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Navy hits 45,000 recruits three months ahead of schedule
The U.S. Navy announced on Thursday that the service reached its fiscal 2026 goal of contracting 45,000 future sailors to man the fleet, continuing a trend over the past several years of successfully meeting its enlistment needs. The service reached its goal three months early, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, after accomplishing the same feat in fiscal 2025. “Today’s Navy is stronger ...[Read More]
Navy hits historic recruiting numbers with more ads, tattoo approvals
Just two years after missing its active-duty recruiting goal, the U.S. Navy is celebrating the largest group of new accessions in nearly a quarter-century. In a roundtable discussion with reporters Monday prior to the end of the fiscal year, Rear Adm. James Waters, head of Navy recruiting command, revealed that the service had achieved surpluses in every recruiting category, including officers, en...[Read More]
Navy Hosts Joint Recruiting Leaders to Strengthen Nation’s Recruiting Enterprise
Senior recruiting leaders from across the U.S. Armed Forces gathered at Naval Air Station Pensacola Aug. 26-27 for the 2026 Joint Recruiting Commanders’ Conference, an annual forum focused on strengthening military recruiting and identifying opportunities for collaboration across the services.
Navy initiates safety review after Blue Angels fly low over Florida beach
The U.S. Navy announced that it will be conducting a safety review after videos began circulating online of the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron flying dangerously close to civilians on a Florida beach. The service acknowledged that an aircraft from the Navy’s Blue Angels flew “lower than standard profiles” over Pensacola Beach on Wednesday, creating a disturbance that affected civilian chairs...[Read More]
Navy installing advanced nuclear microreactor at Indiana command
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Navy is planning to install Indiana’s first advanced nuclear micro modular reactor at Naval Weapons Station Crane by September 2028. The reactor’s deployment helps carry out President Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order calling for the swift integration of nuclear power within the military, with a goal of having at least one working reactor on a military b...[Read More]
Navy instructs commands to remove portraits, biographies from websites
The U.S. Navy announced that certain commands are no longer authorized to provide photos and biographies of leadership on public-facing websites. The decision was made to enhance security for sailors and their families, the service said. “Adversaries increasingly aggregate publicly available data to track, profile, and target our personnel,” a Navy administrative message read. “By creating an unne...[Read More]
Navy instructs troops, families to scrub social media of personal information
The U.S. Navy directed service members, military families and civilian personnel to remove personal information that reveals their connection with the service in order to protect them and their loved ones from adversaries. Bad actors are utilizing the online presence of individuals tied to the military to gather intelligence and launch attacks that include doxxing, surveillance, physical attacks a...[Read More]
Navy introduces combat fitness test for SEALs, fleet divers, others
The U.S. Navy has introduced new evaluation standards to measure the physical readiness of combat arms personnel such as SEALs and explosive ordnance disposal service members. The service released a breakdown of the new combat fitness test on the MyNavyHR website on Dec. 30, the same day it issued a fact sheet outlining a shift in policy for sailors throughout the service. That sheet said the Navy...[Read More]
Navy investigating shooting death of sailor aboard USS John F. Kennedy
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. The U.S. Navy announced a probe into the Saturday morning death of a service member aboard the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy. Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Jesse Braswell died following an incident involving a firearm. A sailor is currently in pretrial confinement in connection with the death, the Navy confirmed Monday, but no charge...[Read More]
Navy Investigation Finds Osprey Safety Issues Were Allowed to Grow for Years
A Navy report acknowledges the military failed to address a growing series of issues with the V-22 Osprey aircraft since it took flight almost 20 years ago.
Navy issues instructions for reporting improper social media use
The Chief of Naval Operations released a Sept. 15 memo that provides guidance on how to report unprofessional social media use. The memo, which began circulating online and was confirmed as real by a spokesperson for the CNO, details a multi-step process for identifying and tracking reports of inappropriate online behavior. Navy Adm. Daryl Caudle, who was confirmed as the new CNO on Aug. 1, signed...[Read More]
Navy issues instructions for reporting improper social media use
The Chief of Naval Operations released a Sept. 15 memo that provides guidance on how to report unprofessional social media use. The memo, which began circulating online and was confirmed as real by a spokesperson for the CNO, details a multi-step process for identifying and tracking reports of inappropriate online behavior. Navy Adm. Daryl Caudle, who was confirmed as the new CNO on Aug. 1, signed...[Read More]