NASA Astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover Returns to NPS to Share Experiences, Engage Students
On June 16, just over two months after buzzing 4,067 miles above the Moon’s far side and breaking Apollo 13’s distance-from-Earth record, U.S. Navy captain and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover returned to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).
International Visitors Welcome Tall Ships to SAIL 250 Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Md. (June 24, 2026)— As tall ships from around the world arrived in Baltimore Harbor for SAIL250 Maryland, the event offered more than a display of maritime tradition. For visitors and sailors alike, it became an opportunity to celebrate heritage, strengthen international friendships, and reflect on the enduring connections forged at sea.
Trump meets munitions makers amid push to replenish weapons stockpiles
U.S. President Donald Trump met with munitions makers at the White House on Wednesday as his administration pushes to expand weapons production after military operations in Iran and other conflicts drew down U.S. stockpiles. The United States has supplied large quantities of weapons to allies while also using munitions in its own military operations, raising concerns about inventories of key air-d...[Read More]
Missing sailor found dead near Naval Station Norfolk
A U.S. sailor who was reported missing in mid-June was discovered dead on Friday in the water near the piers on Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, the service confirmed. Engineman Fireman Apprentice Isaac Benjamin Norris, 22, was assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman and was last seen on Naval Station Norfolk on June 14. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service did not announce a cause of death. “NCIS...[Read More]
F-35 program chief warns fleet has outgrown its support system amid record-low readiness
The F-35’s program chief conceded to senators Tuesday that the fighter has outgrown the system built to support it, weeks after a GAO report put readiness at the lowest level on record. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Masiello, who took over the F-35 Joint Program Office last July, testified before an open session of the Airland Subcommittee as the program defends a fiscal 2027 request that bundles ...[Read More]
Airstrike killed senior ISIS commander in Syria, CENTCOM says
A senior Islamic State leader was killed by an airstrike last week, Central Command announced on Wednesday, as the region grapples with a fraught security landscape amid U.S. base closures in Syria and the escape of ISIS personnel from detainment. Ali Husayn al-Ulaywi was killed in a precision airstrike on June 19 as part of the U.S.’s ongoing campaign to eradicate the militant group, the command ...[Read More]
NCCM Sara L. Drake
NCCM Sara L. Drake is a native of Indiana, Pennsylvania, and a 1997 graduate of Penns Manor High School. She enlisted in the United States Navy during her senior year, reporting to Recruit Training Command on November 4, 1997.
Navy announces E-6 sailors of the year, meritorious chief advancements
The U.S. Navy this month announced a slate of E-6 personnel the service is recognizing as their respective commands’ sailors of the year, with each soon advancing to join the chiefs mess. First class petty officers from each command will take their place in the Goat Locker on Sept. 16, 2026, after each sailor completes their CPO initiation, according to a release from Chief of Naval Operations Adm...[Read More]
NAVSUP FLC Puget Sound Supports Portland Fleet Week Visit
PORTLAND, Oregon—Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Puget Sound personnel were on hand to provide pierside support for the Navy’s participation in the annual Portland Rose Fest Fleet Week June 2-8.
Military families paying $1,000 out of pocket for moves, survey shows
More than 60% of active-duty families who made moves in the past two years paid more than $1,000 out of pocket for expenses related to their move, according to a new survey. “The data continue to show that military moves create disruption across nearly every aspect of life. … A military-directed move shouldn’t be creating avoidable expenses that military families must absorb,” said Shannon R...[Read More]
Gunfight at the Veracruz Custom House led to six Medal of Honor recipients
On April 9, 1914, amid the chaos of Mexico’s revolutionary conflicts, nine U.S. Navy seamen had been detained by the dictatorship of Gen. Victoriano Huerta. Although they were released on April 21, the United States learned that the steamship Ypiranga had entered the port of Veracruz with a cargo of German weaponry. In response, the U.S. Navy confiscated Ypiranga and landed an occupation force in ...[Read More]
Just one in four Americans believes the Iran war was worth its costs
Just one in four Americans believes President Donald Trump’s war with Iran was worth its costs and a majority worry that a truce with Tehran is unlikely to last, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The five-day poll, which closed on Monday, also showed the war weighing heavily on Trump’s popularity, with his approval rating dropping to 34%, a return to the lowest level of the Republican’s second term that...[Read More]