Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are retiring. How will new leaders inherit their lessons learned?
The military is preparing for future conflicts that may look little like the wars fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the same time, the generation that spent two decades fighting those wars is steadily leaving the force. Across the branches, post-9/11 veterans are retiring, transitioning to civilian careers and stepping away from leadership and training positions. Their departures come as military...[Read More]
US aircraft fires at, disables another oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
The U.S. military on Tuesday struck and incapacitated an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman for violating the U.S. Navy blockade by “attempting to transport oil from Iran.” A U.S. aircraft fired precision munitions at the engine room of the Palau-flagged M/T Settebello after the vessel refused to adhere to warnings from military forces, U.S. Central Command said. The action marks the second U.S. strik...[Read More]
Navy chaplains to remove rank insignia from all working and utility uniforms
U.S. Navy chaplains will discard their rank insignia on working and utility uniforms starting Tuesday, the service announced in an administrative message. The guidance follows an edict issued by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on March 24 in a video uploaded to X, in which he stated that a chaplain is a chaplain first and an officer second. Previously, uniforms worn by chaplains presented rank insi...[Read More]
Naval Research Laboratory Receives Space Force Antenna to Expand Joint Space Test Capabilities In, From, and To Space
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has received a transportable satellite tracking antenna system from the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) System Delta 81 (SYD 81) to expand joint space testing, training and operational support capabilities at NRL’s Blossom Point Tracking Facility during the first quarter of calendar year 2026.
Sailor sentenced to 44 years in prison for murder of Angelina Resendiz
A U.S. sailor who killed a fellow service member will spend 44 years behind bars after pleading guilty at a general court-martial, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service announced Tuesday. Culinary Specialist Seaman Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland admitted Monday to the unpremeditated murder of Culinary Specialist Seaman Angelina Petra Resendiz, whom he strangled to death in a barracks building a...[Read More]
Navy Week On the Road to Omaha For First Time in Over A Decade
For the first time since 2014, the Navy will bring more than 90 Sailors to Omaha from June 15-21 to engage in a week-long series of performances, educational events and service projects in celebration of the Navy and Nation’s 250th anniversary.
Brazilian Navy Officer’s Award-Winning NPS Research Advances 5G Network Security
Brazilian Navy Lt. Fernando De Oliveira has been awarded the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for International Student for his NPS thesis research, a patent-pending breakthrough in 5G network security that could provide operators with a scalable, mission-tuned approach for secure tactical communications.
Marines to have their own barracks bedrooms at Japan base
The days of brotherly body odor and tossing and turning to the sound of a bunkmate’s late-night calls with his “one and only” may soon be over for junior enlisted service members stationed at Camp Hansen, Japan, as the installation prepares to move service members into new barracks with individual bedrooms. Last week, U.S. Marine Corps and local leaders attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the t...[Read More]
‘Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War’ is the ultimate OODA Loop wargame
Fifty years ago, a U.S. Air Force colonel named John Boyd offered a profound insight into why battles are won or lost. His famous Observe, Orient, Decide, Act — or OODA — Loop described the mental cycle by which combatants, from fighter pilots to generals, assess and react to a constantly changing situation. Those with a faster OODA Loop could exploit opportunities while their befuddled opponents ...[Read More]
U.S. Navy Cryptologic Warfare Leaders Forge Warfighting Lethality Stance at Senior Leadership Summit
FORT MEADE, Md. – Vice Adm. Heidi Berg, commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (FCC), Navy Space Command (NAVSPACE), and U.S. 10th Fleet (C10F), convened cryptologic commanders for the Cryptologic Warfare Senior Leadership Summit (CWSLS) from March 5-6, solidifying a unified, lethal posture in the electromagnetic domain. The two-day summit delivered a clear message to the team: Navy cryptologic for...[Read More]
U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Unite with Canadian, Mexican Partners for 2026 NAMSI Executive Meeting
NORFOLK, Va. – U.S., Canadian, and Mexican maritime leadership from U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (NAVNORTH), U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA), the Royal Canadian Navy Maritime Component Commander (MCC), and the Mexican Secretariat of the Navy MARINA convened to advance the North American Maritime Security Initiative (NAMSI). The executive meeting brought together key maritime forces...[Read More]
Pentagon reveals preferred munitions for one-way attack drones
The Pentagon recently named the winners of the Lethality Prize Challenge in the Drone Dominance program, a $1.1 billion effort to expand domestic drone production and reduce the cost of commercial drones for military use. The Defense Innovation Unit announced in a LinkedIn post last month that the winners — Bravo Ordnance, Kela Technologies, Kraken Kinetics, Mountain Horse Solutions and Northrop G...[Read More]