Burial Set After Pearl Harbor Sailor’s Remains Identified
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Monday that they identified the remains of an American sailor who perished during the Pearl Harbor attack. The DPAA said in a press release that they identified the sailor as Navy Fireman 1st Class Everett C. Titterington who served on the battleship USS Oklahoma on that fateful day […]
American Sailors, Airmen Helped Thwart Iranian Missile Attack on Israel
During Saturday’s unprecedented attack on Israel, most of the 300 missiles and one-way drones launched by Iran were shot down by Israeli air defense systems, but American sailors and airmen in the region were responsible for many of the shootdowns. Contributed. American sailors on the USS early burke and the U.S.S. carnySix out of four […]
‘HELP’: Sign Helps Rescue Sailors After Being Stranded On Tiny Island For Over Week
The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy coordinated to save three experienced mariners stranded on an island in the Pacific after they spelled out the word ‘HELP’ on the sand using palm leaves. The three sailors were stranded on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean for over a week until they were rescued […]
Three sailors dead after Houthis strike ship in Gulf of Aden, US says | Houthis
Three sailors were killed and others injured in a Houthi missile attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden, US officials said. It is the first death of a merchant ship crew since the Houthis began attacking ships off the coast of Yemen last year. . Officials told US news agencies that the crew […]
After months fighting Houthis on the USS Eisenhower, sailors face a new kind of sea threat
The crews of the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and its accompanying warships have spent four straight months at sea defending against ballistic missiles and flying attack drones launched by the Iranian-backed Houthis. It now regularly defends against a new threat: high-speed unmanned attacks. Ships being fired at them through the water. The Houthis have […]
Our Drunken Sailors’ Credit Card Balances, Burden, Delinquencies, and Available Credit – WOLF STREET
Credit cards are the primary payment method for everything from business travel reimbursements to e-commerce and bar tabs. And some people borrow it and use it. Written by Wolf Richter of Wolf Street. Credit cards are a measure of spending, not borrowing. They are the primary payment method for consumers in the United States and […]