Six Decades Later, A Second Rescue Attempt July 31, 2013
(NEW YORK TIMES 30 JUL 13) … Jane Perlez BEIJING — As more than 100,000 Chinese soldiers swarmed far fewer American Marines and soldiers in subzero temperatures on treacherous terrain … More
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Access To Admirals’ Row Not A Given For Flag Officers July 31, 2013
(NORFOLK VIRGINIAN-PILOT 30 JUL 13) … Kate Wiltrout NORFOLK – Some of the military’s top officers live in beautiful homes on Hampton Roads military bases – but getting promoted to … More
Lockheed, Pentagon Reach Deal On 71 More F-35s: Source July 31, 2013
(REUTERS 29 JUL 13) … Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON – Lockheed Martin Corp and the Pentagon have reached agreement on orders for the next two batches of F-35 fighter jets, a … More
Sailors To Brass: Ditch The Dirtbags — Give Everyone Else More Freedom July 30, 2013
The outrage over mass punishment (NAVY TIMES 05 AUG 13) … Jacqueline Klimas While sailors may be fond of Navy traditions, they say there’s one conventional leadership tactic that absolutely … More
When These U.S. Navy Memorial Flags Get Run Up The Pole, Not Everyone Salutes July 25, 2013
Banners Can Be Read Two Ways; Alphabet Letters or ‘Vomiting Is Present’? (WALL STREET JOURNAL 25 JUL 13) … Julian E. Barnes WASHINGTON—When the National Park Service wanted to dress … More
House Votes To Block Tricare For Life Fees July 25, 2013
(NAVY TIMES 24 JUL 13) … Patricia Kime Defense bills sponsored by the House and Senate Armed Services committees effectively quash any large Tricare fee increases in the coming fiscal … More
Senate Panel Hears From Hampton Roads July 24, 2013
(NEWPORT NEWS DAILY PRESS 23 JUL 13) … Hugh Lessig A Virginia Beach defense contractor implored a Senate panel Tuesday to put aside partisan differences and find a more sensible … More
Ceremony Marks Deadly 1967 Fire On Navy Ship July 23, 2013
(NORFOLK VIRGINIAN-PILOT 22 JUL 13) … Roy Bahls On the morning of July 29, 1967, the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier Forrestal was off the coast of North Vietnam with a crew … More