Navy News

Petty officer list drops Friday&#59; 30K to advance
(Staff writer) Navy Personnel will release the names of nearly 30,000 sailors who will advance from the March active-duty petty officer exams on Friday morning.

Navy places order for new class of patrol boats
(Staff writer) SAFE Boats International has won a competition to build a new class of patrol boats for the Navy’s Naval Expeditionary Combat Command, the company announced Thursday.

1st black USNA graduate to be interred there
() ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A spokeswoman for the U.S. Naval Academy says retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African-American to graduate from the academy, will be interred at the school.

13 commands to start breath testing Thursday
(Staff writer) The Navy will kick off its Breathalyzer beta test on Thursday at 13 commands. The tests, which include the U.S. Fleet Forces Command staff and 12 other units, were announced Wednesday.

Delayed final voyage of Iowa set for Saturday
() RICHMOND, Calif. — With sea conditions improving along the California coast, the battleship Iowa is now scheduled to begin its final voyage on Saturday.

Senate panel backs military abortion funding
(Staff writer) A provision that would remove some restrictions on abortion funding in military medical facilities was approved Thursday by the Senate Armed Services Committee.

DoD contractor admits attacks on journalists
(USA Today) WASHINGTON — The co-owner of a major Pentagon propaganda contractor publicly admitted Thursday that he was behind a series of websites used to discredit two USA Today journalists who had reported on the contractor.

Panel examining DoD food-for-troops contract
(The Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon and the company that supplies U.S. troops in Afghanistan with food and water are locked in a billion-dollar billing dispute that illustrates the flawed management of contracts for battlefield support, according to documents released May 24 by a House oversight subcommittee investigating the arrangement.

Manning seeks dismissal of 10 of 22 counts
(The Associated Press) HAGERSTOWN, Md. — An Army private charged in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history is seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 counts he faces, contending they are either unconstitutionally vague or fail to state a prosecutable offense.

Senator offers 5 steps to hiring more vets
(Staff writer) Improving the employment picture for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans requires addressing, head on, the fears of some employers that returning combat veterans have hidden mental disorders, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairwoman said Wednesday.