U.S., Japan and Sri Lanka Wrap Up CARAT Sri Lanka Exercise

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS-18), flies with cargo during a vertical replenishment exercise with Sri Lanka Navy Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Gajabahu (P-626), left, as a part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Sri Lanka, June 27. Sri Lanka Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR – The U.S., Japan and Sri Lanka wrapped up the Sri Lanka Cooperation Afloat...

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Reserve Seabee Was the Second Sailor to Die From COVID-19

The Navy has identified the sailor who died from complications related to COVID-19 earlier this week.

“On Dec. 1, Builder 2nd Class Nathan Huff Bishop, 33, a U.S. Navy Reserve sailor assigned to Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Akron, Ohio, passed away at a local hospital in Canton, Ohio,” Cmdr. Ben Tisdale told USNI News on Thursday morning.
“The apparent cause of death was from complications associated with the coronavirus disease.”

Huff Bishop is the second sailor to die from...

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A life well lived is a life lived in trucking

classic chevrolet tractor

Ralph was very clear to his manager: He would not drive his truck after Memorial Day because of “the terrorists” on the highway.

“A Trucker’s Tale: Wit, Wisdom, and Truck Stories from 60 Years on the Road,” is available from Apollo Publishers and through Amazon in hardcover. It is also available for Kindle and in audiobook version. (Photo: Apollo Publishers)

“Some people call them tourists, but as far as I can tell, they are out to scare the hell out of me, so I consider every damned one of...

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‘Missing a few pallets’ and other fun tales from a life in trucking

A Truckers Tale author Ed Miller

Ralph was very clear to his manager: He would not drive his truck after Memorial Day because of “the terrorists” on the highway.

“A Trucker’s Tale: Wit, Wisdom, and Truck Stories from 60 Years on the Road,” is available from Apollo Publishers and through Amazon in hardcover. It is also available for Kindle and in audiobook version. (Photo: Apollo Publishers)

“Some people call them tourists, but as far as I can tell, they are out to scare the hell out of me, so I consider every damned one of...

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