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CDR Stephen Mankins

CDR Stephen Mankins is a native of Wichita, Kansas and received his commission at the United States Naval Academy in May of 2008.

CDR Jeffrey M. Shepard

Born in Inglewood, CA on September 21, 1969, CDR Shepard grew up in Denver, CO. He joined the Navy out of Denver on August 3, 1989.

US Navy must improve process for developing autonomous systems, watchdog says

The U.S. Navy needs to reorganize and reimagine the way it invests in autonomous systems if it plans to modernize its approach to warfare effectively,...[Read More]

Lawmakers aim to ease state-to-state moves for military homeschoolers

Military families who homeschool their children would have an easier time moving from state to state under proposed legislation introduced by lawmaker...[Read More]

George Washington Carrier Strike Group arrives in Guam

APRA HARBOR, Guam – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, along with embarked Ca...[Read More]

Navy officer, 67, becomes oldest on record to earn Fleet Marine Force pin

Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Westerberg knows how to grin and bear it. After a successful 38-year career in dentistry in Southern California, Westerberg wasn’...[Read More]

Department of the Navy Names New Senior Advisor for Shipbuilding

WASHINGTON — Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao announced today that retired Vice Adm. Richard

US won’t soften military posture in Middle East despite Iran agreement

The United States will maintain its current military posture in the Middle East despite the electronic signing of a peace agreement between Washington...[Read More]

Navy ‘in a fight for the narrative’: Hung Cao presses service to unify public messaging

Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao on June 8 established the Department of the Navy Communication Strategy, aimed at combat not of the seas, but of inform...[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 mi...[Read More]

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MCPON Launches Reading List Focused on Sailor Development

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman released “MCPON’s Bookshelf” Sept. 23, a

Steam catapults? US Navy appears to be sticking with electromagnetics on carriers

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s nostalgia for old-fashioned steam catapults, the U.S. Navy appears to be sticking with electromagnetics for its ...

5 military reservists file class-action lawsuit seeking differential pay

Five U.S. military reservists filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday in an attempt to regain years of alleged unpaid compensation during periods when ...

Greenland welcomes US military pact but trust still shaky

Greenland’s government and residents expressed relief that a military pact with the United States and Denmark may end anxiety over President Donald Tr...

Depot becomes the only NAVAIR facility to achieve Voluntary Protection Program Star status across three application areas, capping a 95% reduction in workplace injuries since 2002.

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has earned Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star recognition from the Occupational Safety and Health Administrati...

Sailors reminisce, say final goodbye to USS Georgia before retirement

U.S. Navy service members who served aboard the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia over its more than forty years in service spoke to the...

Pentagon adds new ‘warfighter’ evaluation for officers seeking first star

For decades, military officers seeking promotion to general or flag officer have been evaluated through their career records, including performance re...

USS Farragut Completes Task Force Exercise Ahead of Global Deployment

ATLANTIC OCEAN — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), along with the “Swamp Foxes” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Sq...

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