Navy awards drone contracts to the ‘big five’ defense contractors
The Navy has awarded contracts to develop Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones to major defense contractors Anduril, Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, Boeing and Northrop Grumman. The CCAs are uncrewed systems that would be launched from carriers to augment the Navy’s power to deliver airstrikes in a maritime setting, and also complement manned fighter aircraft launched from carriers. Develo...[Read More]
US military notified Trump before Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha
The White House says the U.S. military notified President Donald Trump ahead of Israel’s strike against Hamas leadership in Qatar. “The president views Qatar as a strong ally of the United States. He feels very badly about the location of this attack,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday. “He assured them [Qatar] that such a thing will not happen again on their soil,” s...[Read More]
US military notified Trump before Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha
The White House says the U.S. military notified President Donald Trump ahead of Israel’s strike against Hamas leadership in Qatar. “The president views Qatar as a strong ally of the United States. He feels very badly about the location of this attack,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday. “He assured them [Qatar] that such a thing will not happen again on their soil,” s...[Read More]
Navy’s new enlisted leader puts sailors, training at forefront
The 17th master chief petty officer of the Navy released his objectives for the fleet Tuesday, a day after he was sworn in as the Navy’s top enlisted sailor. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman took to social media to share a page outlining his focus on prioritizing sailors and sailors’ families, as well as service members’ technical knowledge and education as they move forward in...[Read More]
New Commanding Officer Takes the Helm at Office of Naval Research Global
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global welcomed a new commanding officer as Capt. Eric “Nutt” Hutter took the helm from Capt. Andy “Big Tuna” Berner in a formal ceremony at the HMS President, a shore establishment of the Royal Naval Reserve, Sept. 4.
Advocates lobby for new approaches to preventing veteran suicides
A new coalition of veterans advocates wants Congress to consider new, unconventional mental health treatments to help stem the problem of veterans suicide. But first, they want to prove the treatments can work. “We know that existing treatments can help the majority of traumatized veterans, but none works for everyone,” said Brian Dempsey, government affairs director at Wounded Warrior Project, du...[Read More]
Advocates lobby for new approaches to preventing veteran suicides
A new coalition of veterans advocates wants Congress to consider new, unconventional mental health treatments to help stem the problem of veterans suicide. But first, they want to prove the treatments can work. “We know that existing treatments can help the majority of traumatized veterans, but none works for everyone,” said Brian Dempsey, government affairs director at Wounded Warrior Project, du...[Read More]
Appeal starts for US military contractor held responsible for torture
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Tuesday about an appeal from a U.S. military contractor ordered to pay $42 million for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of three former detainees at Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago. Reston, Virginia-based CACI appealed last year’s civil lawsuit verdict to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal before the three-j...[Read More]
Commander, Self Defense Fleet Hosted Japan-U.S. Navy Commanders’ meeting KONDANKAI.
Vice Adm. Katsushi Omachi, commander Self Defense Fleet, hosted Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander U.S. 7th Fleet and Japan and U.S. maritime commanders during an annual bilateral meeting known as “KONDANKAI” at the Maritime Operation Center on Yokosuka Naval Base, Sept. 4, 2025.
US, Japan Conduct Bilateral Operations
Ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted bilateral operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 4-5.
John Luckadoo, last B-17 pilot of the Bloody Hundredth, dies at 103
Maj. John “Lucky” Luckadoo, the last surviving B-17 pilot of the Eighth Air Force’s famed “Bloody Hundredth” Bombing Group, died in his home Sept. 1, his family announced. He was 103. “The Major left formation the evening of September 1st and completed his final mission to bluer skies,” a message on Luckadoo’s official website said. Born March 16, 1922, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Luckadoo would jo...[Read More]
Hegseth visits Puerto Rico as US boosts Caribbean military operations
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Puerto Rico on Monday as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean. Their arrival in the U.S. territory comes more than a week after ships carrying hundreds of U.S. Marines deployed to Puerto Rico for a training exercise, ...[Read More]