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Naples naval installation verifies presence of radon in buildings
A U.S. Navy installation in Italy confirmed the presence of a toxic gas in some of its non-residential buildings, including schools, after previously rejecting the results of the detection test that uncovered the problem, the service announced. Naval Support Activity Naples conducted a year-long analysis of radon levels at non-residential facilities from August 2024 to September 2025 but announced...[Read More]
NASA Astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover Returns to NPS to Share Experiences, Engage Students
On June 16, just over two months after buzzing 4,067 miles above the Moon’s far side and breaking Apollo 13’s distance-from-Earth record, U.S. Navy captain and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover returned to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).
NASCAR San Diego Weekend connects Sailors, community for Navy 250
Naval Base Coronado welcomed upward of 100,000 visitors, race fans, service members, military families and community partners during the inaugural NASCAR San Diego Weekend, June 19-21.
National Guard members shot in DC will receive Purple Hearts
The Pentagon will award the Purple Heart to Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and posthumously to Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were fired upon in an ambush-style shooting just blocks from the White House in November. Beckstrom, 20, succumbed to her wounds on Nov. 27, while Wolfe, 24, underwent surgery for a gunshot to the head and has since made “e...[Read More]
National Guard members shot in DC will receive Purple Hearts
The Pentagon will award the Purple Heart to Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and posthumously to Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were fired upon in an ambush-style shooting just blocks from the White House in November. Beckstrom, 20, succumbed to her wounds on Nov. 27, while Wolfe, 24, underwent surgery for a gunshot to the head and has since made “e...[Read More]
National Guard shooting suspect’s ‘dark isolation’ concerned community
The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members blocks from the White House had been unraveling for years, unable to hold a job and flipping between long, lightless stretches of isolation and taking sudden weekslong cross-country drives. Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s behavior deteriorated so sharply that a community advocate reached out to a refugee organization for help, fearing he was bec...[Read More]
National Guard shooting victims identified
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said at a Thursday news briefing that the National Guard members shot were Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24. The guard members were hospitalized in critical condition after Wednesday afternoon’s shooting. Pirro said that the suspect, 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, drove across the country fro...[Read More]
National Guard’s DC deployment has had no ‘measurable effect’ on violent crime: Report
The presence of more than 2,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., since Aug. 2025 has had “no measurable effect on violent crime,” according to a new report by the Niskanen Center. The researchers described the deployment as “an expensive tool” used in “the wrong places for the wrong types of crime.” They cited the $607 average daily cost per Guard member in the nation’s capital, compared...[Read More]
NATSAFA visits CNRC
260513-N-UF592-1001 Allen Owens, Director of Marketing and Advertising for Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, center, poses for a photo with members of the Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity international class for the Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education course at CNRC in Millington, Tennessee, May. 13, 2026. MPT&E is a five-week course designed to provide...[Read More]
NAVAIR Releases V-22 Comprehensive Review Findings
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released the findings of a comprehensive review Dec. 12, 2025, on the V-22 Osprey aircraft flown by the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. The review reaffirmed the airworthiness of the V-22 platform under established controls allowing the continued safe operations of this critical joint capability.
NAVAIR Releases V-22 Comprehensive Review Findings
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released the findings of a comprehensive review Dec. 12, 2025, on the V-22 Osprey aircraft flown by the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. The review reaffirmed the airworthiness of the V-22 platform under established controls allowing the continued safe operations of this critical joint capability.
Naval Air Force Atlantic Holds Change of Command
Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT) held a change of command ceremony to mark the transition of command leadership aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Sept. 5.