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Residents of a Jacksonville mobile home park have been speaking out and expressing frustrations to the News4JAX I-TEAM after they were hit with outrageously high water bills.

Felony convictions have been vacated for four former Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct.

The largest union at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, located in Maine, has approved a three-year contract, averting another strike like the one three years ago.

A new report says the U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing, and shift behavior training into the classrooms in order to address an alarming spike in sexual assaults and misconduct.

Five people were taken to a hospital Monday after a fire broke out at Naval Station Mayport on the USS Winston S. Churchill — a guided missile destroyer, officials confirmed.

Investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs division have completed an investigation into a JSO traffic stop where a local veteran claims he was the victim of racial profiling.

Marine Corps leaders say they'll make their recruiting goal this year, at a time when the active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force expect to fall short.

A man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.

Ceremony at Naval Station Mayport on Thursday

Members of the Navy ESPORTS Team, Goats & Glory, paired with wounded warriors to participate in the first-ever Navy ESPORTS Wounded Warrior Tournament.

A Navy investigation triggered by a series of suicides is recommending widespread improvements in housing, food, parking and internet for sailors, as well as changes to mental health and other personnel programs.

If you hear gunfire from military boats on the St. Johns River next week, don’t worry: It’s only a drill.

China's military has dispatched a pair of navy ships to take part in joint drills with Singapore's navy and join in a regional maritime security exhibition.

More than 300 sailors returned to Mayport after a nearly nine-month deployment

Naval Station Mayport is taking new steps to offer sexual assault and misconduct survivors support.

Members of Patrol Squadron 45, the Pelicans, reunited with loved ones at NAS JAX.

Concerned with preventing growing numbers of suicides, the US Navy is planning to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors, instead of only the largest carriers as in the past.

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Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year.

The Pentagon says the Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast was part of a large surveillance program that China has been conducting for “several years."

COVID-19 vaccinations are no longer required for military personnel.

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office task force arrested a husband and wife linked to the mysterious death of a young girl in central Alabama.

The new leader of Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works said he's been rejuvenated by a shift from his former aerospace job to building ships.

Three suicides by sailors assigned to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier were not connected, but the poor quality of life onboard was a “contributing factor” in one of the deaths.

After viewing body-worn camera video of a traffic stop involving a Navy veteran who claims he was racially profiled by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, legal experts are weighing in on the officers’ actions.

If you hear explosions and gunfire from the Naval Hospital at Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Friday, don’t be alarmed — it’s only training drills.

The organization looked for someone they called a key influencer. They found it with Timothy Simmons — the High School Region Superintendent for Duval County.

The Naval Hospital will be holding training evolutions on Oct. 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., which could include simulated explosions and gunfire, the Navy said.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Hawaii this week amid lingering community frustration and distrust after jet fuel from a military storage facility last year spilled into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water.

A Navy judge has ruled a sailor was not guilty of setting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020.

A driver who attempted to crash through the Birmingham Gate at Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Thursday morning died after gate sentries deployed the protective barrier that stopped the vehicle from entering the base, Navy officials said.

Several local veterans have reached out to News4JAX about delays in receiving their benefits upon retirement… leaving them in limbo. They say the issue lies with a backlog of paperwork.

They take care of our kids in a special way by making sure they get into school safely and just like most employees in schools, crossing guards are in demand in Duval County.

A Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have withdrawn their guilty pleas in a case involving the sale of secrets about American nuclear submarines.

Notre Dame receiver Avery Davis will miss the season after tearing a ligament in his right knee.

An electrical fire was sparked onboard the USS Milwaukee on Friday afternoon, according to Naval Station Mayport.

When “Top Gun: Maverick” roared into theaters in late May, the Air Force was ready.

Navy leaders have disciplined more than 20 senior officers and sailors in connection with widespread leadership and other failures that contributed to the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard.

The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul docked at Naval Station Mayport around 9 a.m.

