Dear Editor: I have spent the past three years at IU studying politics. During my time there I was able to meet, work with, and campaign for Congressman Todd Young. At the moment Mr. Young is seeking the nomination for U.S. Senate. Having gotten a chance to know him, I can say without a doubt …read more.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — On Feb. 3, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii Executive Officer Cmdr. Scott Cloyd presented Steelworker 2nd Class William H. Baird, of LaGrange, with the 2015 command plaque for Junior Sailor of the Year.

By KAYLA GOOD Navy Office of Community Outreach ELKHART — America’s Navy is coming home to Elkhart, one of 18 cities in seven states to host a performance by the United States Navy Band during its 2015 fall tour — one of the Navy’s signature outreach programs. The United States Navy Band Commodores performance is …read more.

WARSAW — Teddy Allen Carr was honored as Veteran of the Month at the Sept. 8 County Commissioner’s meeting in Warsaw. Rich Maron was there to present the award to the navy veteran.

A 2003 Goshen High School graduate and Goshen-native is serving overseas with Coastal Patrol Squadron 1, living and working at a Navy base in Manama, Bahrain. Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Cutright is a Navy counselor with the Bahrain-based unit. Bahrain is a small island country situated near the western shores of the Arabian Gulf. …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. — Sparton Corporation (NYSE:SPA) and USSI, a subsidiary of Ultra Electronics Holdings announce the award of subcontracts valued at $13.3 million from their ERAPSCO/Sonobuoy TechSystems joint venture. The contract is for the manufacture of Passive and Active Sonobuoys in support of multiple international awards for exercises planned with the U.S. Navy as …read more.

[weaver_youtube S_Vq7KdDFWU rel=0]   Boats filled Johnson’s Bay on Lake Wawasee and the peninsula on Venetian Island was filled with spectators Saturday evening. Many gathered at family, friends and neighbors on nearby channels to see the second Annual Elite Frogs Parachute Team jump at the lake. The group, formed by Chuck Janicki a former Navy …read more.

Last year the Elite Frogs parachute display team comprised of U.S. Navy SEALs parachuted onto Venetian Island on Syracuse’s Lake Wawasee. The event was privately arranged, but a large number of individuals came to watch. R.H. “Bud” Stickle, a resident of Venetian Island, talked to others who were involved the following day and he established The Wawasee Navy SEAL Foundation …read more.

Navy Defense Secretary Leon Panetta recently announced that President Barack Obama has made the following nomination: Rear Adm. Paul Bushong, who has been nominated for promotion to vice admiral, will be U.S. security coordinator, Israel-Palestinian Authority. He is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Marianas/U.S. Pacific Command Representative, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, …read more.