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Former Navy Secretary questions Russia’s role in election

By SARAH SMITH - Associated Press

An sailor prepares to shift colors aboard the USS Bataan (Instagram, U.S. Navy)

Navy torpedoes job titles for new system; ‘airman,’ ‘fireman,’ others enter history books

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

A 1964 file photo shows then U.S. Attorney Gen. Robert F. Kennedy in his office in Washington, D.C. Kennedy owned one of 48 printed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation that were signed by Lincoln, and now the copy Kennedy purchased in 1964 is being sold by his widow, Ethel, in a Dec. 10 sale at Sotheby's. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

U.S. Navy to name ship after late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy

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This June 28, 1977, file photo shows gay activist and political leader Harvey Milk in his camera store in San Francisco. (AP Photo, File)

Naval ceremony celebrates naming of USNS Harvey Milk

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Harvey Milk undeserving of ship honor

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Ray Mabus has veered from tradition to affix the names of liberal Democrats to war vessels in a special and coveted military honor during his long tenure as President Obama's only Navy secretary. (Associated Press)

Ray Mabus names Navy ship for Harvey Milk, bypasses military heroes

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Navy Senior Chief Dwayne Beebe, center, embraces Jonathan Franqui, right, after proposing to him during the gay pride parade Saturday, July 21, 2012, in San Diego. For the first time ever, U.S. service members marched in a gay pride event decked out in uniform Saturday, after a recent memorandum from the Defense Department to all military branches made an allowance for the San Diego parade - even though its policy generally bars troops from marching in uniform in parades. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ray Mabus, Navy secretary, celebrates gay pride, hits ‘bigots’ who backed ban

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus (right) speaks to the USS Independence's captain, Cmdr. Joseph Gagliano, on board the ship in waters off Honolulu on July 24, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ray Mabus, Navy secretary: No politics in warship-naming

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Rep. Ryan Zinke, Montana Republican

Brian Losey gets Ryan Zinke’s help with Navy whistleblower retaliation protection

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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William McRaven: Whistleblower hostility may have cost admiral promotion

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks to Marines regarding women in combat during a speech at the Camp Pendleton Marine Base, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Ray Mabus, Navy secretary, tells Marines: Women in combat is irreversible

By Elliot Spagat - Associated Press

President Barack Obama looks on from the stands in the first half of the 112th edition of the annual Army vs. Navy NCAA college football game at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Obama administration snubs Medal of Honor recipients, names warships after liberal politicians

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Memo to Ray Mabus: Butt out

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Democrat Seth Moulton, right, a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, shake hands as they take the stage during a campaign event for Moulton, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in Lynn, Mass. Moulton, an Iraq War veteran, is in a tight race with Republican Richard Tisei for the 6th U.S. House district north of Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Ray Mabus destroying Marine Corps by forcing integration of women, Duncan Hunter says

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A female member of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Marine Corps scolded for dragging its feet integrating women into the infantry

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Marine Corps Sgt. Jessica Domingo (right) and Cpl. Daisy Romero, part of a female engagement team, worked with infantry Marines in Afghanistan by engaging women and children in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (Associated Press)

ELAINE DONNELLY: Marines lives matter

By Elaine Donnelly

$U.S. Army Pfc. Amy Alexanders dresses in her Marine Standard battle gear before taking part in a physical demands study in Ft. Stewart, Ga. Congress is prodding the armed forces to come up with a special line of women's combat boots, in different styles, as studies show that military women are more susceptible to stress fractures from marching and training. (Associated Press)$

Marines: Ray Mabus ‘threw us under the bus’ on female combat report

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, speaks in front of Zumwalt DDG 1000 the first Zumwalt Class Multi-Mission Destroyer before its christening ceremony Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship is named after Admiral Elmo “Bud” R. Zumwalt Jr., who served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1970-1974. (AP Photo/Joel Page)

Ray Mabus rejects Marine report showing women perform worse than men in combat roles

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus attends an event at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in National City, Calif., in this Jan. 9, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, FIle)

Ray Mabus, Navy secretary: Open Marine Corps infantry, special operations to women

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

As female recruits train at Parris Island, S.C., Brig Gen. Loretta Reynolds, the first female general in charge at the Marine Corps depot, says she is confident that they would do well in combat. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Navy, Marine Corps triple maternity leave to better retain women

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times