Sunday, November 22, 2009

Navy

Obama Christmas Ornaments From the Navy?

The Navy Secretariat Staff Officers Recreation Association sold ornaments for $15 a pop. more >>

Group Cites Dangers of Submarine Air to Pregnant Women

The Pentagon's push to put women on subs is being challenged as a threat to pregnant sailors. more >>

Why the U.S. Military Is Wary of Open Warfare With Somali Pirates

The Pentagon will defend Americans against pirates, but it's reluctant to get too deeply involved. more >>

Give Navy Seals Credit on Somali Pirate Rescue, Not Obama

Obama can't take a bow for the pirate rescue and blame the economy on Bush. more >>

Was Obama Right to Authorize Violence Against Somali Pirates?

Some question Obama's decision to use force in the rescue of the American captain held hostage. more >>

Obama's Planned Notre Dame Commencement Speech Riles Catholics

Critics say his views don't reflect school teachings. Naval Academy and ASU also will hear Obama speak. more >>

Piracy: a $50 Million Business and Counting

Increasingly brazen Somali pirates are disrupting shipping, but there are some easy ways to avoid them. more >>

At the Supreme Court: Navy 1, Whales 0

Environmentalists say ruling that lifts sonar restrictions will harm whales. more >>

John McCain: One Prisoner of War's Fresh Appraisal of U.S. in 1973

Interview with Cdr. John S. McCain III. more >>

British Might Meets Yankee Ingenuity

An invention paves the way for modern submarine warfare more >>

The Unlikely Role of Patriot Pirates

Privateers plundered British ships and made fortunes, to boot. more >>

Admiral Michael Mullen: A Navy Man Looks Out for the Army

The top military adviser has garnered respect for his candor and concern for American troops. more >>

The Satellite Shootdown: Behind the Scenes

A warship's missile hits its target to cheers from the control room. more >>

Looking for the Good Guys in Afghanistan's Badlands

American forces try out new approaches against insurgents in forbidding Kunar province. more >>

John McCain, Prisoner of War: A First-Person Account

John McCain spent over 5 years in captivity as a POW in North Vietnam, and wrote about it in May 1973. more >>

John McCain, Prisoner of War: Part 2

Part 2 of John McCain's first-hand account of his time as a POW. more >>

John McCain, Prisoner of War: Part 3

Communication Was Vital "for Survival" more >>

John McCain, Prisoner of War: Part 4

"They Told Me I'd Never Go Home" more >>

Morning Buzz: Jan. 7, 2008

A new USA Today/Gallup poll shows Barack Obama opening up a double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. Obama was the pick of 41 percent of voters surveyed while Clinton was named by 28 percent and John Edwards by 19 percent. In the GOP poll, John McCain led Mitt Romney by four points. more >>

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