- + Plan to Build Houses on Contaminated Airfield Stalls as Texas City's Fight with the Navy Continues—A plan to turn a contaminated former Navy airfield in Dallas into a neighborhood with 6,800 new homes continues to be delayed two years after official...
- + Cities Worldwide Hold Subdued Christmas Eve Celebrations Amid Conflicts—In Virginia, hundreds of sailors and their loved ones got an early Christmas present when the USS Cole docked at its home port in Norfolk after seven ...
- + Rare Corruption Case Against 4-Star Admiral Runs Headlong into Mistress Testimony Issues, Pentagon Culture—The witness in question is a woman with whom Burke was having an affair and who, according to court filings, went to officials with the bribery allega...
- + Defense Officials Fined $5,000 for Skipping Hawaii Red Hill Water Contamination Meeting—The Environmental Protection Agency says the military violated a federal consent decree when officials chose not to attend a Dec. 12 public meeting wi...
- + 2 US Navy Pilots Shot Down over Red Sea in Apparent 'Friendly Fire' Incident, US Military Says—Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries. [Link to media]
- + Two US Navy Pilots Shot Down Over Red Sea in Apparent 'Friendly Fire' Incident, US Military Says—Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries. [Link to media]
- + Ospreys Cleared to Fly Again, But Problematic Gearbox Gets More Scrutiny—The Navy office that oversees the military's use of the V-22 Osprey is allowing the services to resume flying the aircraft while ordering yet another ...
- + ‘Warfare': A Real-Time Iraq War Combat Film from a Navy SEAL and the Director of 'Civil War'—Scheduled for release in 2025, "Warfare" follows a team of SEALs holed up in an Iraqi home, following their action in real time, telling the story of ...
- + Mauritius Wants to Rethink a Deal with the UK over Remote Islands Housing a Key US Base—The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base...
- + Tom Cruise Honored by US Navy for His Role in 'Top Gun'—Cruise, 62, was presented with the Distinguished Public Service Award, which rewards civilians for acts of heroism or support to the Navy. [Link to me...
- + Navy Drops Disciplinary Efforts Against 2 Navy Officers After Death of SEAL Candidate Kyle Mullen—Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman decided to stop the boards of inquiry for Capt. Brad Geary, the commander of the Navy SEAL training program, and Cmdr. Erik R...
- + Former VA Employee Suspected of Killing Former Boss Talked of Work Difficulties, Co-Worker Says—The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department announced Dec. 11 that Paul Alexander Warren, a 58-year-old Navy veteran who lives in the Mira Loma nei...
- + Congress Is Putting More Money into These Submarines in New Spending Bill—With Russia's recent use of a hypersonic missile alarming U.S. military planners, Congress is putting more money into submarine power. [Link to media]
- + Navy Holds Public Meetings on Environmental Impact of Hawaii Pacific Training—The Pentagon considers the Pacific to be its most critical theater of operations amid tension with China, and Oahu serves as a key hub for operations ...
- + Trump Will Attend the Army-Navy Game Alongside Key Allies, Nominees and Daniel Penny—House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is also expected to attend the game. [Link to media]
- + Bob Fernandez, 100-Year-Old Pearl Harbor Survivor, Dies Peacefully at Home 83 Years After Bombing—Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II. [Link to media]
- + Army and Navy Team Up for Hypersonic Missile Launch from Cape Canaveral—Cape Canaveral Space Force Station had a different kind of launch on its plate Thursday when the Army and Navy teamed up to complete a test of a hyper...
- + Veteran Daniel Penny, Acquitted in NYC Subway Chokehold Trial, Will Join Trump's Suite at Football Game—A military veteran who choked an agitated New York subway rider and was acquitted of homicide this week has been invited by Vice President-elect JD Va...
- + Army-Navy Game: 100 Years Ago, the Rivals Played in a Baltimore Classic—On Nov. 29, 1924, Army and Navy met for the 27th time in college football, and the first in a major city other than New York or Philadelphia. [Author:...
- + Army-Navy Game: 100 years ago, the Rivals Played in a Baltimore Classic—On Nov. 29, 1924, Army and Navy met for the 27th time in college football, and the first in a major city other than New York or Philadelphia. [Author:...
- + A US Navy Ship Makes Its First Port Call in 8 Years in Cambodia, a Top Chinese Ally—A U.S. Navy warship arrived Monday in Cambodia, the first such visit in eight years to a nation that is China’s close ally in Southeast Asia. Cambodia...
