In a major victory for the Association of the United States Navy and many other Military/Veteran Service Organizations (MSOs/VSOs), Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) has introduced S. 4393, the Toxic Exposure in the American Military (TEAM) Act of 2020. The bill has been spearheaded by the TEAM Coalition, of which AUSN is a member. The bill…
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Today, the House of Representatives will stream last Friday’s USS Indianapolis Gold Medal Ceremony, where House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi presented Congressional Gold Medals to the survivors of the crew of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). The stream will begin at 11 a.m. today, the 75th anniversary of the July 30, 1945 sinking of the cruiser…
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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday is asking the fleet to observe a 12-minute moment of silence Wednesday morning in honor of the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in the Philippine Sea. Of the 1,196 crewmen aboard the ship when it was sunk by an Imperial Japanese submarine after…
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With the latest edition of AUSN’s Navy magazine now out, we’re featuring excerpts from the magazine on the website. Here’s our breakdown of what we accomplished on the legislative front last year: “2019: A Memorable Year for AUSN on Capitol Hill.” Click the link or click the image below to view it.
The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a proposal that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to add three illnesses — bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, and Parkinson’s symptoms — to the list of conditions that authorities presume are linked to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. AUSN applauds this major new development, which is one step closer to…
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The VA has been managing the COVID-19 crisis aggressively by increasing nursing staff, making preparations for a fall resurgence, and taking other preventive measures to keep Veterans safe during the pandemic, Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. Robert Wilkie said during a phone call with Military and Veteran Service Organizations (MSO/VSO). A total of 28,000 Veterans…
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The Australian Defense Force and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force joined the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group in the Philippine Sea for a naval exercise. The Navy announced in a statement that the trilateral exercise, which kicked off July 19, is part of routine operations with regional allies in an effort to strengthen “shared commitments…
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Firefighters finally extinguished the fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on Thursday, four days after it broke out following an explosion during maintenance while it was docked in San Diego. The Navy says the fire injured 63 people — 40 sailors and 23 civilians — but there were no fatalities and…
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With the latest edition of AUSN’s Navy magazine now out and in mailboxes soon, we’ll be featuring excerpts from the magazine on the website on a regular basis. Here’s a poem from the perspective of a Seabee who served in World War II: “Scuttlebutt: A Rare Glimpse at Life in the WWII Seabees.” Click the…
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The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) continued to burn at Naval Base San Diego Tuesday, two days after it caught fire following an explosion during a maintenance availability. However, a new report indicates that crews are starting to make progress in getting the fire under control. 10 News San Diego reports that firefighters…
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