Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland
Denmark’s military said its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment. The Danish Joint Arctic Command, on its Facebook page, said the crew member was evacuated on Saturday, some 7 nautical miles, or about 8 miles, off Nuuk — the capital of the vast, ice-covered territory — and transferred to a hospital in the city. Th...[Read More]
Christian nationalist pastor speaks on his sermon to troops at Pentagon
The Department of Defense is defending its decision to invite controversial Pastor Doug Wilson, a self-described Christian nationalist who opposes women serving in combat, to preside over a 15-minute worship service at the Pentagon this week. A spokeswoman for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was glad to welcome Wilson to the Pentagon on Tuesday to deliver a devotional as part of a monthly C...[Read More]
Astronaut, Educator, Leader – Dr. Jim Newman Retires After 40 Years of Service, Impact
Forty years to the day after launching his illustrious federal career, Dr. James H. Newman officially retired from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Dec. 8, 2025.
Navy eyes BAH increases, barracks updates to house more sailors ashore
As the Navy moves to expand its “No Sailor Lives Afloat” initiative first announced last year, a top leader in personnel policy described the effort as part of a larger push to keep sailors by ensuring their quality-of-life expectations are being met. On Thursday, the service announced it had to date resituated 4,500 sailors who’d been living afloat to shore-based housing, and was working to expan...[Read More]
U.S. Navy, Estonian Partners Conduct Ice Diving Training to Enhance Baltic Maritime Readiness
U.S. Navy Seabee Divers assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) One, Construction Dive Detachment Bravo (CDD/B), are conducting ice diving and underwater demolition training with the Estonian Rescue Board (ERB) and Estonian navy divers during an annual bilateral ice exercise scheduled from Jan. 31 to Feb. 17, 2026.
Sailor found dead at Naval Station Great Lakes
A sailor at the Navy’s Surface Combat Systems Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois, was found dead on Feb. 8, the service confirmed. Seaman Apprentice Joshua Jones was discovered in his barracks at 11:30 a.m., seated on his bed and unresponsive, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. He had returned to his barracks around 7:00 a.m., the coroner noted. His cause of death was unknown, with a pendi...[Read More]
How commercial drones make the Pentagon’s ‘Blue UAS Select’ list
The Defense Department this week began testing for the initial phase of its Drone Dominance Program, an effort to expand the use of commercial drones across the military. Dubbed “the Gauntlet,” military operators will fly and evaluate uncrewed aerial systems, or UASs, at Fort Benning, Georgia, to determine which of the 25 competing vendors will advance to the next phase of the program. However, ah...[Read More]
US Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia
HMAS Stirling, Western Australia – Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S. submarine tender—a specialized vessel that provides mobile repair and supply services.
US Navy taps Fincantieri to build Marine Corps landing vessels
ROME — Fincantieri is to build four U.S. Marine Corps landing vessels at its U.S. Marinette Marine yard in a new deal that follows the cancellation of its contract to build Constellation class frigates for the U.S. Navy. Fincantieri will work with Bollinger Shipyards, which was previously given a contract for engineering and long-lead-time procurement on the new Medium Landing Ship (LSM) for the M...[Read More]
US Navy taps Fincantieri to build Marine Corps landing vessels
ROME — Fincantieri is to build four U.S. Marine Corps landing vessels at its U.S. Marinette Marine yard in a new deal that follows the cancellation of its contract to build Constellation class frigates for the U.S. Navy. Fincantieri will work with Bollinger Shipyards, which was previously given a contract for engineering and long-lead-time procurement on the new Medium Landing Ship (LSM) for the M...[Read More]