Navy’s MIB Program Celebrates Year of Focused Effort to Strengthen Maritime Industrial Capability and Capacity
The U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program marks its first anniversary this week, highlighting milestones and forward progress that will strengthen America’s shipbuilding and repair capacity and enable industrial growth.
DC National Guard troops have orders extended through December
District of Columbia National Guard troops who are deployed as part of President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement intervention in the nation’s capital have had their orders extended through December, a National Guard official said. The main purpose of the extension is to ensure that any D.C. Guard members out on the streets of Washington will continue to have uninterrupted benefits and pay f...[Read More]
Media Release: U.S. Navy begins removal of USS Arizona mooring platforms
MEDIA RELEASE: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The U.S. Navy, in coordination with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, will begin operations for the removal of two World War II-era mooring platforms from the USS Arizona, Sept. 3.
CNO34 Day One Message – Foundry – Fleet – Flight
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CNO34 Day One Message – Foundry – Fleet – Fight
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Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the U.S. conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity
The combined armed and defense forces of Australia, Canada, the Philippines, and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Sept. 3.
Whole Blood, Total Readiness: Program Prepares Sailors for Combat Trauma Care
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – In a quiet room turned makeshift battlefield, corpsmen at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay leaned over training mannequins and volunteers, practicing one of the most critical lifesaving skills in combat trauma care: administering a whole blood transfusion in the field.
Beetle Bailey turns 75: the Army’s lovable slacker marches on
When “Beetle Bailey” debuted in 1950, it was a college strip about a lanky underachiever who wanted to do as little as possible. Six months later, creator Mort Walker had Beetle enlist in the Army during the Korean War. From that moment on, the reluctant private became one of the most recognizable characters in American comics, embodying the frustrations, absurdities and humor of military life. Se...[Read More]
Watch the Service Members of the Year 2025 awards ceremony
The 2025 Service Members of the Year awards ceremony, streaming here, honors one outstanding recipient from each military branch.
Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling back its ambitions for a slate of upgrades called Block 4, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday, as the aircraft struggles with production delays, cost overruns and supply chain snarls. The downgrading of plans for F-35 upgrades, revealed in GAO’s report “F-35 Program: Actions Needed to Address Late Deliveries and Improve Future Devel...[Read More]
Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling back its ambitions for a slate of upgrades called Block 4, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday, as the aircraft struggles with production delays, cost overruns and supply chain snarls. The downgrading of plans for F-35 upgrades, revealed in GAO’s report “F-35 Program: Actions Needed to Address Late Deliveries and Improve Future Devel...[Read More]
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250902-N-XB641-1044 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Navy Recruiting Command chief petty officer selects listen to Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, not pictured, as he speaks about his expectations for leadership. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo b...[Read More]