Navy relieves admiral in charge of unmanned systems office
The Navy relieved the executive officer for unmanned and small combatants programs on Tuesday, the service said. Dr. Brett Seidel, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development & acquisition, dismissed Rear Adm. Kevin Smith as program executive officer for the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants “due to a loss of confidence based on a complaint substan...[Read More]
Hegseth directs reorg of Pentagon testing office, appoints new leader
The Pentagon has appointed a new director of its operational test enterprise and directed a reorganization that would reduce its staff to 30 civilians, 15 military personnel and one senior leader. In a Tuesday memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the move to restructure the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, or ODOT&E, supports the Pentagon’s “America First” defens...[Read More]
Hegseth directs reorg of Pentagon testing office, appoints new leader
The Pentagon has appointed a new director of its operational test enterprise and directed a reorganization that would reduce its staff to 30 civilians, 15 military personnel and one senior leader. In a Tuesday memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the move to restructure the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, or ODOT&E, supports the Pentagon’s “America First” defens...[Read More]
Hegseth, Collins promise fixes to post-military transition programs
Defense and veterans officials will examine post-military transition programs to see where reforms and overhauls are needed, part of a new review announced by leaders from both departments on Wednesday. In a pre-recorded video, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the effort is designed to “improve the transition process for separating service members and...[Read More]
Navy SEAL Veteran Is First GOP Candidate for Tuberville’s Alabama Senate Seat
Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL who founded an organization to fight human trafficking, has announced he will run for Tommy Tuberville’s seat in the U.S. Senate.
This WWII pilot crash-landed into a field hosting a Nazi soccer match
It was supposed to be a routine mission. On April 10, 1944, Maj. Donald K. Willis, flying with the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, was tasked with escorting an Allied bombing run on a Nazi aerodrome in Gütersloh, Germany. What was expected to elicit a few hours of adrenaline, however, stretched into two months on the run. While piloting his P-38 Lightning home from his mission, one of W...[Read More]
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250525-N-UF592-1071 JERSEY CITY, N.J. (May 25, 2025) Chief Electrician’s Mate Zunsu Zheng, from Columbia, Tennessee, left, assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Empire State, converses with families during a Fleet Week festival at Liberty Park. The event is part of New York City’s 37th annual Fleet Week, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps with the theme...[Read More]
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250525-N-UF592-1032 JERSEY CITY, N.J. (May 25, 2025) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class Walter Campos, left, from Orange County, California, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Braeden Finney, from Lansing, Missouri, both assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Empire State, converse with families during a Fleet Week festival at Liberty Park. The event is part of New York City’s ...[Read More]
NSW Enhances Drug Testing to Protect Personnel, Maintain Elite Readiness
San Diego, Calif. – Ensuring the health and well-being of its personnel is critical to maintaining Naval Special Warfare’s (NSW) position as the nation’s premier maritime special operations force. Unauthorized use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) during training and operations poses a serious threat, potentially leading to injury, death, and long-term health problems.
Naval Special Warfare Group ONE celebrates 50 Years
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Retired and active operators, civilians, and combat support representing warfighters from every era of American combat since the Vietnam War, reunited with former and current teammates on May 22, 2025, to celebrate a milestone – 50 years of Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 1.
Joint Investigation Results in Indictment of Seven Individuals for Two Similar Patterns of Violent ‘Bank Juggings’
BOWIE, Md. – Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown recently announced the indictment of seven individuals on multiple charges stemming from a nearly yearlong series of robberies and attempted robberies targeting bank customers across five Maryland counties.
Starlink, Oura Rings to help monitor sailor fatigue underway
When the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group gets underway later this year, 1,600 sailors equipped with Oura Rings will embark on the largest volunteer study of crew fatigue to date. During the deployment, the rings will monitor the wearers’ sleep length and quality, along with a range of other biometric indicators, to provide commanders with a near real-time picture of units’ rest levels and ...[Read More]