- + A US Navy Ship Will Make Its First Port Call in 8 Years in Cambodia, a Close Ally of China—A U.S. Navy warship will make a port call next week in Cambodia, China's close ally in Southeast Asia, the first such visit in eight years, according ...
- + The Best Showdown of the Army-Navy Game Actually Takes Place Away from the Gridiron—The respective military service academy's debate teams have met every year at the Army-Navy Game since 2012, performing an exhibition match for onlook...
- + Do Air Shows Really Help Military Readiness and Recruiting? Congress Plans to Find Out.—Lawmakers want the secretary of defense to brief Congress on how sending military aircraft to air shows affects recruiting and readiness, as well as s...
- + Transgender Troops, Confronting Shifting Policies of Acceptance, Just Want to Serve—Transgender troops' right to serve -- perhaps even to fight and die for a nation they volunteered to defend -- has been subject to a whiplash-inducing...
- + Highest Award Congress Can Bestow Going to Revered Vietnam POW Everett Alvarez—A Vietnam prisoner of war who spent years in captivity in the prison camp they dubbed the Hanoi Hilton and whose story was closely followed by the Ame...
- + 5 Fun Ways to Enjoy the Army-Navy Game for Those Forced to Watch It—Many people are forced to watch the Army-Navy Game, either because it's the only game on that particular Saturday or because it's part of some mandato...
- + Army-Navy Game 2024: Rivalry Has 'More Juice' with Both Teams in Midst of Strong Seasons—Army might have won the conference, but Navy has the opportunity to get the last laugh. [Link to media]
- + Navy Cuts Length of Boot Camp Amid Rise in Recruiting Totals—The Navy says that, starting next month, it will shorten the length of its Basic Military Training program -- commonly known as boot camp -- from 10 t...
- + Who Wore It Best: A Brief History of the Army-Navy Game Special Uniforms—Nearly every year since 2008, the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen have arrived at their annual rivalry game wearing a new, different uniform th...
- + Navy, Marines Team Up with University of Hawaii on Resource Management—The University of Hawaii and the Department of the Navy have signed an unprecedented 10-year agreement aimed at safeguarding natural and cultural reso...
- + Maine Senator Introduces Bill to Study Low-Level Blast Injuries on Military Personnel—U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would study the impact of "repetitive low-level blast injuries" on the military and how...
- + Elon Musk Wants to ‘Stop’ Federal Spending for Lockheed Martin’s F-35. Could That Happen?—Elon Musk, a billionaire with Texas ties and President-elect Donald Trump's ear, wants to cut federal funding for Lockheed Martin's F-35, but eliminat...
- + Navy Overhaul of Exceptional Family Member Program Raises Concerns over Ditching Categories—Months after sending a letter to families forecasting the change, the Navy has formally announced the revamp of its Exceptional Family Member Program ...
- + Air Force Osprey Parts Failure Triggers Another Military-Wide Flight Pause for Troubled Aircraft—The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have all paused Osprey operations following another parts failure, this time with the Air Force's version of the ...
- + Army-Navy 2024: What You Need to Know for the 125th Edition of America’s Game—The 125th Army-Navy Game will kick off at 3 p.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 14, on CBS. [Link to media]
- + Navy Shipbuilder Calls Littoral Combat Ship 'the Sexiest Thing' It Has Produced—The Littoral Combat Ship has had its full share of issues, but Austal Ltd. founder John Rothwell still thinks the Independence Class is “the sexiest t...
- + 2 Pearl Harbor Survivors, Ages 104 and 102, Return to Hawaii to Honor Those Killed in 1941 Attack —Military historian J. Michael Wenger has estimated there were some 87,000 military personnel on Oahu on the day of the attack and today there are only...
- + 100-Year-Old Pearl Harbor Survivor Recalls Confusion and Chaos During Japanese Bombing 83 Years Ago—Military historian J. Michael Wenger has estimated there were some 87,000 military personnel on Oahu on the day of the attack and today there are only...
- + Expect Explosions, Aircraft and Water Landings at Camp Pendleton During Steel Knight Training—The two-week Steel Knight exercise, ending on Dec. 19 at Camp Pendleton in California, will bring together several units to form a Marine Air Ground T...
- + The Greatest Service Academy Football Lineup in Army-Navy Game History—At least eight of the young men on the 1912 Army football team became highly ranked military officers who led troops in as many as three major interna...
