US NAVY
US Navy to christen submarine Minnesota 
The U.S. Navy will christen its newest attack submarine "Minnesota" at a ceremony Saturday in Newport News, Va.
By Associated Press , October 25, 2012
U.S. Navy in Grand Forks to promote USS North Dakota
About as far from deep water as they can be, a submarine executive officer and his sub’s engineering master chief will be in Grand Forks Thursday to talk up their $2.6 billion, nuclear-powered boat, only the second in the U.S. Navy to carry its proud name: USS North Dakota.
By Chuck Haga , October 09, 2012
Pirate-held Iranian fishing boat rescued ... by U.S. Navy
A U.S. Navy team boarded the boat Thursday and detained 15 suspected Somali pirates. They had been holding the 13-member Iranian crew hostage and were using the boat as a "mother ship" for pirating operations in the Persian Gulf.
By Lolita C. Baldor , January 06, 2012
2nd U.S. sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan
A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said today.
By Amir Shah and Deb Riechmann , July 29, 2010
Minot native to head U.S. Naval Academy
One North Dakota admiral will turn over the reins of the U.S. Naval Academy to another N.D. admiral shortly. Later this summer, Minot native Michael H. Miller becomes the 61st superintendent of the academy at Annapolis, Md. He takes over that post from Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler, the present superintendent, who was raised in Bismarck.
By Eloise Ogden , July 18, 2010
Navy to ban smoking on submarines
By New Year's Eve, sailors will have to kick the habit. In early April, the Navy ordered its fleet of 71 submarines to snuff out smoking onboard by the end of 2010 _ closing one of the last loopholes in an indoor smoking ban the U.S. military imposed in 1994.
By Russ Bynum , April 28, 2010
U.S. indicts 11 suspected pirates
Eleven suspected pirates have been indicted on U.S charges of piracy and other counts related to attacks on two U.S. naval vessels off the coast of Africa.
By Steve Szkotak , April 23, 2010
Moorhead family mourns death of Marine in crash
A year ago, Burton Paynter’s son was helping him make arrangements for his final resting place in case a lung transplant didn’t come through. Today, the grieving father will leave his Moorhead home for Pensacola, Fla., to lay his son to rest
By Mike Nowatzki , April 14, 2010
U.S. Navy frigate captures 5 pirates near Seychelles
U.S. naval forces say they've captured five pirates after exchanging fire with them, sinking their skiff and confiscating a mother ship.
By Associated Press , April 01, 2010
St. Cloud naval officer survives West Virginia chopper crash
Ed Henry, 26, was among 17 people aboard a Navy helicopter that crashed in a remote area during a training exercise last week. None of the 14 Navy and three National Guard members suffered life-threatening injuries.
By Associated Press , February 23, 2010
Pearl Harbor merging with Hickam Air Force Base
On Sunday, the two historic sites will cease to be separate bases, merging into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. They will be among 26 installations across the country that are combining to form 12 joint bases as the military strives to become more efficient.
By Audrey McAvoy , January 30, 2010
Haiti chaos hampers aid delivery; death toll rises
Relief workers say pockets of violence in Haiti's devastated capital are hindering a slow increase in much-needed aid delivery, and some residents have banded together to protect the few possessions they have left.
By Alfred de Montesquiou and Mike Melia , January 19, 2010
Aid slowly reaching Haitians as desperation grows
Pushed to the far edge of desperation, earthquake-ravaged Haitians dumped decaying bodies into mass graves and begged for water and food Friday amid fear that time is running out to avoid chaos and to rescue anyone still alive in the wreckage.
By By Alfred de Montesquiou and Mike Melia , January 15, 2010
USNS Comfort leaves this weekend for Haiti
The military says the Baltimore-based Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort will leave late this weekend for earthquake-stricken Haiti.
By Associated Press , January 14, 2010
Pearl Harbor survivor to speak at St. Paul ceremony
A Minnesota survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack that drew the U.S. into World War II will speak briefly today at a ceremony in St. Paul.
By Associated Press , December 07, 2009
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