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Former SECNAV survives Alaska plane crash

A former Navy secretary survived the crash of a private plane Monday night near a fishing village in Alaska that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others, according to a former NASA spokesman.

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Bills would help low-income vets on VA pensions

A Navy veteran whose VA pension was canceled because he received an insurance settlement after he and his service dog were hit by a truck is the poster child for legislation to change eligibility rules regarding pensions for low-income veterans.

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Bills would help low-income vets on VA pensions

A Navy veteran whose VA pension was canceled because he received an insurance settlement after he and his service dog were hit by a truck is the poster child for legislation to change eligibility rules regarding pensions for low-income veterans.

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Bills would help low-income vets on VA pensions

A Navy veteran whose VA pension was canceled because he received an insurance settlement after he and his service dog were hit by a truck is the poster child for legislation to change eligibility rules regarding pensions for low-income veterans.

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Laser system goes 2-for-2 in key test

One of the Navy’s first laser weapons got a step closer to the fleet’s arsenal in late May when engineers proved it could find, track and zap targets over the ocean in a test firing off the West Coast.

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As women join subs, male force holds steady

The Navy appears to be hedging its bets on whether women are going to work out as members of submarine crews. In written testimony provided Wednesday to a Senate committee, the Navy’s assistant secretary for manpower said efforts are underway … Continue reading

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Navy’s Haiti duties winding down

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Even though the Navy and the Marine Corps were all but finished with their missions here in early March, local officials said the real work in Haiti is only just beginning. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship … Continue reading

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SecNav tells Senate he supports DADT repeal

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus told Senate lawmakers Thursday he thinks gays and lesbians should be permitted to serve openly in the military, even as the Navy’s top admiral kept his views to himself and the Marine Corps’ top general repeated … Continue reading

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Pentagon announces end of ban on women on subs

The Pentagon on Monday notified Congress that women will be able to join submarine crews within 30 legislative working days, making good on the wishes of top Navy commanders announced last fall. As required by law, Defense Secretary Robert Gates … Continue reading

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Rep.: Surgical nick led to Murtha’s death

The death of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., was the result of an inadvertent cut of his intestine during laparoscopic surgery in January at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., according to a close friend and fellow congressman.Rep. Robert … Continue reading

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