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Status of Navy Crew Still Unknown as Mountainous Terrain Slows Efforts to Reach Growler Wreckage
Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), based at nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord, are now assisting in the efforts to reach the plane wreckage at an elevation of 6,000 feet on a steep and heavily wooded area east of Mount Rainier.
Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship
The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The guided-missile destroyer Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once ...[Read More]
Stealth Destroyer to Be Home for 1st Hypersonic Weapon on a US Warship
Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added maneuverability making them harder to shoot down.
Stennis Sailor Saves Toddler from Drowning
HAMPTON, Va. Oct. 30, 2024 – A Sailor’s quick response and emergency training saved the life of a three-year-old girl who nearly drowned at a pool in Hampton, Virginia, on Aug. 11.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 22, 2025) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Andre Marc, from Brooklyn, N.Y., is taught how to play the snare drum by “Stick Masters” during a visit to Huntsville Community Drumline. Navy Weeks are designed to connect Americans with their Navy and showcase why today’s Navy is important to America’s prosperity and its national defense. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Speci...[Read More]
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 22, 2025) Engineman 2nd Class Carter Cherence, center, from Medford, Penn., assigned to the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Jackson, is taught how to play the snare drum by “Stick Masters” during a visit to Huntsville Community Drumline. Navy Weeks are designed to connect Americans with their Navy and showcase why today’s Navy is important to America’s prosperit...[Read More]
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 22, 2025) Lt.j.g Akari Yarrell, left, from Yokosuka, Japan, assigned to the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile, is taught how to play quads by a “Stick Master” during a visit to Huntsville Community Drumline. Navy Weeks are designed to connect Americans with their Navy and showcase why today’s Navy is important to America’s prosperity and its national defens...[Read More]
Stopgap budget bill includes extra funds for military, VA programs
A stopgap federal spending bill unveiled by House Republicans this weekend would add $6 billion in new spending for the Defense Department and another $6 billion for Veterans Affairs operations this fiscal year, but it still could cause financial headaches for both agencies in the end. That’s because the proposal — which holds government spending at last fiscal year’s levels, with a few adjustment...[Read More]
Stopgap budget bill includes extra funds for military, VA programs
A stopgap federal spending bill unveiled by House Republicans this weekend would add $6 billion in new spending for the Defense Department and another $6 billion for Veterans Affairs operations this fiscal year, but it still could cause financial headaches for both agencies in the end. That’s because the proposal — which holds government spending at last fiscal year’s levels, with a few adjustment...[Read More]
Strengthening Alliances Through Learning, NPS Hosts European International Alumni Symposium
With a focus on enhancing European and global security partnerships, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted its first European International Alumni Symposium in Garmisch, Germany, Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, with more than 100 NPS alumni representing 29 nations across Europe in attendance.
Strengthening Partnerships through Rule of Law
PRAIA, Cabo Verde — A rule of law exercise, held May 5th through May 9th during Obangame Express 2025, brought together representatives from Western Africa partner nations and European Allies, enhancing the practical and academic application of joint maritime operations.
Strengthening partnerships under the waves: URC and UUVRON 1 practice undersea rescue fundamentals with the Peruvian Navy
PACIFIC OCEAN – On the surface, Sailors assigned to the Undersea Rescue Command (URC) and Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group ONE (UUVGRU-1) received a notification of a disabled submarine (DISSUB) in need of assistance. These Sailors and the DISSUB Response Team sprang into action, deploying a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to assist in recovery efforts. The ROV’s destination? Peruvian submari...[Read More]