Blue Angels stop by Myrtle Beach for pre-season Air Show planning
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WWAY) — Are you an aviation buff? If so, you have something to look forward to in the new year. Come April, Myrtle Beach is hosting the area’s first air show in more than a decade....
View ArticleTrump awards Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL in Afghan assault
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has awarded the Medal of Honor to a Navy SEAL who oversaw a daring assault and rescue mission on a snowy Afghanistan...
View ArticleTrump wants to restore waiver for service academy athletes
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is looking into offering a waiver that would allow athletes attending the nation’s military academies to play...
View ArticleUS, Russia blame each other in near-collision of warships
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. and Russian militaries accused each other of unsafe actions on Friday after an American guided-missile cruiser and a Russian destroyer came...
View ArticleTrump touts July 4 military ‘salute;’ critics see politics
By ROBERT BURNS, LOLITA C. BALDOR and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump marshaled tanks, bombers and other machinery of war on Tuesday for a Fourth of July...
View ArticleArmy-Navy football rivalry moves to MetLife Stadium this year only
East Rutherford, NJ (WWAY) — The 122nd annual Army-Navy football game will be played this year only at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, just ten miles from the site of the World Trade Center...
View ArticleNavy and FAA confirm plane crash near Wrightsville Beach
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Authorities are investigating after a single engine plane crashed off the coast of Wrightsville Beach Monday afternoon. According to the FAA, the plane crashed about 40...
View ArticleServing at Sea: The day in the life of a Sailor
NORFOLK, VA (WWAY) — Thousands of young men and women leave their homes behind to join the Navy, but what is it really like to serve at sea? This week, WWAY’S Matt Bennett is taking off the tie and...
View ArticleDay 2 of Serving at Sea: The day in the life of a Sailor
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wednesday marks the second full day of Serving at Sea for WWAY Morning Anchor Matt Bennett, who is in Norfolk, Virginia, getting to experience what it’s like to serve in the US...
View ArticleFinal Days of Serving at Sea: A Day in the Life of a Sailor
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — On the last two days of the Serving at Sea Program, WWAY Anchor Matt Bennet shares an up-close and personal look at where massive jets land, and take off from, in the Atlantic...
View ArticleServing at Sea Part One: Life on a US Navy submarine
NORFOLK, VA (WWAY) — As part of Navy Week in Wilmington, WWAY’s “Serving at Sea” series takes a closer look at the men and women who protect our country and its assets. In the first of a five-part...
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Serving at Sea Part Three: Boarding the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
WILMINGTON, N.C. – On day three of our “Serving at Sea” series, WWAY’s Matt Bennett landed on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to experience life as a sailor on an aircraft carrier, and witness what it...
View ArticleHistory with ‘Hud’: Wilmington’s deep connection to the US Navy
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It’s Navy Week in Wilmington, marking the important role the US Navy – which was formed in 1775 – still has to the area and the country. The most famous Wilmington connection...
View ArticleServing at Sea Part Four: Hometown Heroes aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Navy Week continues in Wilmington, North Carolina, including the Serving at Sea series on WWAY. On Wednesday, we got to witness life on board a US Navy aircraft carrier. Now,...
View ArticleServing at Sea Part Five: Highlighting unsung heroes
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — For the past week, WWAY’s “Serving at Sea” series has taken viewers behind the scenes of the United States Navy, introducing them to captains, pilots, technicians, and other...
View ArticleWilmington native serves aboard U.S. Navy warship in Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR (WWAY) — Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Potter, a native of Wilmington, North Carolina, is serving aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer, a U.S. Navy warship, operating out of Pearl Harbor,...
View ArticleCamp Lejeune Marine vets, families still wait for promised settlements over...
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC (CBS) — Nearly 100,000 claims have been filed with the Navy over potential exposure to toxic water at Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps base in North Carolina. But a year after key...
View ArticleFour missing divers found alive by Coast Guard off Cape Fear coast
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Four missing divers off the Cape Fear coast have been found alive. According to a Coast Guard spokesperson, they were rescued by Coast Guard and US Navy assets Monday...
View ArticleMightier than the waves of the sea: Diver says faith inspired hope leading up...
CAPE FEAR COAST, NC (WWAY) — Two days after being rescued 50 miles off the coast of the Carolinas, one man is sharing the story of how he and three others survived for 16 hours floating out at sea....
View ArticleMarking 83 years since Battleship North Carolina was commissioned in New York...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Tuesday makes 83 years since the Battleship North Carolina was commissioned into the US Navy on April 9, 1941. The ship would travel more than 300,000 miles during its time at...
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