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Keel laid for Navy’s second Columbia-class nuclear strike submarine
The keel for the U.S. Navy’s second Columbia-class submarine was laid during an Aug. 27 ceremony in Kingstown, Rhode Island, marking the beginning of the sub’s construction. The vessel, currently designated SSBN 827, will be known as the Wisconsin, becoming the third in a line of warships that served with distinction in U.S. history. The original Wisconsin was the flagship of the Pacific fleet unt...[Read More]
Keel laid for Navy’s second Columbia-class nuclear strike submarine
The keel for the U.S. Navy’s second Columbia-class submarine was laid during an Aug. 27 ceremony in Kingstown, Rhode Island, marking the beginning of the sub’s construction. The vessel, currently designated SSBN 827, will be known as the Wisconsin, becoming the third in a line of warships that served with distinction in U.S. history. The original Wisconsin was the flagship of the Pacific fleet unt...[Read More]
Kelly sues Pentagon over attempts to punish him
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders. Kelly, a former Navy pilot, is seeking to block his censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week. Hegseth announced last Monday that he censured Kelly over the former Navy pilot’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. Hegseth said th...[Read More]
Kelly sues Pentagon over attempts to punish him
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders. Kelly, a former Navy pilot, is seeking to block his censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week. Hegseth announced last Monday that he censured Kelly over the former Navy pilot’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. Hegseth said th...[Read More]
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Kirstin Riesbeck, director, information technology planning and policy, visits Navy Recruiting Command [Image 1 of 8]
260414-N-TL932-1006 (From left to right) Dr. Kevin Sullivan, executive director, Navy Recruiting Command; Kirstin Riesbeck, director, information technology planning and policy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N16); and Capt. Juan Carrasco, director of operations, Navy Recruiting Command, pose for a photo at CNRC, in Millington, Tennessee, April 14. Ms. Riesbeck leads IT modernizati...[Read More]
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Kirstin Riesbeck, director, information technology planning and policy, visits Navy Recruiting Command [Image 7 of 8]
260407-N-TL932-1090 Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, right, briefs Kirstin Riesbeck, acting director, information technology planning and policy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N16), in the Recruiting Operations Center at CNRC in Millington, Tennessee, April 14. Ms. Riesbeck leads IT modernization efforts for the MyNavy HR enterprise in order to improve t...[Read More]
Korean War vet to get Medal of Honor for longest dogfight in US military history
Naval aviator Capt. Royce Williams, 100, is set to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his 1952 actions during the Korean War, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., announced on Wednesday. Issa has played a significant role in Williams’ recognition, introducing the “Valor Has No Expiration Act” in 2025 to extend and expand upon the 1996 National Defense Authorization Act. Introduced last June, the act was in...[Read More]
Largest Advanced Manufacturing Demonstration in Department of War History Set for RIMPAC 2026
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) is preparing to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 with what organizers describe as the largest advanced manufacturing demonstration ever conducted by the U.S. Department of War (DOW), bringing together military, government, academic, commercial and coalition partners to operation...[Read More]
Largest US military hospital abroad halts labor, delivery services amid Iran war
The largest U.S. Department of Defense hospital abroad is pausing its labor and delivery services until further notice to focus on the needs of the conflict across the Middle East. The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, located near Ramstein Air Base in Germany, is temporarily referring some labor and delivery patients to other hospitals within the local community, hospital officials told Military...[Read More]
Last living USS Indianapolis survivor turns 99
Just after midnight on Monday, July 30, 1945, the first Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS Indianapolis’s starboard bow. Then another. Within 12 minutes, the heavy cruiser sank — taking hundreds of its crew with it. Only 316 men of the original 1,195 were alive, making the sinking the greatest loss of life at sea in American military history. Among those 316 sailors was Seaman Second Class Haro...[Read More]
Latest US strike in Caribbean kills 3 alleged drug smugglers
The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. Hegseth in a social media posting said the vessel was operated by a U.S.-designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted. He said three people were killed in the strike. It’s at least the 15th such strike carried out ...[Read More]