‘Good Samaritans’ beware: Scammers ramp up targeting of troops’ goodwill
The father of a sailor is out to warn others in the military community about a “Good Samaritan” scam that cost his son thousands of dollars. On July 2, two men approached the young sailor, claiming they had lost their wallets and needed help paying for a hotel room. “The men gained possession of his phone under the pretense of entering reimbursement information electronically,” the father wrote in...[Read More]
Senate Democrats press Pentagon over medical care for troops wounded in Kuwait drone strike
Senate Democrats are pressing the Pentagon for answers about medical care provided to service members wounded in the March 1 drone strike at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, saying the Defense Department has yet to fully answer an earlier congressional inquiry or provide the results of the Army’s investigation into the attack. In a July 29 letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Ma...[Read More]
Navy offering up to $150,000 retention bonuses for select aviation billets
The U.S. Navy is rolling out retention bonuses for select active-duty aviation billets in an effort to retain skilled personnel in certain mission-critical roles, the service announced. “The AC Aviation Command Retention Bonus (ACRB) program incentivizes highly talented, hardworking Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers (NFO) screened for aviation command to choose to remain on Active Duty,” a ...[Read More]
Story Tellers of RIMPAC
HONOLULU – Hai moʻolelo, the Hawaiian term for telling stories, is foundational to sharing history, genealogy and traditions with each generation. Tribes, villages, nations and regions have shared stories, wisdom and more with one another. Nations across borders and oceans would trade independent solutions for social innovation. Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world’s largest maritime...[Read More]
CARAT Sri Lanka 2026 concludes, strengthening maritime partnerships in region
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka –The sixth iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Sri Lanka concluded July 31, 2026, in Trincomalee, following a series of exercises and exchanges between the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and the U.S. Navy. The exercise began on July 27 and was designed to enhance maritime interoperability, strengthen partnerships, and promote regional security cooperation. T...[Read More]
34th Annual Joint Safety and Environmental Professional Development Symposium set new standards for professional development
The Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center (NAVSAFENVTRACEN) successfully concluded the 34th Annual Joint Safety and Environmental Professional Development Symposium (PDS), held virtually April 20–24, 2026. Bringing together military members, government civilians, industry professionals, and subject matter experts from across the Department of War and around the globe, this year’s sy...[Read More]
See what it’s like to be on a ship getting hit by US missiles
The Navy offered a unique perspective in its latest SINKEX event. Two former U.S. warships, the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu and the cruiser USS Mobile Bay, were sent below the seas off the coast of Hawaii during a live sinking exercise, or SINKEX, event on July 17. On July 24, the Navy released footage of the sinking, including video of the Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft uncrewed s...[Read More]
Navy awards $76.6 billion for Virginia, Columbia-class submarines
The U.S. Navy announced that it is awarding contracts for another round of ballistic missile and fast-attack submarines. The Defense Department is granting a collective $76.6 billion to General Dynamics Electric Boat for five Columbia-class submarines and to both General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding for nine Virginia-class submarines to be buil...[Read More]
Average VA disability payments rose nearly 40% in past 14 years, study finds
An analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation since 2010 found that the average annual payments to veterans climbed by nearly 40% while the percentage of veterans who receive payments almost doubled. Researchers at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine in California looked at VA disability benefits and Social Security Disability paym...[Read More]
USS George Washington arrives in Vietnam amid China-Philippines strain
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived Thursday in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a scheduled port visit, the service announced. The ship, along with over 5,000 sailors, sailed from the Philippine Sea to the South China Sea last week, several days after a July 20 hostile incident between the China Coast Guard and Philippine Navy in which Chinese personnel aboard an inflatable boat ...[Read More]
C-2A Greyhound’s Six Decades of Service Ends with Landing at NAS Pensacola
PENSACOLA, Fla. – A C-2A Greyhound attached to the “Rawhides” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 landed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola’s Sherman Field July 28, marking the final in-service flight for the platform.
NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Supports Navy’s 250th Birthday Celebration
Contracting specialists from the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk Contracting Department (Code 200) provided husbanding and contracting support for Navy ships and events celebrating the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday with the International Naval Review 250 in New York and Sail 250 events in Baltimore and Boston.