Navy Exceeds FY25 Recruiting Goals
Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, rings the bell at CNRC, Millington, Tennessee, on Oct. 1, celebrating Recruiting Nation’s achievement of recruiting 44,096 future Sailors in Fiscal Year 2025. This achievement reflects the combined effort of leadership, Navy Recruiting Command’s front-line recruiters, and support staff working together to ensure the Fleet has the ri...[Read More]
Navy Exceeds FY25 Recruiting Goals
The U.S. Navy has surpassed its recruiting goals for Fiscal Year 2025, bringing in more than 44,096 future Sailors — the highest total since the early 2000s.
How the government shutdown is affecting troops, families
The government shutdown has already affected some services on military installations, but the impact varies, according to Military Times’ review of several installation Facebook pages. For example, family centers at some bases are open, like those at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, but classes are canceled. At Fort Riley, Kansas, the Soldier and Family Assistance Center, as well as i...[Read More]
How the government shutdown is affecting troops, families
The government shutdown has already affected some services on military installations, but the impact varies, according to Military Times’ review of several installation Facebook pages. For example, family centers at some bases are open, like those at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, but classes are canceled. At Fort Riley, Kansas, the Soldier and Family Assistance Center, as well as i...[Read More]
Federal employee caused shooter hoax at NJ base to bond with coworkers
A scare about a supposed shooting that prompted a lockdown at New Jersey’s largest military base was a hoax caused by a civilian employee who wanted to “trauma bond” with her colleagues, according to federal prosecutors. Malika Brittingham, a civilian who works for the Naval Air Warfare Center and was assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, faces charges that she knowingly conveyed false inf...[Read More]
Federal employee caused shooter hoax at NJ base to bond with coworkers
A scare about a supposed shooting that prompted a lockdown at New Jersey’s largest military base was a hoax caused by a civilian employee who wanted to “trauma bond” with her colleagues, according to federal prosecutors. Malika Brittingham, a civilian who works for the Naval Air Warfare Center and was assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, faces charges that she knowingly conveyed false inf...[Read More]
Federal employee arrested after ‘active shooter hoax’ at NJ base
TRENTON, N.J. — A federal government employee was taken into custody Tuesday following an “active shooter hoax” that plunged New Jersey’s largest military base into lockdown earlier in the day, according to the state’s acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba. In a social media post Tuesday night, Habba said the civilian employee — who has not been named — was in custody for “conveying false information ...[Read More]
Federal employee arrested after ‘active shooter hoax’ at NJ base
TRENTON, N.J. — A federal government employee was taken into custody Tuesday following an “active shooter hoax” that plunged New Jersey’s largest military base into lockdown earlier in the day, according to the state’s acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba. In a social media post Tuesday night, Habba said the civilian employee — who has not been named — was in custody for “conveying false information ...[Read More]
US military starts drawing down mission in Iraq, officials say
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military has begun drawing down its mission in Iraq under an agreement inked with the Iraqi government last year, officials said Wednesday. Washington and Baghdad agreed last year to wind down the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by September 2025, with U.S. forces departing some bases where they have stationed troops during ...[Read More]
Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years. The Senate rejected the legislation as Democrats are making good on their threat to close the government if President Donald Trump and Republicans won’t accede to their health care demands. The 55-45 vo...[Read More]
Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years. The Senate rejected the legislation as Democrats are making good on their threat to close the government if President Donald Trump and Republicans won’t accede to their health care demands. The 55-45 vo...[Read More]
FY26 Lapse of Appropriations: Department of the Navy Resources for Sailors, Marines and Civilians
Support is available to help Sailors, Marines, civilians and their families lessen the impact of the government shutdown. The resources listed below offer assistance.