MOSCOW—Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the western Pacific Ocean over the past week, Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday, a move Japan said it was monitoring. Moscow and Beijing, which staged naval cooperation drills in the Sea of Japan earlier in October, have cultivated closer military and diplomatic ties in…
Nuclear Engineer and Wife Plead Not Guilty to Trying to Sell Restricted Navy Data to Foreign Government
A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to national security charges after they were accused of attempting to sell Navy secrets to a foreign government. Jonathan, 42, and Diana Toebbe, 45, from Annapolis, Maryland, appeared in separate hearings at Martinsburg federal court in West Virginia on Wednesday, a day after the Department of Justice announced…
Navy Probe Finds Major Failures in Fire That Destroyed Ship
WASHINGTON—A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members, and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, calling the massive five-day blaze in San Diego preventable and unacceptable. While one sailor has been charged with setting the fire, the more than 400-page report, obtained…
New Navy Order: Unvaccinated Sailors to be Discharged, Could Face Financial Penalties
A new U.S. Navy order released this week says all active-duty Navy personnel who don’t get a COVID-19 vaccine by an upcoming deadline will be discharged—with possible financial repercussions as well. The order applies to any sailor that is not fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 by Nov. 28 and has not received…
US Navy Nuclear Engineer, Wife Charged by DOJ With Selling Nuclear Submarine Secrets
A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer was charged by the Department of Justice for allegedly selling secret information about nuclear submarines to an undercover agent who posed as an operative from a foreign country. Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, Diana, were arrested Saturday in West Virginia, the Justice Department said Sunday. They were charged with violating the Atomic…
Blue Angels Pilot Flies ‘Fat Albert’ for 75th Anniversary
OAKLAND, Calif.—This year is the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels squadron, which is performing airshows in San Francisco on the weekend of Oct. 8–10. The Blue Angels perform annual airshows in the Bay Area during Fleet Week before Columbus Day. Two new airplanes are debuting this year: the F/A-18 Super Hornet and…
US Nuclear-Powered Submarine Hit Object but in Stable Condition
A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine struck an object on Oct. 2 while submerging, and there are no life-threatening injuries, the Navy announced Thursday. The USS Connecticut (SSN 22), a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, was operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region when the collision happened, the Navy said in a statement. “The submarine remains in a…
Navy SEALs Lawyer: Military Ignoring Natural Immunity
The U.S. military is ignoring the protection against infection bestowed by having COVID-19 and recovering, a lawyer representing Navy SEALs who have concerns about COVID-19 vaccines said. “My clients are seeing for the first time in the military natural immunity is not being recognized as a reason for an exemption to a vaccine,” R. Davis…
Navy Jet Crashes in Death Valley, Pilot Ejects Safely
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.—A Navy jet fighter crashed in Death Valley National Park and the pilot ejected and was treated for minor injuries, authorities said Tuesday. The F/A-18F Super Hornet went down at about 3 p.m. Monday. It was assigned to nearby Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9, based at Naval Air Weapons…
Navy SEALs Told They’re Undeployable If They Don’t Get a COVID-19 Vaccine: Lawyers
Navy SEALs have been informed by superiors that they won’t be deployed if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if they’re granted a religious or medical exemption, according to lawyers representing the elite special operations troops and a document seen by The Epoch Times. “What they’ve been told is if they apply for…
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