frustrated Pilots Got US Navy To Stop Dismissing UFO Sightings

World News | Deanna Paul, The Washington Post | Thursday April 25, 2019

A recent uptick in sightings of unidentified flying objects - or as the military calls them, "unexplained aerial phenomena" - prompted the U.S. Navy to draft formal procedures for pilots to document encounters, a corrective measure that former officials say is long overdue.