US Navy

Deception Pass State Park on Whidbey Island is one of the state parks the Navy would like to use for special operations training.

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Vote will decide if Navy SEALs can have expanded access to Washington state parks

The Associated Press

This week the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is expected to decide the fate of a Navy proposal to use up to 28 state coastal parks to…

Environment

Suquamish Tribe, Enviro Groups Suing US Navy Over Hull-Scraping In Sinclair Inlet

Bellamy Pailthorp

The Suquamish Tribe and two environmental groups have filed notice that they plan to sue the Navy over work on the decommissioned USS Independence that…

This February 2012 image shows the U.S. guided-missile destroyer Lassen. The U.S. Navy sent the warship within 12 nautical miles (about 22 kilometers) of islands artificially created by China in the South China Sea.

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U.S. Destroyer Sails Near Disputed Islands In South China Sea

Laura Wagner

The Pentagon says the guided missile destroyer passed within 12 nautical miles of the Spratly Islands Tuesday morning. China has claimed control, but the U.S. says the area is in international waters.

Environment

EPA Orders Navy To Fix Gorst Creek Landfill

Bellamy Pailthorp

The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the U.S. Navy to reroute a creek and clean up a decades-old dump in Kitsap County.The EPA says…

Law

Obesity Disqualifies More Navy Recruits Than Drug Use

Paula Wissel

Navy recruiters have noticed a disturbing trend among young people looking to join up: too many of them are obese.Rear Admiral Annie Andrews, who is in…