U.S. Navy

Four days of tribute and activity for Westminster's 145th Memorial Day celebration

2012-05-19 16:12:00

The 145th consecutive Memorial Day observance in Westminster is being planned as a four-day event, May 25-28, with numerous activities to honor and pay tribute to veterans. The celebration, sponsored by the American Legion Post 31, has been coordinated...

County Digest

2012-05-18 00:00:00

Fund raising event Greenstreet Gardens hosts its 10th annual "Family FUNdraiser" for Tracey's Elementary School from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at 391 West Bay Front Road in Lothian. Event features train rides, face painting, an underground slide and...

Al-Qaida after bin Laden

2012-05-01 12:37:00

One year after Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs at his safe house in Pakistan, a substantially weakened al-Qaida and its affiliates continue to pose a threat to the West. The Pakistan-based group's leadership has been decimated by drone...

Naval manager gets prison time in scrap metal scheme

2012-05-02 19:58:31

A civilian employee of the U.S. Navy who for years sold government scrap metal from Naval installations for a personal profit was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 30 months in prison for the scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein....

NBC News 'Situation Room' special: The upside of sucking up to White House

2012-04-27 14:28:00

NBC News announced Friday that Brian Williams' ratings-impaired, journalistically-challenged "Rock Center" newsmagazine will have a report on what it was like inside the Situation Room on the night Osama bin Laden was killed by�U.S. Navy Seals. I guess...

Get tough with North Korea

2012-04-30 03:00:00

After four years of negotiating in and with North Korea, I cannot say that I have all of the answers to deal with a regime that defies the expectations of rational thinking, but I do have at least one of them: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea...

Blank check for the military will send America the way of the Soviet Union

2012-04-09 03:00:00

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, many strategists suggested that the Cold War arms race had bankrupted its economy and caused its downfall. More than 20 years later, it appears that some in Washington are driving the U.S. toward a similar fate....

Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Feb. 26, 2012

2012-02-25 19:59:41

now playing "Act of Valor" (PG-13). Real-life active duty soldiers serve as actors in this fictionalized account of a team of U.S. Navy SEALs racing against the cock to foil a terror attack. TownMall Cinemas (1:20, 4:20, 7:20 p.m.) "Ghost Rider:...

Mikulski likens loss of hospital ship Comfort to departure of Colts

2012-03-07 14:15:00

Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski on Wednesday likened the loss of the USNS Comfort to the departure of the Baltimore Colts – and asked Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to reconsider. The U.S. Fleet Forces Command announced last month that it was moving the white-...

Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, March 25

2012-03-24 19:59:00

Now Playing "21 Jump Street" (R). Two cops join a secret unit and use their youthful appearances to go under cover as high-school students. TownMall Cinemas (1:30, 4:30, 7:40, 10:15 p.m.) "A Thousand Words" (PG-13). In this comedy, Eddie Murphy plays a...

Books for the under-15 set: Justin Bieber, Stephen Colbert and Mark Kelly

2012-02-21 14:54:00

A flurry of new children's books is headed for the shelves, and the authors carry some very familiar names, including Stephen Colbert. A look at the future: -- Colbert's book, "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" is scheduled for a May 8 release, according to...

Pipeline provision in tax cut deal threatens Maryland coastline

2011-12-28 06:45:00

By attaching provisions in favor of a gigantic tar sands oil pipeline to the payroll tax cut legislation, Congress seems intent on putting Maryland's coasts in peril. The Keystone XL pipeline, which is proposed to run from Alberta in Canada to Texas,...

At the George P. Coleman Bridge Toll Plaza had this wide-load from the U.S. Navy stuck in their toll gantry for a short time today just before noon. The Navy personal worked the boat and trailer through the small toll area in short time.

2012-05-17 10:40:00

Annette Robertson explores a portion of the artificial reef Spiegel Grove in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, off Key Largo, Fl. May 16, 2012. May 17, 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the former 510-foot, U.S. Navy landing ship dock's scuttling to become an artificial reef.

2012-05-17 00:00:00

From left, U.S. Navy doctors Lt. Joe Siegel, of Groton, Lt. Christoper Davis of Los Angeles, Calif., and Lt. Edward Utz, of Newport, Rhode Island work on a mannequin at Hartford Hospital as part of a training exercise at the hospital Tuesday.

2012-05-15 00:00:00