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Navy Veteran Nancy Lacore flips Nancy Maces South Carolina House seat one year after being fired by Pete Hegseth

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Former Navy Reserve chief, Nancy Lacore, wins traditionally Republican district after Pete Hegseth fired her from Pentagon in 2025. Photographer: Gavin McIntyre/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Democrat Nancy Lacore defeated Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt to flip a traditionally GOP-held South Carolina House seat. The retired Navy admiral was removed from her Pentagon role under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in 2025. Former Navy Reserve chief, Nancy Lacore, wins traditionally Republican district after Pete Hegseth fired her from Pentagon in 2025. Photographer: Gavin … Read more

In 2025, a 69-year-old Mesa retiree lost her home and savings to a scammer posing as a US Navy officer on Facebook

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A fake romance cost a Mesa retiree her home and savings. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

A 69-year-old retiree from Mesa, Arizona, who asked to be identified only as “Susan,” received a Facebook message out of the blue in the summer of 2025 from a man named Stephen, who claimed to be a Navy officer stationed in the Middle East. That message, Arizona’s Family reports, started a romance scam that cost … Read more

In 1996, 26 retired Navy A-6 jets were sunk off Florida; divers later spotted tomtates, high hats, and grouper at the aircraft reef near St. Augustine

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Twenty-six retired Navy aircraft were placed off Volusia County in 1996 to provide underwater habitat. The scattered planes, now part of Florida’s artificial reef network. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

In the depths of the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Florida, decommissioned planes of the Navy have turned into an unusual underwater attraction. On July 18, 1996, Florida recorded the deployment of 26 A-6 Intruder aircraft at Site No. 9 in Volusia County, at a depth of 135 feet, according to the Florida Fish … Read more

In 1991, New Jersey sank 460-foot USS Algol off Shark River; the former Navy attack transport became the largest ship on the states artificial reefs

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From Navy transport to an underwater landmark. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

What happens to a giant Navy ship when its job is done? Most of them end up as scrap metal. The USS Algol got a different ending. According to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife’s A Guide to Fishing and Diving New Jersey Reefs, the state’s reef program has used vessels ranging from … Read more

Navy Yard shooting update: First details on suspect; scary visuals emerge from Washington DC

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Footage shared on X after the incident showed police securing the scene.(Representative Image) (Unsplash )

An adult woman was reportedly shot near the intersection of Fourth and M streets SE in Washington, D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood, opposite Harris Teeter on October 14. She was taken to a trauma center and was said to be conscious, but the seriousness of her injuries had not yet been determined. Footage shared on X … Read more

Royal Navy sailor charged under UK National Security Act of spying for Russia

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Royal Navy sailor charged under UK National Security Act of spying for Russia

This is a court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. (AP Photo) A 24-year-old Royal Navy sailor has been charged under the UK’s National Security Act over allegations that he prepared to pass sensitive defence and intelligence information to a foreign power.Able Seaman … Read more

US Navy helicopter didn’t crash in Red Sea, says CENTCOM; rejects Iranian media claims

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CENTCOM denied Iranian media claims of a US Navy helicopter crashing in the Red Sea. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash)

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) rejected Iranian media claims of a Navy helicopter going down in the Red Sea. They put out a post on October 6, fact-checking the claims. CENTCOM denied Iranian media claims of a US Navy helicopter crashing in the Red Sea. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash) Iranian state media had claimed … Read more

Nolan Wells death update: United Cajun Navy pushes back on online theories; ‘these are indisputable facts’

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Nolan Wells, 18, went missing during a Fourth of July party on Horn Island, Mississippi. (Christine Wonsley/Facebook)

The United Cajun Navy is pushing back against online claims surrounding the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wellssaying the available evidence points to an accidental drowning. Nolan Wells, 18, went missing during a Fourth of July party on Horn Island, Mississippi. (Christine Wonsley/Facebook) What the United Cajun Navy says The United Cajun Navy shared a series … Read more

A volunteer sorting old Royal Navy papers found a rare 1776 US Declaration of Independence copy; it is one of 11 surviving Exeter printings and the only one outside the US

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A volunteer sorting old Royal Navy papers found a rare 1776 US Declaration of Independence copy; it is one of 11 surviving Exeter printings and the only one outside the US

The copy of the ‘Exeter Declaration’ found at The National Archives.Photo credit: The National Archives A volunteer sorting old Royal Navy papers at The National Archives in London has uncovered a rare 1776 printing of the US Declaration of Independence, found among letters sent by a British captain after capturing an American privateer ship. The … Read more

Hung Cao net worth and family: Trump selects combat vet to serve as US Navy secretary

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao speaks during an International Naval Review aboard the USS Kearsarge in New York Harbor on July 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Vincent Alban / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

President ​Donald Trump said ‌on Tuesday, September 1, that he is nominating Hung Cao to become the next US Navy secretary. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 04: Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao speaks during an International Naval Review aboard the USS Kearsarge in New York Harbor on July 04, 2026 in New … Read more