USS New York, USS Oak Hill to Participate in Fleet Week New York 2025
NORFOLK, Va. – Fleet Week New York returns to New York City on May 21 – 27, 2025, with two U.S. Navy ships, two Coast Guard cutters, and five U.S. Navy Academy Yard Patrol boats (YPs). Additionally, our Canadian neighbor will join the week-long celebration.
Naval Special Warfare Honors Fallen Operator Gage Ingram With Posthumous Medal
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif.- On a serene spring day, as a gentle breeze danced across the terrace and the sun broke through the clouds, a collective silence enveloped the Silver Strand Training Complex in Imperial Beach, Calif. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Gold Star families, distinguished guests, NSW members, their families, and friends gathered to honor the unparalleled bravery and selflessness of Nav...[Read More]
Nationwide doorstep delivery getting closer for commissary customers
RICHMOND, Va. — Commissary officials are getting close to awarding a contract for the doorstep delivery of groceries, said John Hall, director of the Defense Commissary Agency. “We need this. Our customers want and need this contract,” Hall said during a meeting of the American Logistics Association in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday. “I’m really excited about this.” Hall did not provide a specific...[Read More]
Nationwide doorstep delivery getting closer for commissary customers
RICHMOND, Va. — Commissary officials are getting close to awarding a contract for the doorstep delivery of groceries, said John Hall, director of the Defense Commissary Agency. “We need this. Our customers want and need this contract,” Hall said during a meeting of the American Logistics Association in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday. “I’m really excited about this.” Hall did not provide a specific...[Read More]
Silence to violence: What the bridge scene in ‘1917′ says about war
In Sam Mendes’ World War I epic “1917,” violence doesn’t always come with a warning. The film’s structure — appearing to unfold in a single continuous take — immerses viewers in a real-time mission that hinges on urgency, isolation and chance. But nowhere is that quiet intensity more brutally interrupted than during the bridge scene, a masterclass in tension, stillness and sudden chaos. What begin...[Read More]
Silence to violence: What the bridge scene in ‘1917′ says about war
In Sam Mendes’ World War I epic “1917,” violence doesn’t always come with a warning. The film’s structure — appearing to unfold in a single continuous take — immerses viewers in a real-time mission that hinges on urgency, isolation and chance. But nowhere is that quiet intensity more brutally interrupted than during the bridge scene, a masterclass in tension, stillness and sudden chaos. What begin...[Read More]
Hegseth changes Pentagon green room into impromptu makeup studio
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has altered a space behind the Pentagon briefing room to use as a makeup studio before media appearances, defense officials confirmed. The space has long been used as a green room for officials or guests briefing the media, including previous Pentagon spokespersons, a defense official said. Hegseth has not held a public briefing since entering office three months ago...[Read More]
Hegseth changes Pentagon green room into impromptu makeup studio
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has altered a space behind the Pentagon briefing room to use as a makeup studio before media appearances, defense officials confirmed. The space has long been used as a green room for officials or guests briefing the media, including previous Pentagon spokespersons, a defense official said. Hegseth has not held a public briefing since entering office three months ago...[Read More]
Hegseth changes Pentagon green room into impromptu makeup studio
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has altered a space behind the Pentagon briefing room to use as a makeup studio before media appearances, defense officials confirmed. The space has long been used as a green room for officials or guests briefing the media, including previous Pentagon spokespersons, a defense official said. Hegseth has not held a public briefing since entering office three months ago...[Read More]
Enlisted Australian sailors trained to use US nuclear attack subs
In a major milestone of the trilateral AUKUS agreement, eight enlisted sailors and five officers of the Royal Australian Navy graduated last week from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit. “I remain impressed with the quality of Australian submariners who come through the naval nuclear propulsion training pipeline,” Capt. Robert Rose, commander of NPTU Charleston, said in a release. “Six of...[Read More]
Enlisted Australian sailors trained to use US nuclear attack subs
In a major milestone of the trilateral AUKUS agreement, eight enlisted sailors and five officers of the Royal Australian Navy graduated last week from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit. “I remain impressed with the quality of Australian submariners who come through the naval nuclear propulsion training pipeline,” Capt. Robert Rose, commander of NPTU Charleston, said in a release. “Six of...[Read More]
Nicole Scherer
Cmdr. Nicole Scherer is a native of Malvern, Pennsylvania. In 2007, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in history and received a commission through Naval Reserve Officers Training Corp (NROTC) at Marquette University. Following flight training in Pensacola, Florida, she designated as a naval aviator in 2009. She earned a Master of Arts in Science Writing from Johns Hopkins University in 2016.