Navy Coverage

Park service finds trash, debris with Navy markings washing ashore at Outer Banks

The National Park Service says loads of trash have been washing up on Outer Banks beaches and they may have come from a Navy ship off the coast.

Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Bill Leslie testifies over trash being dumped into ocean

More than 30 years ago, a WRAL crew captured Navy sailors dumping trash from their ships off the North Carolina coast. It led to a congressional investigation, with Leslie testifying before congress about what he saw.

Trash with Navy markings washes ashore at Outer Banks

The National Park Service says loads of trash have been washing up on Outer Banks beaches and they may have come from a Navy ship.

Students upset by seeing garbage bags dumped into ocean off NC coast

In 1991, the USS Raleigh returned hundreds of Marines home from the Gulf War. But crew members were seen tossing dozens of garbage bags and cans of debris into the ocean. Former WRAL anchor Bill Leslie reports on his findings.

Navy Week returns to Wilmington after 3 years

The U.S. Navy has announced that Navy Week will bring demonstrations, performances and events to Wilmington for the week of April 10 to 16.

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US Navy hovercraft comes ashore near North Myrtle Beach

A Navy vessel came ashore on Thursday in part of the North Strand.

WMBF staff

Naval hovercraft visits Grand Strand shore in North Myrtle Beach

The Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), captured by Randal Kahl, came ashore at Ocean Blvd and Sea Mountain Highway in North Myrtle Beach at approximately 8:09 a.m. Thursday.

Navy releases pictures of Chinese surveillance balloon recovery off Myrtle Beach coast

U.S. Fleet Forces released new pictures on Tuesday showing sailors assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovering the high-altitude surveillance balloon.

WMBF staff

US Navy member returns to high school football game to surprise her dad on his birthday

Friday night means football, but that wasn't all that was going on at one game in the east as a member of the U.S. Navy, who graduated from Farmville Central last year, decided to surprise her dad on his birthday, who she hasn't seen since Christmas.

US Navy: Sailor lost overboard in Baltic Sea was from NC

The U.S. Fleet Forces Command announced Tuesday that the search for David Spearman would end and he would be considered "lost overboard."

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Greenville pregnant woman killed in shooting during Christmas event at music hall

A Greenville family is mourning the loss of their adventurous and energetic daughter who was killed in a shooting during a Christmas celebration. Precious Dyer's mother is demanding justice for her daughters death -- but officials don't have any leads.

80 years after death in Pearl Harbor attack, NC sailor will return home

Navy Seaman 1st Class Edward E. Talbert was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when it was attacked by Japanese forces on Dec. 7, 1941.

Navy: Senior chief dies of COVID-related complications

Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Haberstumpf, who was stationed at Fort Bragg, died Oct. 10 at UNC Medical Center of complications from COVID-19, the Navy announced Wednesday.

Navy tests aircraft carrier with explosives

The U.S. Department of Defense says the aircraft carrier USS Gerarld R. Ford completed a third and final round of scheduled full ship shock trials in the Atlantic Ocan.

First female sailor completes Navy special warfare training

She is the first of 18 women who have ever attempted to become an SWCC or SEAL.

Navy medic, now dead, shot 2 people

A Navy medic shot and critically wounded two people at a Maryland business park Tuesday, then fled to a nearby military base where he was shot and killed, police and U.S. Navy officials said.

WakeMed, US Navy partner to train corpsmen for emergency medical care

Some of the Navy's best are now in Raleigh to train for the worst in the event of future battlefield conflicts.

Jeff Hogan, anchor/reporter, and Rick Armstrong, photojournalist

NC native killed in Navy plane crash in Alabama

A North Carolina native was identified as one of the victims in a Navy plane crash in Alabama.

Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer

2 killed after US Navy training plane crashed in residential neighborhood

A U.S. Navy training plane that took off from Florida crashed Friday in an Alabama residential neighborhood near the Gulf Coast, killing both people in the plane, authorities said.

Firefighters work to put out fire on Navy ship in San Diego

Firefighters in San Diego, CA on Sunday worked to put out a blaze after an explosion was reported on the ship.

Raleigh sailor uses parachute maintenance skills to sew masks for others in the Navy

Devonta Drum, an Aircrew Survival Equipmentman in the Navy, is putting his parachute repair skills to use sewing protective face coverings to protect his fellow sailors from COVID-19.

Heather Leah, WRAL digital journalist

Navy to begin evacuating USS Roosevelt amid coronavirus outbreak

Navy officials said crew members aboard the USS Roosevelt will begin evacuating after the aircraft carrier was hit by the coronavirus.

Sex, power and fury: The mystery of a death at Guantánamo Bay

Within hours, there would be allegations of adultery and a bloody fight. Christopher Tur would be found two days later drowned in the sea with potentially lethal amounts of Prozac and alcohol in his system, four broken ribs and a bruise on his forehead.

Carol Rosenberg, New York Times

Navy ship named for Harvey Milk, slain gay rights leader, takes shape

Harvey Milk enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951 and worked as a diving instructor in San Diego.

Johnny Diaz, New York Times

4 dead, including shooter, at Naval Air Station in Pensacola

A shooter opened fire at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida.