Today we honor Staff Sergeant Miller Russell. He has served in the Army for 12 years. He was promoted to Staff Sergeant on May 1st. He is pictured here with his daughters-…
The Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival
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Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band coming to Portsmouth
The Gary Sinise Foundation will host a “Tribute to the Troops” concert featuring Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan…
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USS Tempest, USS Squall and USS Thunderbolt to move to Bahrain
Three Little Creek-based ships will be among five patrol coastal (PCs) ships permanently moving to Bahrain, the Navy announced on Friday.
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Dog tags returned to World War II veteran decades later
A 90-year-old veteran in New Jersey lost his dog tags during World War II. Now, he has them back. Corporal…
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Sailor testifies he killed Chesapeake mom for $25,000
Marcus Hofferber and Cory Abshire are charged with the murder of Abshire’s wife, Rachel. The 26-year-old mother of two was found…
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Parents of fallen SEALs speak out, blame US government for deaths
Family members of three SEALs and an Army National Guardsman, killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2011, appeared at a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
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Only on 3: Congressman asks Navy to give fired sailors their jobs back
Congressman Scott Rigell saw NewsChannel 3′s stories about the struggles of sailors fired by the Enlisted Retention Board and wanted…
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VB Commonwealth’s Attorney appointed to DoD’s sexual assault crimes panel
The Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach has been appointed to the DoD’s “Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel.”
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Military
How did the military go from two types of camouflage uniforms to 10 in just 11 years?
Way back in 2002 the military only had two types of camouflage uniform. Today the various branches have 10. The…
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17 Air Force officers stripped of authority to launch nuclear missiles
The officers are part of the 91st Operations Group, who run launch control centers for the Minuteman III nuclear missiles at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.
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Commander of Beach-based Navy dive unit relieved of duties
Cmdr. Michael Runkle has now been relieved of his duties as commanding officer of the Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2.
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Lincoln Military Housing lawyer attacks NewsChannel 3 investigation in court
Several military families appeared in federal court on Wednesday at a hearing in front of a judge against Lincoln Military Housing for mold and water damage.
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Head of Marine battalion relieved of duty in wake of deadly training accident
(CNN) — Three Marines, including the commanding officer of an infantry battalion, have been relieved of their duties in the…
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