Chief Petty Officer Tony DeDolph was sentenced to 10 years prison on Saturday
DeDolph pleaded guilty earlier this month to involuntary manslaughter in the strangulation death of Army Staff Sgt Logan Melgar, 34, in June 2017
He also pleaded guilty to hazing, conspiracy and obstruction of justice
At a plea hearing, DeDolph offered a detailed account of the night in which he and other servicemembers initiated a prank known as a tape job on Melgar
He said the men were trying to teach Melgar a lesson over perceived slights while they served in Mali
But the SEAL said they were soon in a state of shock and deeply disturbed after the duct-tape-bound Melgar remained unresponsive for several minutes
Readying for the worst: Pandemic’s long deployments take a hard toll on crews, families and ships Geoff Ziezulewicz
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt last year. (Navy) As the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and its thousands of sailors got ready for another deployment this fall, one officer was worried. Ike broke records earlier in 2020 by deploying for 206 consecutive days at sea, a dubious distinction of a cruise made longer and crappier by the need to keep the crew COVID-19-free, eliminating the port calls that serve as pressure release valves for hard-working shipmates during deployments. The carrier got back to Norfolk in August and will soon ship out again.
An elite Navy SEAL who died in a parachute training accident in Florida last year was unconscious shortly after exiting the plane and never attempted to open his parachute, according to a Navy investigation.
20 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 28, 2020) – After a nearly nine-month hiatus, the U.S. Navy resumed motorcycle training for military and Department of Defense identification cardholders on Dec. 16 at several locations in Hampton Roads.
The classes, which were paused in March due to COVID-19, are now offered at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Norfolk Naval Station and Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia.
“Installations are happy that they’re now able to provide training to the Sailors,” said Charisse Averett, regional safety and occupational health specialist for the mid-Atlantic region. “We want to protect our Sailors and get them the appropriate training, skills and knowledge that they need so when they’re out on the road, they’re safe.”
By ROSE L. THAYER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 16, 2020 AUSTIN, Texas The Navy has hired two special education lawyers as part of a three-year pilot program to expand support for service members enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program. The two civilian attorneys, who have a background in special education law, began in November to assist families trying to get services for special needs children through federal laws put into practice differently in school districts across the country, said Lt. Cmdr. Nick Stampfli, legal assistance department head at the Legal Services Office for Mid-Atlantic Region. Navy families can find themselves at a disadvantage when it comes to special education because frequent moves mean they are regularly entering new school districts with different rules and resources.