Tropical Storm Bonnie formed over the Caribbean and is closing in on the coast of Nicaragua.

A GOP sweep of Virginia’s 2021 statewide elections has helped energize the Republican field in two of the country’s most competitive U.S. House races.

The USS Orleck is sprucing the ship up to celebrate the city’s Bicentennial celebration.

Authorities say a second military aircraft crashed and everyone on board survived near the California desert site where a Marine Osprey aircraft went down a day earlier, killing all five people aboard.

Navy veterans—and the nation—marked 80 years Saturday since the Battle of Midway, the decisive victory at sea that was the turning point in the fight for the Pacific during World War II.

Naval Air Station Jacksonville is the largest Naval base in the Southeast region and the third-largest in the United States.

A temporary traffic shift is being implemented at the entrance of Naval Air Station Jacksonville for safety reasons after a number of recent crashes. according to a news release from the Navy.

The former Navy petty officer first class at Naval Station Jacksonville who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the disappearance and death of her 5-year-old daughter was back in court on Thursday.

Mexican authorities say the problem of foul-smelling seaweed-like algae on the country’s Caribbean coast beaches is “alarming.”.

More than 200 sailors are back home with their families.

Fans of singing competition shows might remember local fan-favorite Paris Winningham's recent all-star performance on NBC's The Voice. Winningham, a Jacksonville resident and Navy veteran, finished third on the show in Season 21.

A federal judge in Texas is barring the Navy from taking action for now against sailors who've objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 on religious grounds.

If you hear explosions and gunfire from the Naval Hospital at Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Thursday, don’t be alarmed -- it’s only training drills.

The USS Orleck arrived in Jacksonville on Saturday to become the centerpiece of Jacksonville’s naval museum, expected to open in June.

A Jacksonville Navy veteran tells the News4JAX I-TEAM the retirement benefits he’s been getting for years suddenly stopped in February and that the government now owes him nearly $7,000.

The Supreme Court is giving the Navy a freer hand determining what job assignments it gives to 35 sailors who sued after refusing on religious grounds to comply with an order to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The vision for a museum district is starting to take shape downtown with the impending arrival of the USS Orleck and the move of the Jacksonville Fire Museum this weekend.

The Players and the Jacksonville Military Veterans Coalition hosted the 11th annual Military Job Fair on Saturday.

A sailor accused of starting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard will face a court martial for arson.

The Navy said Tuesday that it has discharged 23 active-duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.

A 28-year Navy veteran, Arron Sterling, and Louis Pasderetz died in a plane crash on Jacksonville’s Westside one day after Christmas. The plane crashed as they were flying back to Herlong Recreational Airport.

News4JAX on Friday obtained the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the Dec. 26 plane crash on the Westside that killed a Navy sailor and a veteran.

The Navy is adding two weeks to boot camp in a major overhaul aimed at improving recruits' war fighting and emergency skills while also focusing on suicide prevention and character issues such as sexual assault, hazing and extremism in the ranks.

Four Fernandina Beach veterans are rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic to fight PTSD and veteran suicide.

A federal judge in Texas has granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Navy from acting against 35 sailors for refusing on religious grounds to comply with an order to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

A 28-year Navy veteran who just became a grandfather last year, died in a plane crash on the Westside, one day after Christmas.

The U.S. Navy says one of its warships has paused its deployment to South America because of a coronavirus outbreak.

The U.S. Navy says one of its warships has paused its deployment to South America because of a coronavirus outbreak.

Mario Gonzalez and his team at Navy to Navy Homes have helped 1,000 local heroes.

U.S. officials say all of the military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service.

An electrical engineer who examined the USS Bonhomme Richard after it was destroyed by fire last year testified it might have started with an electrical malfunction.

Navy prosecutors say a sailor charged with setting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard was disgruntled after dropping out of Navy SEAL training and used foul language with a superior days before the blaze.

