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A military judge heard 18 motions in the case against Jermiah Copeland, who is charged with killing Navy sailor Angelina ...

The $60 million F/A-18 and a tow tractor slid off the USS Harry S. Truman while it evaded a Houthi missile attack, new documents show.

Navy sailor and four others for allegedly leading an online extortion group that authorities say later helped spawn the ...

Petty Officer Jinchao "Patrick" Wei, 25, was convicted of six federal charges including espionage. Prosecutors say he passed sensitive Navy ship information to a Chinese intelligence officer for ...

Japanese prosecutors will not pursue charges against a U.S. Navy sailor accused of inappropriately touching a Japanese girl ...

The United States Navy is one of the oldest and proudest branches of the U.S. military. It's been around since 1775, though it was initially called the Continental Navy before it became the U.S. Navy ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- It turned out to be the international crisis that wasn't. Less than a day after 10 U.S. Navy sailors were detained in Iran when their boats drifted into Iranian waters, they and their ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez pulled up to his military targets in a rented, silver Mustang convertible, wearing a vest with extra ammunition, wielding at least two long guns - ...