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Time spent on select Super Hornet repairs could be cut in half with Navy’s 3D printing

Composite repair time for F/A-18 Super Hornets could be slashed in half with a groundbreaking 3D-printing repair method, according to the Naval Air Wa...[Read More]

Vessel that aided in discovery of famous WWII shipwrecks finds new life in US Navy

The research vessel of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, has found new life. The R/V Petrel, the maritime brainchild of Vulcan Inc.’s dire...[Read More]

Japanese torpedo sends US ship to the ocean floor during Valiant Shield exercise

The U.S. Navy’s decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Juneau (LPD-10) was sent to the ocean floor during the ongoing Valiant ...[Read More]

Former leader who served during transformative time for Coast Guard dies at 65

Frank Welch, who served as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard during the service’s post-9/11 transformation, died June 25 at his home in Sp...[Read More]

Select Navy reserve aviators eligible for up to $40,000 in annual bonuses

The U.S. Navy last week announced a slew of annual financial incentives for U.S. Navy reserve aviators in an effort to retain their services. As part ...[Read More]

Anthony Tata assumes oversight of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Families of missing-in-action service members from the Vietnam war were issued a promise on June 25 from the new overseer of the Defense POW/MIA Accou...[Read More]

Military Sealift Command ship makes history with rare combat award

Since its creation during the World War II, the Presidential Unit Citation has only been bestowed roughly 100 times — the through line being some of t...[Read More]

20-year trove of shipboard assault cases now public after data request

Of 116 Naval Criminal Investigative Service case files opened into allegations of sexual assault and misconduct onboard Military Sealift Command ships...[Read More]

Is GPS reliance making troops less observant? Yearlong study aims to find out.

Military commanders love to warn troops that overreliance on GPS technology could spell disaster when signals are jammed or networks go down. But coul...[Read More]

FRCE partners with Navy Reservists, Marines for joint readiness training

Imagine a military aircraft sustaining heavy structural damage in a remote, forward-deployed combat location. If the repairs are outside the scope of ...[Read More]

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Texas joint base medical barracks to be demolished, forcing the relocation of enlisted students

Over 5,000 enlisted medical students at a Texas military base are being relocated due to “foundational defects” with the construction of their current...

Pentagon nominates Lt. Gen. Admiral to command US Army Europe and Africa

The Pentagon on Thursday nominated Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral to serve as the next commander of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa theater. Admiral, who c...

Selective Service System wants to wargame the draft

Fearing that its new plans for the U.S. military draft pool won’t work, the Selective Service System wants to create a computer simulation to test sce...

Parris Island drill instructor found dead in apartment

A drill instructor assigned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island was found dead in her apartment on July 17, the service confirmed. Sgt. Darily...

In a suicide crisis, eligible veterans can go to any ER for free. Nearly 50,000 already have.

Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Sui...

Navy’s ‘dinosaur’ carrier delivery plane flies into sunset

In 2022, Lt. Cmdr. Alex “Phrog” Vogel flew his 60-year-old C-2A Greyhound carrier onboard delivery aircraft from San Diego to Japan in a memorable mis...

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