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‘I wasn’t ready for a war’: What a 9-month deployment meant for one Virginia Beach Navy family
The Holbert family didn’t know then that their patriarch would become part of the U.S. Navy’s most intense combat since World War II.
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Virginia Beach firm helps design monument park in Normandy for 80th anniversary of D-Day
The Navy SEAL Museum spearheaded the monument and hosted a fundraising campaign to cover the $2 million cost. Overall, the project involved dozens of partners from the U.S. and France....
St. Julien’s Creek Annex board considers new purpose for sites contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
The St. Juliens Creek Annex Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command hosted its annual restoration advisory board meeting Wednesday, taking community members, Navy officials and environmental restoration representatives on a tour...
USS Leyte Gulf returns to Norfolk from final deployment before decommissioning in September
The 39-year-old ship, four years past its expected 35-year service life, is scheduled to be decommissioned in September.
Kiggans blasts Veterans Affairs after missed deadline for Hampton VA Medical Center investigation
The House committee launched an investigation after lawmakers said they met with medical professionals and whistleblowers who work at the medical center in March to discuss the delivery of care...
Youngkin directs task force to review ‘unintended consequences’ of changes to military tuition waivers
Virginia’s Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program provides a tuition waiver and an annual stipend to spouses and children of veterans who are killed, missing in action, taken prisoner or...
Demand for older Norfolk-based cargo planes surges after Navy stand-down of Osprey fleet
As the Navy's only C-2 Greyhound squadron, the Norfolk-based Rawhides had to pivot from a downshift in operations to an unprecedented demand following the V-22 osprey stand-down.
Soldier from James City County dies in training accident in Louisiana
1st Lt. Zachary Galli, 23, was an explosive ordnance disposal officer assigned to the 749th Ordnance Company based at Fort Carson, Colorado. He was training at the Joint Readiness Training...
30 Navy sailors and Marines assigned to Norfolk-based ships injured in hovercraft training mishap
The service members have been training off the East Coast since mid-April as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they prepare for deployment...
Sailor dies during training at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
The 22-year-old sailor fell overboard during a security boat training and familiarization exercise on the York River.