Navy officials revealed that an information warfare officer of an East Coast SEAL unit collapsed during physical training on January 17, and consequently died. Lt. Thomas C. Fouke, 28, collapsed during a supervised physical training course at Little Creek, Virginia. East Coast SEAL community spokesman Lt. Arlo Abrahamson revealed that Lt. Fouke was treated by [...]

Naval installations across the country were under attack at different instances during the week of February 21, facing various types of threats: hostage situations, protesters, infiltrators, and bomb threats. Thankfully, however, it was all a drill – in the interest of keeping installations ready to react to these threats. According to a feature on the [...]

With the Navy faced with heavier training demands, there are plans to step up activities at the Silver Strand Training Complex, according to an article on Sign On San Diego. What this means is that there will be “more helicopter flights, firearm discharges and use of sensitive land.” This has caused some concern, though, among [...]

Last May 19, a United States Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter crashed into the Pacific while on a search-and-rescue training exercise southwest of San Diego. All five crew on board, who were getting ready for war-zone deployment aboard the USS Nimitz in the summer, perished. Among them was 25-year old Bend, Oregon native Petty Officer 2nd [...]