- + 80 Years Ago, a Historic Army-Navy Game Captivated a Nation During World War II—The 1944 Army-Navy Game pitted the top two ranked teams in college football that season and raised more than $58 million for the war effort. [Link to ...
- + The 3 FBS Service Academy Football Programs, Ranked—Playing at a service academy means their academics actually matter, and then they have to spend five years serving in the military. [Author: Blake Sti...
- + 6 Army-Navy Game Traditions Everyone Should Know—If the Army-Navy Game itself doesn't thrill you, you can still stay tuned for a lot of fun and martial tradition that surrounds it, from long before k...
- + Dire State of Navy Amphibious Fleet Has Cost Marines Decades of Lost Training, Deployment Time—A scathing and detailed new watchdog report has found the condition of the Navy's amphibious ship fleet -- the fleet Marines rely on to be America's r...
- + Inside the Military's LGBTQ+ Witch Hunts—For those caught up in the witch hunts that rooted out LGBTQ service members, the disgrace is everlasting. [Author: Anne Marshall-Chalmers] [Link to ...
- + Inside the Military's LBGTQ Witch Hunts—For those caught up in the witch hunts that rooted out LGBTQ service members, the disgrace is everlasting. [Link to media]
- + Commander of Navy Reserve Center in Wyoming Fired over Personal Conduct—Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Bourque was removed as commander of Navy Reserve Center Cheyenne by Capt. Christopher Peppel, the commander of Navy Reserve Regi...
- + The US Military Takes Pride in Religious Diversity. Would Things Change if Pete Hegseth Takes Charge?—The U.S. military has strived over recent decades to present itself as religiously diverse, welcoming personnel of all faiths – or no faith – as it se...
- + 2 Sailor Deaths and Alcohol Restrictions Mark the Arrival of Navy Aircraft Carrier to Japan Home Port—The USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived in Japan as part of its home port shift less than two weeks ago, but its brief time in the country ...
- + Army-Navy Game 2024 Uniform Drip: the Screaming Eagles vs. the Jolly Rogers—In late November, Army and Navy released what this season's Army-Navy Game uniforms will look like -- and, most importantly, what those new uniforms r...
- + Hawaii Marines First to Get ‘Ship-Killing’ Missile Launcher—Marines on Oahu have been testing the Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, better known as NMESIS, and are eager to add it to the...
- + Congress Faces Competing Plans to Cover Submarine Construction Labor Cost—When Congress returns to Washington this week, members will again face the multibillion-dollar question of how to ramp up production of the nation’s s...
- + Stealth Destroyer to Be Home for 1st Hypersonic Weapon on a US Warship—Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added maneuverability making them harder to shoot down. [Author: DAVID SH...
- + Trump Picks Big Donor with Background in Finance and Little Experience with the Military for Navy Secretary—John Phelan is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the Navy, the first service leadership position that the incoming administration h...
- + Navy Veteran and ‘Love Connection’ Television Host Chuck Woolery Dead at 83—Before longtime game-show host Chuck Woolery started his decades-long career on television, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
- + Elon Musk, Charged with Cutting Federal Spending, Calls the F-35 a Waste of Money—Billionaire Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and SpaceX, said on Tuesday on X (formerly Twitter) that the U.S. should pull the plug on the Lockheed Mar...
- + Marine Corps Worried About How to Move and Supply Troops After Navy Sidelines 17 Support Ships—The Navy will sideline 17 ships to contend with a shortage of civilian mariners, the Military Sealift commander said last week, prompting concerns fro...
- + Does the Military Need Social Media Influencers?—New military influencers are popping up daily talking about military life -- the good, the bad and the ugly. [Author: Jennifer Barnhill] [Link to medi...
- + Former Navy Officer ‘Driven by Greed’ Steals over $850,000 in Military Gear, Feds Say—Richard Allen, 53, pleaded guilty Aug. 29 to conspiracy and six counts of money laundering. Now he'll serve 18 months in prison followed by three year...
- + Various Owners Have Sunk More Than $40 Million into Buying, Maintaining and Reimagining the SS United States During Its Time in Philly—The 990-foot SS United States served as a geographical marker of sorts on the Delaware River waterfront in South Philadelphia for almost 30 years. [Li...
- + 'Fat Leonard' to Appeal Sentence, While Retired Navy Captain Will Seek a Reduced Charge—The prison term imposed by U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino at the Nov. 5 sentencing hearing was more than three years longer than what prosecutor...
- + How Cher's 'Turn Back Time' Music Video Made Even the Navy Blush—A video featuring Cher singing to a rowdy group of American sailors would have been no trouble for anyone involved -- if it weren't for a last-minute ...
