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US Navy ‘wasted’ $1.8 billion on cruiser modernization program: Report
The U.S. Navy has wasted $1.84 billion since 2015 on rehabilitating its Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruisers, funds the service would rather have...[Read More]
Special ops leaders eye alarming levels of adversary collaboration
Adversaries of the United States have ramped up partnerships, both in combat and influence operations, in ways that may require the unique interventio...[Read More]
SECDEF Panetta Honors NPS 2024 Fall Graduates
The Hon. Leon Panetta, 23rd Secretary of Defense and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), recognized the accomplishments of the m...[Read More]
Senate finalizes plans for a massive junior enlisted pay boost in 2025
Plans for a massive pay boost for junior enlisted troops this spring and a 4.5% salary hike for all service members are set to become law after Senate...[Read More]
Mauritius Wants to Rethink a Deal with the UK over Remote Islands Housing a Key US Base
The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base...[Read More]
Plan to avert government shutdown does not include extra VA funds
Congressional leaders included a new mandate on quarterly finance reports from Veterans Affairs leaders but no additional department funding in their ...[Read More]
FRCE workforce spreads holiday cheer with Toys for Tots
In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) civilian, military and contractor personnel have come together to su...[Read More]
United States Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 165
NASA astronauts delivered the keynote address during the graduation ceremony for the United States Naval Test Pilot School.
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) receive...[Read More]
NATO Allies and the U.S. Navy Strengthen Interoperability in Denmark and France with VLS Reloads
Naval Cargo Handling Battalions 10 and 1 reload vertical launching systems for USS Gettysburg (CG 64) in Skagen, Denmark and USS Stout (DDG 55) in Bre...[Read More]
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Sailor pleads guilty to bribing official for unauthorized military IDs
A Navy reservist pleaded guilty Wednesday to bribing a public official for unauthorized Defense Department identification cards, the Justice Departmen...
VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffs
Voluntary retirements and resignations are expected to trim 30,000 Veterans Affairs workforce positions by the end of September, forgoing plans for po...
Explore the depths of Ironbottom Sound with Bob Ballard’s team, live
From July 2 to 23, audiences will be able to embark on a rare, real-time exploration of the watery graves that tell the tale of the naval battles that...
Army tests robotic coyotes to defend fighter jets
Sure, “robots versus birds” may sound like a low-budget sci-fi movie franchise. But for the Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development...
Delaware Returns Home from Deployment
GROTON, Connecticut – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), under the command of Cmdr. Jason Patton, returned to Naval Subm...
Navy commends FRCE for financial stewardship and innovation
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy honored Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) for its exceptional financial management performance during the Departm...
USNS Comfort Arrives in Manta, Ecuador
MANTA, Ecuador – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Manta, Ecuador for the third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 ...
Ship on Fire off Yemen After Being Attacked With ‘Unknown Projectiles’ in the Red Sea
The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet referred questions to the military’s Central Command, which said it was aware of the incident without elaboratin...
