First Royal Australian Navy Enlisted Students Graduate Nuclear Power Training
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The first eight enlisted sailors and five additional officers from the Royal Australian Navy graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) Charleston as part of the Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership.
USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group arrives in Guam
APRA HARBOR, Guam – Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG 11), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW 17) and destroyers USS Gridley (DDG 101), USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) arrived in Guam for a regularly scheduled port visit, April 18.
Military families challenge Trump’s stricter federal voting rules
A military family organization joined a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing stricter voting requirements, arguing it would add barriers for troops and families who vote by absentee ballot. And advocates say there are other ongoing efforts at the state level and in Congress that could also undermine the ability of service members and famili...[Read More]
US forces strike Yemen oil port in ongoing campaign against Houthis
American forces in the Middle East struck a major oil facility in western Yemen on Thursday — the first publicly acknowledged attack in weeks during the military’s ongoing airstrike campaign against the Houthis. “Today, U.S. forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue,” Central Command said in a statement. Ras Isa is...[Read More]
Nurses rally outside VA hospitals to highlight staff cuts, vacancies
During a typical nursing shift at VA Medical Center San Diego, Andrea Johnson said she barely has time to catch her breath between room checks, family consults and patient requests. “What happens if you cut housekeeping staff, and it falls to us to get rooms cleaned?” she asked. “If dietary staff is cut, will nurses have to take on the responsibility to deliver meal trays? Who is going to handle s...[Read More]
Since early 2024, DOD has cut nearly 200 DEI-related jobs: Report
Since early 2024, the Defense Department has cut or restructured 188 jobs that once managed its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts — including under President Trump’s 2025 push to dismantle federal DEI efforts — according to a Government Accountability Office report released Thursday. No DEI-related jobs are expected to remain in the U.S. military after the end of April, the co...[Read More]
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Makes Multiple Drug Busts
CARIBBEAN SEA — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis Saint-Paul (LCS 21), in coordination with joint partners, stopped two alleged drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean Sea within a 72-hour span.
What the Life of a Navy Fighter Pilot Really Looks Like
It never occurred to Vincent Aiello that he could join the military and become a pilot until an eye-opening conversation with his stepfather while he was in high school, which he recounts in his recently released book, “Through the Yellow Visor.”
Navy Secretary Says Need for New Shipbuilding Is ‘National Emergency’ at Hampton Roads Visit
Speaking to media at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard after concluding his visit, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan emphasized the need for new investment in shipbuilding to meet the demands of the moment.
DOD stops offering rape kits to most overseas civilian workers
The Defense Health Agency must stop providing certain sexual assault resources for civilian workers and contractors overseas, a new Defense Department memo ordered. The memo — signed March 13 by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Stephen L. Ferrara — said that extending rape test kits to individuals who aren’t eligible for care within the Military Health System, or ...[Read More]
DOD stops offering rape kits to most overseas civilian workers
The Defense Health Agency must stop providing certain sexual assault resources for civilian workers and contractors overseas, a new Defense Department memo ordered. The memo — signed March 13 by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Stephen L. Ferrara — said that extending rape test kits to individuals who aren’t eligible for care within the Military Health System, or ...[Read More]
Former Pentagon spokesman tied to DEI purge asked to resign: Official
Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot was asked to resign this week following a contentious start for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s communications office, a senior defense official told The Associated Press on Thursday. Ullyot was one of Hegseth’s initial communications office hires and oversaw some of its most highly visible but controversial moves, including a broad edict to the military serv...[Read More]