Fiscal year 2025 Recruiter of the Year awardees observe the Recruiting Operations Center brief
251204-N-TL932-1040 Master Chief Navy Counselor Kevin Kikawa, National Chief Recruiter at Navy Recruiting Command, explains portions of the Recruiting Operations Center brief to the fiscal year 2025 Recruiter of the Year awardees in Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 2025. The ROY awards program recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expertise, positive impact on local com...[Read More]
Is carrier Wi-Fi distracting sailors? Jet mishap probe raises concerns
A package of investigations released this week about the carrier Harry S. Truman’s loss of three F/A-18 Super Hornets and collision with a merchant vessel in four separate mishaps on its last deployment to the Middle East is raising grave concerns about training gaps and sailors’ lack of focus and professionalism when fulfilling their duties. Among the culprits, according to the investigations, we...[Read More]
The Japanese Submariner Who Became America’s First WWII Prisoner After Pearl Harbor
Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach on the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle emerging from the surf. Akui quickly realized he had found something far more significant—a Japanese naval officer from the previous day’s Pearl Harbor attack. Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki became Prisoner of War No. 1 for the United States, the first of only approximately 50...[Read More]
Leaders of WWII Namesake Submarines Carry Legacy Forward
This year’s Pearl Harbor Day observance marks the 84th anniversary of the surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet by Japanese forces. The commemoration honors and remembers the more than 2,400 service members and civilians who died on Dec. 7, 1941, and plunged the U.S. into World War II.
U.S., Japan naval forces complete Mine Warfare Exercise 3JA 2025
The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA 2025 off the coast of Southern Japan near Aburatsu, Nov. 12-26.
USS Tripoli, USS Robert Smalls arrive in Da Nang, Vietnam
USS Tripoli, USS Robert Smalls arrive in Da Nang, Vietnam
Lawmakers move to block effort to privatize military commissaries
Lawmakers have moved to prevent the Defense Department from privatizing military commissaries as part of Congress’ proposed compromise defense policy bill. In the proposed fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act released Sunday night, lawmakers reinforced previous restrictions on privatizing commissaries under law. The proposed legislation includes language stating that DOD “may not take” a...[Read More]
Lawmakers move to block effort to privatize military commissaries
Lawmakers have moved to prevent the Defense Department from privatizing military commissaries as part of Congress’ proposed compromise defense policy bill. In the proposed fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act released Sunday night, lawmakers reinforced previous restrictions on privatizing commissaries under law. The proposed legislation includes language stating that DOD “may not take” a...[Read More]
Five minutes of chaos: How the Navy shot down its own jet
“Bittersweet.” That’s the shorthand the Navy uses to indicate a potential friendly fire situation. But in the minutes before midnight Zulu time on Dec. 21, 2024, it was already too late to make the call and avert the disaster by the time commanders saw it coming. According to a command investigation published this month into the events that led to the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg shooting...[Read More]
Five minutes of chaos: How the Navy shot down its own jet
“Bittersweet.” That’s the shorthand the Navy uses to indicate a potential friendly fire situation. But in the minutes before midnight Zulu time on Dec. 21, 2024, it was already too late to make the call and avert the disaster by the time commanders saw it coming. According to a command investigation published this month into the events that led to the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg shooting...[Read More]
Troops to get 3.8% pay raise under proposed defense bill
U.S. service members will receive a 3.8% pay increase beginning Jan. 1 under the final version of the annual defense bill announced by the House and Senate on Sunday night. The proposed fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act makes several changes to Defense Department personnel policy, including a 3.8% across-the-board military pay raise consistent with the Trump administration’s proposed ...[Read More]
Troops to get 3.8% pay raise under proposed defense bill
U.S. service members will receive a 3.8% pay increase beginning Jan. 1 under the final version of the annual defense bill announced by the House and Senate on Sunday night. The proposed fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act makes several changes to Defense Department personnel policy, including a 3.8% across-the-board military pay raise consistent with the Trump administration’s proposed ...[Read More]