NCC Harsh

For the past 10 days, naval aviators across six squadrons attached to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington and carried out the time-honored tradition of field carrier landing practice — on Iwo Jima. Since 1991, Iwo Jima, known today in Japan as Iwo To, has been the practice site of “touch-and-go” landings for pilots looking to hone their skills and for those seeking to be qualified for carri...[Read More]

The Navy Exchange Service Command Hospitality Group recognized its top hotels and team members on May 13, 2026, during its training symposium at Naval Air Station North Island, California.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday campaigned for a Republican congressional challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump in an extremely unusual move that broke with the military’s longstanding tradition of political neutrality. Taking the stage at a rally for Ed Gallrein, Hegseth railed against Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican who has publicly feuded with Trump and is facing Gallrein in a...[Read More]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week said he would conduct a review on supporting a bill that would give veterans — predominantly from the U.S. Air Force — the same benefits civilians have been receiving for exposure to radiation at a Nevada test site that has seen more than 900 atomic bomb tests. At a May 12 hearing of the House Appropriations Committee, Hegseth thanked Rep. Susie Lee (D-Neva...[Read More]

There is no dearth of historic aircraft that helped to change the course of World War II — the B-17 Flying Fortress, the Vought F4U Corsair and the P-51 Mustang, to name a few. But scarcely any could be called heroic. In the case of the F4F Wildcat, usually outnumbered and almost always outclassed by its opponents, an exception can be made. Distinctive in that it was first designed as a biplane in...[Read More]

The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group on Saturday received the highest unit-level military decoration for extraordinary acts of heroism during its support of Operation Epic Fury, among other achievements. The strike group was honored with the Presidential Unit Citation on the same day the USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, from a historic 11-month deployment, the...[Read More]

MONTEREY, Calif. – In an era of intensifying competition and rapid innovation, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) serves as a critical link between advanced education and the operational demands of the U.S. Department of the Navy.

The United States Navy will bring Billings Navy Week to the Treasure State of Montana, Aug. 17-23, offering residents a unique opportunity to meet Sailors, experience naval traditions, and gain a deeper understanding of the Navy’s role in national defense and global security. 

It was in 2007 that James Smither received a call from Jeffrey Wilcox, a West Point grad who served in the 101st Airborne Division. Smither, who recently retired as a professor of history at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was also the creator and director of the university’s Veterans History Project. “I got a call from a fellow named Jeff Wilcox,” Smither told Military Ti...[Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Glowbug-2 instrument successfully launched on board the Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload at approximately 6:05 p.m. EDT on May 15, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla.

CLEVELAND (May 16, 2026) – The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest and last Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) in Cleveland.

MAYPORT, Fla. – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) got underway from Naval Station Mayport May 16, 2026, to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment. Cooperstown assumed duties previously executed by the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) in support of USNORTHCOM’s border security objectives.