Officials say a U.S. Navy commander has been fired from his job as the executive officer of a warship because he refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine as required and refused to be tested for the virus.

Dozens of local veterans gathered Tuesday to pay their respects to those lost in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

Today marks 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, which launched America into World War II.

If you hear explosions and gunfire from the Naval Hospital on Thursday, don't be alarmed -- it's only training drills.

Monday is the Navy and Marine Corps’ deadline for service members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

A Navy ship named for slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk has been launched in San Diego Bay.

Navy leaders say they're making changes and increasing oversight to correct widespread failures that led to the loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard as a a result of arson more than a year ago.

Federal prosecutors are asking that a Navy engineer charged with trying to sell submarine secrets to a foreign country remain locked up as his case moves forward.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

A Navy petty officer stationed at Naval Station Mayport was arrested early Sunday morning after a bizarre incident at Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport, in which she crashed into two planes that were parked on the ground, according to a report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A military procession has returned the body of a Marine who was among U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport to his Indiana hometown.

A sailor charged with starting the fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard had been assigned to the ship's crew after dropping out of Navy SEAL training, according to a newly unsealed court document.

A retired Navy skipper who successfully petitioned for documents delving into the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history says he's satisfied there was no coverup.

Two Navy sailors have died due to complications from COVID-19, amid growing concerns about the deadly delta variant and new federal guidance to increase mask use.

The USS Winston S. Churchill docked at Naval Station Mayport on Monday morning, its new homeport.

The USS Donald Cook docked Sunday morning at Naval Station Mayport, getting a warm welcome from the base it will now call home.

Search crews from about a half-dozen agencies along with community volunteers were back on the water Monday, looking for a missing diver off the coast of Mayport.

A celebration of life was held Sunday to remember the Navy airman killed by a falling tree branch last week as Tropical Storm Elsa moved through North Florida.

The man killed by a falling tree branch on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Elsa moved through North Florida was an active-duty Navy airman stationed at Naval Station Jacksonville, according to a public affairs officer for the base.

Iranian state TV says that an Iranian destroyer and support vessel are now sailing in the Atlantic Ocean in a rare mission far from the Islamic Republic, without offering the vessels’ final destination.

UFOs are making a splash in Washington.

The Associated Press has learned that leaders of the military services have expressed reservations to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command.

A 21-year-old Navy man pleaded guilty Wednesday to distributing video and images over the internet depicting the sexual abuse of children

A Navy sailor pleaded guilty in March to DUI manslaughter in a 2018 motorcycle crash that killed the passenger, according to Duval County court records.

Authorities say a Navy medic shot and wounded two U.S. sailors at a military facility before fleeing to a nearby Army base where security forces shot and killed him.

Mark C. Hazenberg, commanding officer of Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), Rhode Island, awards Officer Candidate Tyler Zutell, an Officer School (OCS) class 08-21 student, with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, March 17. Jacksonville native Tyler Zutell, an Officer Candidate School student, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on March 17, for his actions that saved the life of a choking student. “Officer Candidate Zutell’s effective use of prior training and his ‘take-charge’ attitude demonstrated leadership and saved the life of a shipmate,” said Capt. Mark Hazenberg, commanding officer, Officer Training Command Newport, who awarded Zutell the medal. After graduating OCS, Zutell will report to the Navy’s Supply Corps School.

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo rioters supporting President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington. An Army reservist charged with taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was known as a Nazi sympathizer who wore a Hitler mustache, coworkers told federal investigators. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)WASHINGTON – An Army reservist charged with taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was known as a Nazi sympathizer who wore a Hitler mustache, coworkers told federal investigators. The filing included photos from Hale-Cusanelli’s cellphone of him with a Hitler mustache, along with pro-Nazi cartoons. Jonathan Zucker, Hale-Cusanelli’s attorney, wrote in a filing that there was no evidence his client belongs to any white supremacist organizations.