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At Least 13 Killed in Shooting at Washington DC Navy Yard
Taylor Berman · 09/16/13 07:58AMNavy Football Players Rented Secret House Called "Black Pineapple"
Gabrielle Bluestone · 09/04/13 08:00PMU.S. Drops Bombs on Great Barrier Reef
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 07/21/13 11:02AMAdam Weinstein · 04/25/13 01:00PM
Whoops, Turns Out the Navy's $37 Billion Boat Is a Death Trap
Hamilton Nolan · 03/28/13 03:21PMAfter 9/11, the US Navy launched a massive program to build a "Littoral Combat Ship" that could fight submarines, clear underwater mines, and perform other tasks close to shore, because, um... you never know where the terrorists might be, with snorkels. Astoundingly, it appears more and more like this boondoggle has become—you guessed it—a boondoggle.
U.S. Navy Releases Bizarre PSA Letting You Know Bath Salts Will Lead to Nothing But Violence, Demons, and Dubstep
Taylor Berman · 01/03/13 12:45AMThe U.S. Navy has had some recent trouble with bath salt usage among its sailors, so they did what any forward thinking branch of the military would do: They released a bizarre PSA about the drug. According to the video, at least one of the following will occur if you ingest bath salts: 1) you'll vomit, 2) you'll punch your girlfriend while bowling, and 3) your friends will transform into demons before your eyes. Also: you'll only be able to hear dubstep.
Those Job-Stealing Robots Are Going After the Navy's Mine-Hunting Dolphins
Mallory Ortberg · 12/02/12 03:34PMIt's a textbook case of not appreciating what you have until it's gone: the U.S. Navy plans to replace some of its mine-hunting dolphins with unmanned submersibles described as "12-foot torpedo-shaped robot[s]" by 2017. Were you even aware before this announcement that the Navy had a $28 million-dollar marine mammal program based in Southern California? Or that it began in the 1950s and at one point also included "killer whales and sharks"? If not, you must feel this loss all the more keenly.
Disney Withdraws Bid to Trademark 'SEAL Team 6'
Seth Abramovitch · 05/26/11 12:25AMDisney Trademarks 'SEAL Team 6'
John Cook · 05/13/11 05:05PMNo sooner does a team of anonymous American heroes risk their lives in pursuit of a solemn oath of justice than a multinational cartoon corporation seeks to profit from it with shitty tchochkes. Two days after members of the Navy's SEAL Team 6 killed Osama bin Laden, Disney trademarked the name for use in, among other things, "Christmas tree ornaments."
Will the Navy Force Sailors to Get Gay-Married?
Max Read · 05/09/11 09:12PMThe Navy is getting a special reward for shooting Osama Bin Laden: Gay marriage! Navy chaplains will be, officially, allowed to officiate same-sex marriages after Don't Ask Don't Tell ends this summer. The news came in a memo, which also covered the possibility of using base facilities for the events:
Fake Bin Laden Picture Fools America's Sexiest Senator
Adrian Chen & Max Read · 05/04/11 05:04PMTurns out that Bin Laden's guards didn't put up much of a fight—and that those helmet cams didn't work very well. Obama won't release Bin Laden's death pic, so a disappointed nation drowns their bloodlust in fakes. The SEALS that did the deed remain in hiding, and the crazy Bin Laden hunter wants his reward. It's day three of our post-Osama world, with updates.
The Navy Will Fight Pirates with Lasers
Brian Moylan · 04/11/11 03:11PMWelcome to the future, people. The U.S. Navy has perfected a high-energy laser that can be aimed from a ship and can set another boat's engines on fire. The military thinks it will be perfect to prevent attacks by smaller vessels, so pirates being zapped with lasers won't be something you'll just read about in comic books anymore.
More Horrible Fratty Videos From America's Least Funny Naval Officer
John Cook · 03/22/11 11:24AM4Chan Navy Man Arrested for Child Porn
Maureen O'Connor · 02/14/11 02:07PMRaunchy Aircraft Carrier Will No Longer Be Raunchy
Jeff Neumann · 01/14/11 05:14AMMore Raunchy Videos From America's Favorite Gay-Obsessed Navy Captain
John Cook · 01/05/11 06:22PMFratboy Navy Captain Suspended Over 'Clearly Inappropriate' Video
Jeff Neumann · 01/04/11 06:26AMMeet Count Spirochete, The Vampire Who Will Enter Your Penis if You Have Unprotected Sex
John Cook · 12/14/10 11:33AMIn the 1970s, the U.S. Navy produced this educational video warning against the dangers of syphilis. Rather than make a boring old film strip, they recruited Count Spirochete, the VD vampire, and showed him— literally—crawling into a lady's vagina.