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A Path To Peace: How A Former Navy Corpsman Honors His Fallen Friends On Memorial Day

By NPR News May 31, 2021

Ralph "AK" Angkiangco spent just under a decade in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman. He deployed to Afghanistan twice and served alongside the Marines. Courtesy Ralph Angkiangco

BY DUSTIN JONES Ralph “AK” Angkiangco enlisted in the Navy in April 2008 one year after graduating high school. He was an 18-year-old kid uncertain about what he wanted in life, apart from fleeing his parent’s place in San Diego. He had initially considered joining the Marine Corps, but with America’s Global War on Terror… Read More

Washington State Parks Commission Changes Plan On Navy Usage For SEAL Training

By Courtney Flatt February 11, 2021

Deception Pass State Park, on the north end of Whidbey Island. CREDIT: Washington State Parks

During a special meeting Thursday, the commission voted to let the state parks director decide if daylight restrictions can be lifted or modified after the Navy’s nine-month trial period is up, as long as the Navy complies with limits on when and where it will conduct training operations. Read More

Washington Approves More SEAL Training In State Parks, But Not As Much As Navy Requested

By Courtney Flatt January 28, 2021

The permits would expand the five parks previously used for Navy SEAL training to 16 or 17. The Navy had requested access to 28 state parks as a way to diversify its training sites. Officials had said a small number of sites can become too familiar to trainees overtime. Read More

U.S., Russian Navies Involved In Brief Confrontation At Sea

By NPR News November 24, 2020

The John S. McCain (DDG-56) leaves a naval port in Busan, South Korea, in 2009. Jo Jung-ho/AP

Russia says it "chased off" a U.S. Navy ship in contested territory in the Sea of Japan, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow. Continue Reading U.S., Russian Navies Involved In Brief Confrontation At SeaRead More

Navy Seeks More SEAL Training Areas In Washington By Sea, Air, Land…And State Parks

By Courtney Flatt November 20, 2020

You’ve seen the movies: Navy SEALs slowly emerge from the water and walk up a beach. In real life, the Navy is hoping to conduct special operations training exercises at 28 Washington State Parks. But many park users say it ups the “creepiness” factor. Read More

StoryCorps Northwest: From A One-Room School In Walla Walla To The GI Bill To Helping Students

By Sueann Ramella September 16, 2020

Robert Norwood of Walla Walla went to a one-room school then joined the Navy on a whim. After service he enjoyed a rewarding career as a school counselor. He talked to his son, Mike, about his schooling experience for StoryCorps Northwest, recorded virtually. Read More

USS Theodore Roosevelt Commander Removed After Criticizing Handling Of Coronavirus Outbreak

By NPR News April 2, 2020

U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on Thursday after he complained in a letter about the Navy's response to a shipboard outbreak of the coronavirus. CREDIT: U.S. Navy

Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier after a highly critical letter he wrote to his superiors went public. Continue Reading USS Theodore Roosevelt Commander Read More

U.S. Navy To Name Aircraft Carrier After WWII Hero Doris Miller, First African American So Honored

By NPR News January 19, 2020

In this photo taken May 27, 1942, Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller stands at attention after being awarded the Navy Cross for for his actions aboard the USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. CREDIT: U.S. Navy

Miller was a mess attendant on the West Virginia when he jumped in to man a machine gun during the Pearl Harbor attack. He is the first African American to have an aircraft carrier named after him. Continue Read More

FBI Says It Presumes Pensacola Naval Base Shooting Was Terrorism

By NWPB News December 8, 2019

The main gate at Naval Air Station Pensacola is seen on Navy Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2016. Photo courtesy: U.S. Navy/Patrick Nichols/Handout

The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI confirmed it is operating on the assumption the attack was an act of terrorism. Read More