US Navy
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Mar- 2020 -16 MarchAmericas
US Navy reports first suspected shipboard coronavirus case on USS Boxer
The US Navy reported its first suspected case of the new coronavirus aboard a ship, saying a sailor on the USS Boxer had tested positive for the disease
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Feb- 2020 -20 FebruaryAir
US links Saudi Aramco attack to Iran weapons ships seized off Yemen
Iran-made weapons components seized off Yemen's coast resemble those found at the site of an attack on Saudi oil facilities, the US said
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13 FebruaryMiddle East
US Navy seizes Iranian anti-tank missiles in Arabian Sea, command says
The US Navy boarded a boat in the Arabian Sea and confiscated a shipment Iran-made anti-tank missiles it says were illegally bound for Yemen
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4 FebruaryAmericas
Low-yield nuclear weapon deployed on US Navy submarine in Atlantic
The Pentagon confirmed reports that the Navy has deployed a submarine armed with a newly developed and controversial low-yield nuclear weapon
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Jan- 2020 -30 JanuaryEurope
Greece ratifies updated US defense agreement
Greece's parliament on approved an updated defense agreement with the U.S. allowing the use of Greek military facilities
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Dec- 2019 -6 DecemberAmericas
Shooter who killed 3 at US Navy base identified as Saudi air force student
A Saudi air force trainee shot three people dead at a U.S. naval base in Florida on Friday; the Saudi king offered condolences to victims
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6 DecemberMiddle East
US claims capture of Iranian missile parts off Yemen coast
The US State Department released images of what it claims are Iranian-made missile components captured off Yemen's coast last month
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5 DecemberAmericas
Raytheon awarded missile systems maintenance contract modification for US and Spain
The Pentagon awarded Raytheon Missile Systems a $28,881,512 contract modification to maintain missiles of the US Navy and Spanish government
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2 DecemberAsia Pacific
China suspends US warship visits to Hong Kong over support for protesters
China suspended visits to Hong Kong by US warships in response to Congressional support for protesters in Hong Kong
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Nov- 2019 -25 NovemberAmericas
Trump fires US Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over SEAL misconduct case
The US Navy secretary criticized Donald Trump after being sacked in a dispute over a SEAL commando whose demotion for misconduct was reversed
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