ARLINGTON, Va. – A lone gunman trying to crash security at the North Gate of Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, was stopped by Naval Security Forces, the Navy said May 21. Early reports from the base on Twitter said…
Theodore Roosevelt Rides the Waves Again
ARLINGTON, Va. — Sidelined pier-side for nearly two months after an outbreak of COVID-19 infected 1,100 crew members, hospitalized several and killed one, the USS Theodore Roosevelt sailed from Naval Base Guam on May 21 on a test run to…
More Returning Theodore Roosevelt Sailors Test Positive for COVID-19
Note: This post was updated May 19, 2020 at 6 p.m. ARLINGTON, Va. — Despite 14 crewmembers testing positive for COVID-19 a second time, the virus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is running a pier-side simulation to prepare for eventual…
Decrypted iPhones Reveal al-Qaida Link to NAS Pensacola Shooter
ARLINGTON, Va. — Information gleaned from the iPhones of a Saudi gunman who killed three Sailors and wounded eight others at a Florida naval base last December links him to an al-Qaida affiliate, FBI and Justice Department officials disclosed on…
Despite Isolation, Five Returning Roosevelt Sailors Test Positive for Virus
ARLINGTON, Va. — Five more Sailors from the sidelined aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19, despite 14 days in isolation on Guam, according to the U.S. Navy. The five, who previously tested COVID positive and were…
SOCOM Commander: Fighting Terrorists is Another Way to Counter Great Nation States
ARLINGTON, Va. – As the National Defense Strategy shifts toward the “Great Power Competition” with Russia and China, there is still a key role for Special Operations Forces to play, countering both terrorists and peer competitors, the head of U.S….
Lessons Learned From Teddy Roosevelt Outbreak Help Ease COVID-19 Impact on USS Kidd
ARLINGTON, Va. — The safe return to port of the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd — with none of its crew needing hospitalization after a COVID-19 outbreak at sea — is due largely to lessons learned from the spread of the…
At War With the Virus: Sea Services Forced to Radically Change Course to Battle the COVID-19 Outbreak
The novel coronavirus has been a stunning and tragic disrupter of U.S. sea service operations — both major and routine, traditional events as well as long-planned operations. Shortly after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11,…
Pentagon Plans Testing, Screening, Manufacturing Push in COVID-19 Battle
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Department is rolling out new strategies for screening the force for the novel coronavirus to halt the spread, spot those needing medical treatment early and still enable the military to fulfill its mission, according to…
Foggo: U.S. Military in All-New Territory in Fight Against Virus
ARLINGTON, Va. — The scope of the COVID-19 pandemic shows the new domain that the U.S. military must prepare to operate in, according to the top commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa. “That seventh domain is just…
