Fleet Week: Meet your service members
CBS2's Elijah Westbrook speaks with Besnik Nokaj, of the U.S. Navy, as part of our live team coverage of Fleet Week.
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CBS2's Elijah Westbrook speaks with Besnik Nokaj, of the U.S. Navy, as part of our live team coverage of Fleet Week.
Regina Mullen says the U.S. Navy's medical negligence resulted in her son Kyle Mullen's death. CBS2's Kiran Dhillon reports.
Fleet Week has run steadily since 1984, but was held virtually the last two years due to the coronavirus.
The 24-year-old will be remembered at St. Thomas More Church in Manalapan, where he was a high school football star.
Hours before his death, Mullen completed "Hell Week," an intense program used to select Navy SEALS that involves survival and combat tactics.
Military officials say a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed while conducting routine flight operations.
Many are left wondering if the decades the U.S. spent in Afghanistan were worth it.
On Thursday, the New York City Office of Emergency Management put out a tweet indicating there would be military flyover Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Friday, the Navy said it wasn't happening.
Lieutenant Madeline Swegle, who made history as the U.S. Navy's first Black female tactical fighter pilot, will receive her Wings of Gold on Friday.
Several sailors were sent to the hospital for minor injuries, according to the Navy, including one person who was treated for smoke inhalation.
The goal is to keep the connection between New Yorkers and the Navy, the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard strong.
The Naval hospital ship has been docked at Pier 90 on Manhattan's West Side since March 30.
The ship is being used to treat those who are not suffering from the coronavirus, so the city's hospitals can free up beds and focus on COVID-19 patients.
The USNS Comfort docked at Pier 90 on Monday morning. Its 1,000 beds will be designated for patients with non-coronavirus issues.
President Donald Trump agreed to send the ship to New York City back on March 18.
New York is moving forward with a $585 million plan to clean up a massive plume of underground contamination left from Long Island's heyday as a defense and aerospace manufacturing hub.
The SEAL-turned-reality TV star was born in Rochester, New York in 1928 and joined the Navy in 1944 at the age of 17. He retired in 1990 a master chief petty officer.
The week-long celebration coincides with Memorial Day, when Americans remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
Members of the U.S. Navy band visited the CBS2 studios during Fleet Week for a special performance.
It's probably unfathomable for most parents to go without seeing their young children for more than a year. But for thousands of U.S. servicemen and servicewomen, it's all part of their call to duty.
21-year-old Airman Apprentice Joseph Min Naglak was struck by a propeller from a E-2C Hawkeye after securing it to the flight deck of the USS George H.W. Bush on Sept. 17.
Army (9-3) earned its second straight win over Navy (6-6) following 14 straight losses in the series.
A U.S. Navy plane went down in the Pacific Ocean while participating in joint exercises with the Japanese military.
Two missing American sailors and their dogs were rescued by the U.S. Navy this week after being lost at sea for five months.
The contamination was traced to Navy work following WWII when it contracted with Grumman to build fighter planes and chemicals were dumped into the ground.
