Navy Relieves Another Information Warfare School Commander in Unrelated Firing
Cmdr. Sarah Quemada was relieved as commander of Naval Information Warfare Training Group Norfolk by Rear Adm. Brian Harding, commander of the Naval Information Warfighting Development Center.
Florida Jury Says CNN Defamed Navy Veteran in Story About Endangered Afghans
The jury awarded Zachary Young $5 million in damages and is now being asked to determine whether CNN must pay additional punitive damages.
Polish general fired after anti-tank mines found in Ikea warehouse
A Polish general was dismissed last week by the nation’s defense minister after reportedly misplacing a batch of anti-tank mines that were later found in an Ikea warehouse, according to Polish news outlet Onet. Maj. Gen. Artur Kępczyński was fired Jan. 9 for reasons that were not specified by Polish military officials, though numerous local reports suggested the missing explosives were — naturally...[Read More]
Bridging Oceans, Building Futures: How a Navy Captain’s Unique Career Embodies the Spirit of AUKUS
Royal Australian Navy Capt. Stephen Hussey’s 50-year career in the Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, and multiple U.S. Navy exchanges has uniquely positioned him to embody the spirit of AUKUS.
Lawmakers again push to ease firing rules for misbehaving VA staff
House and Senate Republican leaders introduced legislation this week designed to make it easier to discipline and fire Veterans Affairs employees, reviving a priority of President Donald Trump’s first term in office just before his second term begins. The Restore VA Accountability Act is sponsored by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, and House Veterans’ Affairs Com...[Read More]
Defamation Case Against CNN over Afghan Evacuation Report Goes to a Jury
A Florida jury will decide whether CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 report on how Afghans were being charged thousands of dollars to be evacuated after the U.S. military withdrawal from their country.
Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for the way it was mishandled. Austin, 71, spent 41 years of his life in a military uniform. He retired as a highly decorated four-star general who earned a Silver S...[Read More]
Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for the way it was mishandled. Austin, 71, spent 41 years of his life in a military uniform. He retired as a highly decorated four-star general who earned a Silver S...[Read More]
Navy relieves CO of Naval Information Warfare Training Group Norfolk
The Navy relieved the commanding officer of Naval Information Warfare Training Group Norfolk on Thursday, the service announced. Cmdr. Sarah M. Quemada was relieved of her duties by Rear Adm. Brian A. Harding, commander of Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, “due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command,” the service said in a brief release. The release did not provide addit...[Read More]
SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Medium Landing Ship LSM 1
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Jan. 16, USS McClung (LSM 1) as the name for the first ship in the new McClung-class of medium landing ships.
Trump picks intel community official as next Air Force secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he’s tapping Troy Meink, second in command at the National Reconnaissance Office, to be secretary of the Air Force. Meink began his career as a KC-135 tanker navigator in 1988. He went on to hold a variety of roles across the Air Force’s space enterprise, serving as a chief technical advisor to the Air Force Research Laboratory and later the deputy unders...[Read More]
SECNAV Del Toro Names Future John Lewis-class Oilers T-AO 215 and T-AO 216
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of two future John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers, T-AO 205-class, to be the future USNS Joshua L. Goldberg (T-AO 215), the future USNS Thomas D. Parham Jr. (T-AO 216).