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Navy Stays Silent on Panama Canal Use as Negotiations on Fees Stall
The Navy’s decision to stay silent amid the negotiations with Panama makes it difficult to accurately determine just how much money the Defense Department spends transiting the canal every year.
Navy Submarine Honored with Top Unit Award for 3 Secret Intelligence Missions
The USS Washington, a Navy fast-attack submarine, has been awarded a prestigious unit award for its work in securing key intelligence while deployed to the European theater
Navy Subs, Nuclear Secrets and Beer: The Riveting History of Bay Area’s Mare Island
Mare Island supported the Navy during both world wars and helped spy efforts during the Cold War by using nuclear submarines to tap Soviet cables.
Navy Successfully Demonstrates Swarm Mission Planning Tech
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully demonstrated innovative mission planning software for swarms and other configurations of unmanned air, surface, and underwater systems at its headquarters.
Navy Sued for $1.2 Billion by Hawaii Water Board over Red Hill Contamination
BWS says it’s suing the Navy “for negligence, nuisance, and trespass resulting in damages where the government of the United States of America, if a private party, would be liable to the BWS.”
Navy Super Hornets Honor President Carter with Historic ‘Missing Man’ Flyover
PLAINS, Georgia – Twenty-one U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets conducted a missing man formation flyover to honor the former U.S. President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter on Jan. 9.
Navy suspends search for missing Nimitz sailor
The U.S. Navy paused its efforts Thursday to locate a sailor assigned to the carrier Nimitz who disappeared in Guam on April 18. The search and rescue mission for sailor Gabriel D. Holt was halted at 9 a.m. after he was deemed “duty status whereabouts unknown,” the service said. “The Sailor’s family has been notified,” a Navy press release said. Holt was last seen at 11:57 p.m. on April 18 during ...[Read More]
Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship Beloit
The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Beloit (LCS 29) will be commissioned on Nov. 23, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. CST in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Navy to cut boot camp from 10 weeks to nine
The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine weeks, effective next year, in an attempt to better streamline curriculum. While the Navy’s Basic Military Training, known as boot camp, historically has spanned eight weeks, the service extended the program to 10 weeks in January 2022 to accommodate more life skills training to help sailors adjust from civilian to Navy ...[Read More]
Navy to issue DD-214-1 to Reservists separating Feb. 1 or later
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The Navy is improving how it takes care of its Reserve Force as it implements the DD Form 214-1, an official summary record of career points and service for those leaving the Reserve Component.
Navy to name submarine after the city of Atlanta
ATLANTA — Atlanta is far from the ocean, but it will have a naval vessel named for it again. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced this week that the Navy will build a Virginia-class attack submarine that will be known as the Atlanta. It wasn’t immediately clear when the construction will start on the submarine, when it will enter service, or how much it may cost. In August, the Navy awarded a ...[Read More]
Navy to stop sharing satellite weather data with NOAA
As of July 31, the Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center will stop sharing satellite weather data with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to a NOAA release. “This service change and termination will be permanent,” according to the NOAA release. Data gathered from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, or DMSP, all Near-Earth Space Weather ins...[Read More]