South Korea, US conduct exercise with B-1B bomber, fighter jets
SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. and South Korean militaries conducted an aerial exercise involving at least one U.S. B-1B bomber and multiple fighter jets in the allies’ first joint air force drill of President Donald Trump’s second term. Seoul’s Defense Ministry said South Korean F-35 and F-15 fighter jets and American F-16s were involved in the exercise over the Korean Peninsula, but it didn’t spe...[Read More]
USS Truman Commander Fired After Collision with Merchant Ship near Suez Canal
Capt. Dave Snowden was relieved Thursday for “loss of confidence in his ability to command” by Rear Adm. Sean Bailey, the commander of Carrier Strike Group 8, a Navy statement announced.
Confusion over VA worker dismissals irks advocates, lawmakers
One week after Veterans Affairs leaders announced the dismissal of 1,000 probationary department staffers, lawmakers and veterans groups are still struggling to understand which workers have been let go and whether more firings are coming soon. “There is an almost total lack of transparency and communication here,” said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, ...[Read More]
Confusion over VA worker dismissals irks advocates, lawmakers
One week after Veterans Affairs leaders announced the dismissal of 1,000 probationary department staffers, lawmakers and veterans groups are still struggling to understand which workers have been let go and whether more firings are coming soon. “There is an almost total lack of transparency and communication here,” said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, ...[Read More]
Senior Chief Petty Officer Joshua W. Alfing
Senior Chief Petty Officer Joshua W. Alfing was born in Winston Salem, NC in 1980 and graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in June 1998.
Navy relieves CO of USS Harry S. Truman following collision
The Navy relieved the commanding officer of the carrier Harry S. Truman on Thursday, one week after the carrier collided with a civilian merchant vessel in the Mediterranean, the service announced. Capt. Dave Snowden was relieved by Rear Adm. Sean Bailey, commander of Carrier Strike Group 8, due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said in a brief release. Snowden’s relief...[Read More]
Troops’ new tax-saving health care benefit enrollment starts March 3
Starting March 3, active-duty service members will have the option to enroll in a new benefit that could help defray their out-of-pocket health care costs. The special enrollment period for health care flexible spending accounts will run from March 3 through March 31. In essence, a health care flexible spending account, or FSA, is a savings account that can be used to pay for items not covered by ...[Read More]
Navy Captains Imprisoned in ‘Fat Leonard’ Scandal Seek Details of Government Misconduct
While government attorneys have admitted in court and in written filings to “serious issues” regarding government misconduct, prosecutors have only provided vague details of that misconduct and not a full reckoning.
International Maritime Exercise 2025 concludes
MANAMA, Bahrain — The Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise, International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025, concluded during a closing ceremony here, Feb 20.
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Royal Navy Rear Admiral Jude Terry Visits Commander, Navy Recruiting Command [Image 6 of 6]
250218-N-UF592-1008 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Feb. 18, 2025) From left to right, Rear Adm. Jeffrey Heames, Assistant Commander, Navy Personnel Command, Rear Adm. Jude Terry, Royal Navy’s Director of People and Training, Rear Adm. Stuart Satterwhite, Commander, MyNavy Career Center, and Rear Adm. Wayne Baze, Commander, Navy Personnel Command, visit Commander, Navy Recruiting Command. Terry is responsible,...[Read More]
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Royal Navy Rear Admiral Jude Terry Visits Commander, Navy Recruiting Command [Image 2 of 6]
250218-N-UF592-2025 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Feb. 18, 2025) Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, right, briefs Rear Adm. Jude Terry, Royal Navy’s Director of People and Training, about daily recruiting activities in the Recruiting Operations Center during her visit to CNRC. Terry is responsible, in part, for recruiting and covers the totality of uniformed regular and reservist ser...[Read More]
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Royal Navy Rear Admiral Jude Terry Visits Commander, Navy Recruiting Command [Image 3 of 6]
250218-N-UF592-2032 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Feb. 18, 2025) From left to right, Rear Adm. Jude Terry, Royal Navy’s Director of People and Training, Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, and Lt. Cmdr. Robert Terranova, national enlisted programs officer, discuss daily recruiting activities in the Recruiting Operations Center during Terry’s visit to CNRC. Terry is responsible, in par...[Read More]