DOD stops offering rape kits to most overseas civilian workers
The Defense Health Agency must stop providing certain sexual assault resources for civilian workers and contractors overseas, a new Defense Department memo ordered. The memo — signed March 13 by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Stephen L. Ferrara — said that extending rape test kits to individuals who aren’t eligible for care within the Military Health System, or ...[Read More]
DOD stops offering rape kits to most overseas civilian workers
The Defense Health Agency must stop providing certain sexual assault resources for civilian workers and contractors overseas, a new Defense Department memo ordered. The memo — signed March 13 by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Stephen L. Ferrara — said that extending rape test kits to individuals who aren’t eligible for care within the Military Health System, or ...[Read More]
Former Pentagon spokesman tied to DEI purge asked to resign: Official
Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot was asked to resign this week following a contentious start for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s communications office, a senior defense official told The Associated Press on Thursday. Ullyot was one of Hegseth’s initial communications office hires and oversaw some of its most highly visible but controversial moves, including a broad edict to the military serv...[Read More]
Former Pentagon spokesman tied to DEI purge asked to resign: Official
Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot was asked to resign this week following a contentious start for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s communications office, a senior defense official told The Associated Press on Thursday. Ullyot was one of Hegseth’s initial communications office hires and oversaw some of its most highly visible but controversial moves, including a broad edict to the military serv...[Read More]
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan Visits PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 16, 2025) – The Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visited Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), April 16, 2025.
NATO Allies and Partners Gather for Black Sea Maritime Forum
NAPLES, Italy — Naval leaders from across NATO and partner nations convened in Naples, Italy, April 15-17 for the 4th Annual Black Sea Maritime Forum. The forum, hosted by Admiral Stuart B. Munsch, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, provided a platform for discussions on maritime security challenges and opportunities for collaboration in the Black Sea region.
U.S and ROK Navy Divers Conclude Successful SALVEX Korea 2025
CHINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea — U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 and their counterparts from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) successfully concluded Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2025, in Chinhae, South Korea on April 11, 2025.
Why the bar scene in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is more than just nostalgia
In “Top Gun: Maverick,” the bar scene at the Hard Deck stands out as one of the film’s most deliberate callbacks to the original 1986 classic, yet it does more than simply play on nostalgia. The Hard Deck, owned by Penny Benjamin (Jennifer Connelly), is a spiritual successor to the bar where Maverick and Goose once serenaded civilians and fellow officers. Its modernized setting highlights how much...[Read More]
Families sue over ‘appalling’ conditions in Florida military housing
Dozens of families are suing Balfour Beatty Communities, alleging toxic living conditions and accusing the company of “shoddy maintenance practices and corporate indifference or ineptitude” at its privatized military housing community at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. Forty-four of the 56 families in the complaint are military families. The remaining plaintiffs, civilian families, have been ...[Read More]
NPS Applied Math Professor Wei Kang Named 2025 SIAM Fellow
Recognized for outstanding research and service to the community, Wei Kang, a Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, was honored by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) as a 2025 SIAM Fellow. Applied mathematics provides a foundation for all kinds of leading-edge research into complex science and technology with naval and defense ap...[Read More]
Experience WWI like never before in this upcoming virtual exhibit
The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, is getting a facelift. Since 2023, the Museum and Memorial “has been carrying out a multi-year upgrade plan, the most expansive changes to the buildings and grounds since opening in 2006,” according to its landing page. The modifications, the announcement continued, “will not only see upgrades in technology to tell new and interesting ...[Read More]
Marine Corps relieves Air Station Beaufort commander of duties
The United States Marine Corps removed a commander from his position after deciding he was unfit to lead, according to the Marine Corps. Col. Mark D. Bortnem was relieved of his duties as commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort on April 14, and reassigned to duties at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. “This decision was made due to a loss of trust and confidence in Bortnem’...[Read More]