Key takeaways from the Trump-Putin summit
The much-anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a U.S. military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded that they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. After about 2 1/2 hours of talks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchora...[Read More]
US Naval Academy Gets First Marine Superintendent
Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1991.
US Naval Academy gets first Marine superintendent
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte became the first Marine Corps officer to be superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in its 180-year history on Friday. Borgschulte was deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs in Quantico, Virginia, before being nominated to be the 66th superintendent of the military academy in Annapolis. Borgschulte, who graduated from the academy in 1991, ...[Read More]
Meet the Navy’s new enlisted leader
Fleet Master Chief John Perryman has been selected to become the 17th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, the service announced Friday. Perryman, currently the senior enlisted leader for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, will succeed Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea, who has served as the Navy’s top enlisted sailor since Sept. 8, 2022. In July, Honea announced he would retire Sept. ...[Read More]
U.S. Navy Week Sets Sail for Branson/Springfield, MO, August 25-31, 2025
The U.S. Navy is bringing Navy Week to Branson/Springfield, Missouri, from August 25-31, 2025. As part of a nationwide outreach effort, Branson/Springfield Navy Week will connect Sailors with the community through a variety of performances, educational events, and service projects.
Carl Vinson home from deployment that included strikes against Houthis
The flagship vessel of Carrier Strike Group 1 docked at its homeport of San Diego on Thursday after a nine-month deployment, according to a Navy release. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Carl Vinson deployed to the Middle East and Western Pacific on Nov. 18, 2024, to conduct freedom-of-navigation operations, multinational exercises and combat operations, including Operation Rough Rider, which tar...[Read More]
Trump-Putin summit could decide the course of the Russia-Ukraine war
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit that could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security. The sit-down offers Trump a chance to prove to the world that he is both a master dealmaker and a global peacemaker. He and his allies hav...[Read More]
America’s Rapid Response Force, Iwo Jima ARG-22nd MEU (SOC) Deploys for Global Operations
NORFOLK, Va. – Sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima (IWO) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) departed for a regularly scheduled deployment, August 14.
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns from 9-month Deployment
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, returned to its homeport of San Diego on Aug. 14, following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations.
Passenger on F-15 ride-along ejected on runway, video shows
An F-15D Eagle flight that was apparently intended to be a reward for hard work ended up not getting off the ground, when its passenger was ejected while the fighter was still on the flight line. The video, posted Wednesday on the unofficial Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page, shows the immediate aftermath of the unusual on-the-ground ejection, as an F-15 from the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Ai...[Read More]
Hegseth supports women’s right to vote, Pentagon says
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disagrees with revoking women’s right to vote, after he reposted a video last week about Christian nationalist pastors who say they want to repeal the 19th Amendment and oppose women serving in certain combat and leadership positions. “Of course the secretary thinks that women should have the right to vote,” Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson ...[Read More]
Guard troops patrol Union Station as Trump’s DC takeover takes root
The Washington, D.C., police chief stepped up cooperation between her officers and federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump’s law enforcement takeover of the nation’s capital took root Thursday. National Guard troops watched over some of the world’s most renowned landmarks and Humvees took up position in front of the busy main train station. The police chief’s order establishes that...[Read More]