- + Navy Shutters Premier East Coast Substance Abuse Program Amid Staffing Shortages—The program, in an aging building at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Virginia, has struggled to retain employees. [Link to media]
- + Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop—A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had been ripped off its post and...
- + There Will Be Only One Army-Navy Game This Year as Usual, Thanks to Tulane—The now-No. 20 Green Wave defeated the Midshipmen in a 35-0 shutout, dashing Navy’s hopes for an AAC Championship Game berth. [Link to media]
- + Pentagon Silent on Elon Musk and Starlink Risks as Military Use Expands—In the past year, U.S. news outlets have reported that Musk, who oversees the satellite internet provider, has developed a close relationship with Vla...
- + Navy Didn't Understand Well-Documented Risks Posed by Hawaii Fuel Tanks, Watchdog Says—Navy officials “lacked sufficient understanding” of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbo...
- + Judge Sets Date for 9/11 Defendants to Enter Pleas, Deepening Battle over Court's Independence—A U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-d...
- + 2 Navy Destroyers Attacked by Barrage of Houthi Drones, Missiles Off Yemen Coast—The attack on the ships was the latest in months of violence in the region by the Yemen rebels, who are backed by Iran and have targeted commercial sh...
- + 'Army Brat' Michael Strahan Honors Veterans a Day After National Anthem Controversy—Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan faced backlash after standing with his arms draped in front of him, instead of his hand over his heart, dur...
- + First Woman to Head Southcom Steps Down, Passes Baton to First African-American Commander—Four-star Army Gen. Laura Richardson stepped down as the leader of U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Florida, and passed the baton to Navy Adm. Alvin Ho...
- + Another Navy Firing: Commander of Information Warfare School in San Diego Removed—Cmdr. Cayanne McFarlane's relief, which was officially over a "loss of confidence in her ability to command,” marks at least the 12th firing of a comm...
- + Commander of Navy Leadership and Ethics Center Fired over Personal Conduct—Capt. Shawn Bailey of the Navy Ethics and Leadership Center relieved Capt. Lester Brown Jr. of his duties "due to a loss of confidence in his ability ...
- + Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Falls to Navy SEAL Veteran in Key Senate Race —Tim Sheehy's victory over the three-term incumbent pads the majority Republicans will have in the Senate in the next session of Congress and potential...
- + 'Fat Leonard' Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Massive Navy Bribery Scandal—U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino was also prepared to order Francis to pay $20 million in restitution to the Navy on top of the $35 million he was...
- + ‘He Will Be Missed’: One of Last USS Nevada Veterans Dies at 101—Charles Sehe served on the USS Nevada during Pearl Harbor, the D-Day invasion at Normandy, France and the 1945 invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. [Aut...
- + ‘Something’s Going to Click': Navy Veteran Looks to Reconnect with Baby He Saved in Hong Kong Nearly 60 Years Ago—When Steve Mulvihill and his fellow sailor, Jim Kennedy, were spending time in Hong Kong in 1965, they found themselves in a situation Mulvihill could...
- + Pentagon Bolsters the US Presence in the Middle East with Bomber Aircraft and Warships—Austin ordered several B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft, tanker aircraft and Navy destroyers to deploy to the Middle East, according to four U.S. a...
- + Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds—The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been neglecting the housing needs ...
- + Mpox Vaccine Available on Demand for Troops as Infections Trigger Travel Warning—With new travel warnings for Africa, the services and Defense Health Agency are working to make the mpox vaccine available to troops and beneficiaries...
- + Army and Navy Prep Courses May Be a Recruiting Crisis Silver Bullet. But Other Services Aren't Interested.—The Army and Navy had early recruiting successes with new pre-basic training programs aimed at helping subpar applicants qualify for enlistment, but s...
- + Navy Reserve Officer Sentenced to Prison over Afghan Visa Scheme—Cmdr. Jeromy Pittmann was sentenced to 30 months in prison for accepting "bribe payments from Afghan nationals in exchange for drafting, submitting, a...
- + Congress Eyes Top Honor for Navy Pilot Who Was Second-Longest Ever US Military POW—Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half years in captivity after ...
- + It Took 8 Deployments, 3 Pregnancies, and $43,700 in IVF Treatments for Kristin and Joe to Have Their Baby—Military service members do not receive funding for assisted reproductive services unless their fertility issues are a direct result of an injury on a...
