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The fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria returned to San Diego Thursday after a seven-month deployment to the western Pacific.
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Coronavirus has created problems for both the Navy and the sailors who planned to leave later this year. -
The guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd that is experiencing an outbreak of the novel coronavirus made a stop Tuesday in San Diego where military personnel will disinfect the ship. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe transition from classroom to virtual learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for many student veterans, and the worries won't end with the spring semester. -
Adm. Mike Gilday has recommended that Navy Capt. Brett Crozier be returned to his ship. That's according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the results of an investigation that have not yet been made public. -
The Navy reported Thursday that 100% of the San Diego- based USS Theodore Roosevelt's crewmembers have been tested for COVID-19, with 840 positive cases among the carrier's crew. -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling with shortages of workers at its health care facilities as it cares for veterans infected with the novel coronavirus. -
West Coast Marines have taken a number of steps to guard against COVID-19, but they are drawing the line at closing barber shops. -
Capt. Brett Crozier was fired by the acting Secretary of The Navy Thomas Modly, after a letter Crozier wrote, imploring the Navy to take more action to halt the bread of the coronavirus on board the USS Roosevelt. -
The Navy hospital ship Mercy is in Los Angeles to relieve the burden on the area's medical facilities. But it’s dealing with a growing number of coronavirus cases among members of its crew. -
Charles Robert Thacker Jr., 41, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Monday at the U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, four days after he was found unresponsive during a daily medical check.
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