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Navy’s Top Recruiters Honored During 2024 ROY Week in Washington
Eleven of the Navy Recruiters of the Year (ROY) were recognized for their accomplishments during the annual ROY Week. This year the commemoration was held in Washington. ROY week recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expertise, positive impact on local communities and upholding the highest of Navy values.
Navy, Air Force cleared to fly Ospreys after inspecting gears
The Navy and Air Force are now cleared to resume flying their grounded V-22 Ospreys after conducting inspections on a crucial gearbox in the tiltrotor aircraft, and some are already back in the air. The military temporarily stopped flying some Ospreys on Dec. 9 after a near crash in New Mexico in November. The Marines soon resumed its Osprey flights, but the Navy and Air Force kept them on the gro...[Read More]
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard outline FY26 budget needs this week
Congressional budget hearings continue this week with a focus from appropriators on the military’s operations at sea. On Wednesday afternoon, the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel will discuss force needs and challenges with the heads of the Navy and Marine Corps. At the same time, Acting Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunda will testify before a separate subcommittee on his servic...[Read More]
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard outline FY26 budget needs this week
Congressional budget hearings continue this week with a focus from appropriators on the military’s operations at sea. On Wednesday afternoon, the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel will discuss force needs and challenges with the heads of the Navy and Marine Corps. At the same time, Acting Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunda will testify before a separate subcommittee on his servic...[Read More]
Navy, Marines Team Up with University of Hawaii on Resource Management
The University of Hawaii and the Department of the Navy have signed an unprecedented 10-year agreement aimed at safeguarding natural and cultural resources on Navy and Marine Corps installations in the state.
Navy, Pearl Harbor National Memorial take next step in USS Arizona preservation, removal of mooring platforms
After a year of focused planning and analysis, the installation of this mooring system is a necessary precaution to ensure environmental protection ahead of removing the platforms later this year. Additionally, this action supports the platform removal emergency response plan.
Navy’s preliminary budget undercuts shipbuilding, senator says
The future looks murky for Navy shipbuilding due to budgetary uncertainty amid lagging ship production, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said at a June 10 hearing. While the Navy is prioritizing the revitalization of the U.S. shipbuilding industry, its proposed budget for fiscal 2026 would trim shipbuilding costs in the apparent expectation of additional fu...[Read More]
Navy’s readiness push means longer maintenance for current ships
The Navy’s new five-part plan to prepare new ships for deployment will require more maintenance time for the current fleet. However, the Naval Systems Command, or NAVSEA, strategy states the Navy must stay on schedule with maintenance to keep the service’s vessels seaworthy and combat-ready. The new strategy, released Jan. 13, is key to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s ambitious go...[Read More]
Navy’s readiness push means longer maintenance for current ships
The Navy’s new five-part plan to prepare new ships for deployment will require more maintenance time for the current fleet. However, the Naval Systems Command, or NAVSEA, strategy states the Navy must stay on schedule with maintenance to keep the service’s vessels seaworthy and combat-ready. The new strategy, released Jan. 13, is key to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s ambitious go...[Read More]
Navy’s Recruiters of the Year (ROY) announced for fiscal year 2024.
Rear Adm. Jim Waters, Commander of Navy Recruiting Command (NRC), announced the national selections for the Navy’s Recruiters of the Year (ROY) awards for fiscal year 2024.
Navy’s Third Operational F-35C Lightning II Squadron Achieves Safe For Flight Certification
VFA-86 has earned a Full Safe for Flight certification on the F-35C.
NCIS Deploys Special Agents aboard Guided-Missile Destroyers Patrolling Southern Border
SAN DIEGO –The Navy deployed two Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers in mid-March to conduct border security objectives in support of the U.S. Northern Command southern border mission: the USS Gravely (DDG 107) to the Gulf of America and the Caribbean, and the USS Stockdale (DDG 106) to the Pacific Ocean. Earlier this summer, the USS Cole (DDG 67) relieved the USS Gravely after 83 days o...[Read More]