Military Archive

Astronaut legend gets Navy honor aboard the Eisenhower

Aboard an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Gulf, a former Navy pilot was given a pair of honorary naval astronaut wings Wednesday.

Relocation Assistance for Military members

Relocation plays a major role in the military lifestyle. A variety of services are offered to assist active duty military personnel and their families in successfully managing the mobile military lifestyle.

Cost, intrigue doomed Northrop Grumman bid

By Jen DiMascio  It was a Clash of Titans: a brutal feud, spanning nearly five years, between Boeing and Northrop Grumman over Pentagon billions.

Then, just days after Boeing champion Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) took the helm of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Northrop up and quit.

Soldiers returning to Newport News after overseas duty

NEWPORT NEWS About 180 soldiers are due back at Fort Eustis after 12-month deployments to Afghanistan and Kuwait.

The soldiers scheduled to return today are with the 149th Transportation Company of the 10th Transportation Battalion and the 86th Dive Detachment of the 6th Transportation Battalion. Separate ceremonies will welcome them back at Anderson Field House on the Newport News base.

Local panel wants justifications for carrier move

A panel of Hampton Roads congressmen, elected state and city leaders, and retired military officers sent a letter to top Navy officials Tuesday asking pointed questions about plans to move an aircraft carrier from Norfolk to Mayport, Fla.

Navy hospital ship Comfort set to depart Haiti

The Navy hospital ship Comfort is wrapping up its relief mission in Haiti, the military announced this morning.

The Baltimore-based ship has been anchored off the coast of Port-au-Prince since Jan. 20. It’s set to leave Wednesday, U.S. Southern Command said in a statement.

D-Day Memorial tickets to be sold at welcome center

The News and Advance | MCT Regional News The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford will begin selling tickets today at the Bedford Area Welcome Center, a measure that eliminates an on-site booth.

The center, located on Burks Hill Road in Bedford, is adjacent to the entrance memorial's entrance near U.S. 460.

Navy to honor W.Va. rescuers in helicopter crash

ELKINS, W.Va.  The Navy plans to honor emergency personnel and others who helped rescue 17 people aboard a helicopter that crashed in a remote area of West Virginia last month.

Sailors, among the first to arrive in Haiti, coming home

NORFOLK The latest wave of Hampton Roads-based sailors to return from Haiti arrived Monday at Norfolk Naval Station, with hundreds more scheduled to come home today.

DOD, VA to offer electronic health records in Hampton Roads

The Hampton Roads area was chosen to participate in a pilot program to create electronic health records for military members and veterans.