- + Navy Vet Who Died by Suicide After Alleged Sexual Assault Now Has New Annapolis Mural—The mural is just one of many tributes Elizabeth Buck has erected in memory of her son, Danny Buck, who served in the Navy from the early 2000s until ...
- + US Navy Apologizes for the 1882 Obliteration of a Tlingit Village in Alaska—The attack was one of a series of conflicts between the American military and Alaska Natives in the years after the U.S. bought the territory from Rus...
- + Pentagon Watchdog Questions Navy SEAL Training Program's Use of Sleep Deprivation—The DoD inspector general report released Thursday found that the Navy "lacks a policy on the intentional use of sleep deprivation practices" and shou...
- + 'The Restless Wave': A Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander's Engrossing World War II Parable for Today's Great Power Conflict —"The Restless Wave" came about because Stavridis' publisher approached him with the idea of writing the American version of English authors Patrick O'...
- + How the 2024 College Football Season Could See 2 Army-Navy Games—With the Black Knights joining the American Athletic Conference in 2024, a conference of which the Mids have been a member since 2015, the teams could...
- + New London Sub Base Completes Micro-Grid to Supply Its Own Electricity—Navy, state and local officials celebrated the completion of a micro-grid at the naval submarine base, a project they said will make the base more ene...
- + Navy Names Newest Nuclear-Powered Submarine USS Atlanta—For the first time in 25 years, hundreds of young sailors with the U.S. Navy will travel aboard a vessel named after the city of Atlanta, the branch a...
- + Navy Submarine Honored with Top Unit Award for 3 Secret Intelligence Missions—The USS Washington, a Navy fast-attack submarine, has been awarded a prestigious unit award for its work in securing key intelligence while deployed t...
- + Marines and Sailors on West Coast Take to Cleaning, Fixing Own Barracks as Money Flows into Housing—Marines and sailors aboard Camp Pendleton, California, will spend two weeks patching drywall, replacing faulty door locks, scrubbing showers and fixin...
- + F-35 Fighter Jet, World's Costliest Weapons Program, Failed to Hit Readiness Marks for 6 Years, Watchdog Finds—All versions of the F-35, the world's costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years, according ...
- + Navy Commander, Executive Officer of Japan-Based Ship Repair Facility Relieved—The Navy has relieved both the commanding officer and his deputy, the executive officer, from their posts leading the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility ...
- + Navy Aviators Killed in Growler Crash near Mount Rainier Were Decorated Combat Veterans—Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay "Miley" Evans, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena "Dug" Wileman, a naval aviator, both 31 years old and from California, died on...
- + A Week After China’s War Games, US and Canadian Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait—U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as i...
- + 2 Navy Aviators Are Declared Dead After a Fighter Jet Crashed in Washington State—The EA-18G Growler jet crashed east of Mount Rainier, according to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. [Author: MARTHA BELLISLE] [Link to media]
- + Navy Growler Crash in Washington State Claimed the Lives of 2 Aviators, Service Says—Two Navy aviators who were flying an EA-18G Growler jet in Washington state when it crashed Tuesday were declared dead on Sunday, the service said in ...
- + Montana GOP Candidate Who Could Flip Control of Senate Nagged by Claims He Lied About Bullet Wound—Tim Sheehy is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and his military record is a centerpiece of his bid for office. [Author: MATTHEW BROWN] [Link to media]
- + Navy Confirms Just One More Chief, Officer Punished for Illicit Wi-Fi Network on Warship—Between the investigation and Fields' update, the publicly acknowledged sum total of punishments meted out for the Wi-Fi system was four administrativ...
- + Status of Navy Crew Still Unknown as Mountainous Terrain Slows Efforts to Reach Growler Wreckage—Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), based at nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord, are now assisting in the efforts to reach the plane wreck...
- + Navy Says EPA Report that Found Low-Level Contamination Proves Water Is 'Safe'—The Navy released a report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that was the result of an inspection of its water system that serves more than ...
- + Navy Finds Wreckage of Fighter Jet that Crashed During Training in Washington State—The U.S. Navy located the wreckage of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during a routine training flight in mountainous terrain. The two ...
- + Groups Ask Biden to Stop Detaining Asylum Seekers at US Guantanamo Bay Facility—More than a hundred organizations are asking the White House to shut down a migrant processing facility at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,...
- + Search for Navy Crew of Crashed Growler Aircraft Underway in Washington State—The Navy said in a statement that the Growler belonged to Electronic Attack Squadron 130 based out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in the state. [...
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