Meet the youngest Medal of Honor recipient since the Civil War
On Oct. 5, 1945, President Harry S. Truman placed the Medal of Honor around Jacklyn Harrell Lucas’ neck. According to Lucas, Truman told the Marine, “I’d rather have [your] medal than be president of the United States.” “Sir, I’ll swap you,” quipped Lucas. But the ceremony to honor the Marine with the nation’s highest medal for valor was unique in more ways than one. At the age of just 14, the tee...[Read More]
Solar-powered unmanned surface vessel sets new speed crossing Atlantic
A small unmanned surface vessel called the Lightfish made a new milestone for USVs when it arrived in Portugal just over two months after being launched by the U.S. Navy in June. The fully autonomous Lightfish is a small solar-powered craft manufactured by Seasats. Its solar panels operate and store energy even in cloudy weather, and the craft is equipped with a battery and generator that can exte...[Read More]
Solar-powered unmanned surface vessel sets new speed crossing Atlantic
A small unmanned surface vessel called the Lightfish made a new milestone for USVs when it arrived in Portugal just over two months after being launched by the U.S. Navy in June. The fully autonomous Lightfish is a small solar-powered craft manufactured by Seasats. Its solar panels operate and store energy even in cloudy weather, and the craft is equipped with a battery and generator that can exte...[Read More]
Medical Officer Recruiter of the Year
251121-N-IG466-6209 Reserve Talent Acquisition Group (RTAG) Southwest (Nov. 21, 2025) – Lt. Cmdr. Pamela Resurreccion poses in her dress blue uniform, reflecting the professionalism and dedication that earned her recognition as Medical Officer Recruiter of the Year (U.S. Navy photo by LTJG Adelola Tinubu/Released).
NCCM (SW/AW) Kevin D. Kikawa
Master Chief Petty Officer Kevin D. Kikawa was born in San Diego, California, and graduated from Truckee High School in 1998. He entered the United States Navy on May 23, 2000.
Medical Officer Recruiter of the Year: How One Navy Nurse Found Purpose
For Lt. Cmdr. Pamela Resurreccion, the decision to join the Navy Reserve began with a desire for growth. After years working as an emergency trauma nurse, she realized she had reached a point of comfort. Her routine no longer pushed her skills, leadership, or sense of purpose. She wanted more and found it in the U.S. Navy.
U.S., Republic of Korea Conduct Maritime Counter Special Operations Forces Exercise
The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy conducted a Maritime Counter Special Operations
USS Asheville Returns Home to Naval Base Guam
NAVAL BASE GUAM (Nov. 18, 2025) — Los Angeles–class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) returned to Naval Base Guam, reaffirming the submarine force’s forward presence and readiness across the Indo-Pacific, Nov. 18, 2025.
Coast Guard reverses course, calls swastikas and nooses ‘hate symbols’
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as “potentially divisive” — a term that prompted outcry from lawmakers and advocates. “Divisive or hate symbols and flags are prohibited,” the latest Coast Guard policy, released late Thursday, declared...[Read More]
Private housing companies let troops deck the halls early for holidays
Privatized military housing providers are no longer standing in the way of service members and their families who want to make their homes merry and bright before Thanksgiving. Hunt Military Communities, the nation’s largest privatized military housing provider, has amended its policy to allow residents to display outdoor holiday decorations beginning Nov. 1 and continuing through Jan. 10, the com...[Read More]
New Coast Guard policy calls swastikas ‘potentially divisive’
The U.S. Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses as well as how personnel report hate incidents. A Coast Guard message in 2020 from then-Commandant Karl Schultz said symbols like swastikas and nooses were “widely identified with oppression or hatred” and called their display “a potential hate incident.” The...[Read More]
Lawmakers urge troops to refuse illegal orders in video
Democratic representatives released a video on social media on Tuesday pleading with service members and intelligence officers to reject illegal orders amid ongoing U.S. military strikes against alleged-drug carrying vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean. These representatives — who all served in the military or intelligence community — said that the Trump administration was pitting t...[Read More]