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MSC Ships Awarded for their Excellence
NORFOLK, Va. (April 2, 2026) – Five ships from Military Sealift Command (MSC) were recognized for their readiness efforts and awarded the Maritime Exc...[Read More]
MSC Ships Awarded for their Excellence
NORFOLK, Va. (April 2, 2026) – Five ships from Military Sealift Command (MSC) were recognized for their readiness efforts and awarded the Maritime Exc...[Read More]
‘Monkey Business’: Pentagon Sued for US Taxpayer-Funded Primate Labs
“It’s troubling that agencies like the Department of Defense continue to fund animal labs overseas when we’ve seen how disastrous it can b...[Read More]
Pentagon expands firearm access for off-duty military members on base
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday signed a directive allowing service members to request permission to carry privately owned firearms on mili...[Read More]
Hegseth asks Army’s top general to retire, fires two others as Iran war rages
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday asked U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down and retire effective immediately, a Pentagon ...[Read More]
USS Gerald R. Ford returns to sea after brief stop in Croatia
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned to sea Thursday after a five-day port call in Split, Croatia, the service announced. The stop, which ...[Read More]
Bipartisan group of senators vow to keep US in NATO despite Trump threats
A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday reaffirmed America’s commitment to NATO, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened to abandon the ...[Read More]
Golden Dome, ships and missiles top Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense wish list
President Donald Trump is set to unveil a $1.5 trillion defense budget request for the next fiscal year on Friday, by far the largest year-over-year i...[Read More]
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Undocks USS John Warner
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) successfully undocked USS John Warner (SSN 785) last month, meeting a major milestone in the Virginia-class submarine’s ...[Read More]
‘Prepare your family’: Marine Reserve commander gives warlike safety brief
In a weekend address to his troops as news headlines trumpeted the possibility of upcoming combat deployments, the three-star head of Marine Corps Res...[Read More]
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Joint NPS-MCU Hackathon Advances AI Prototypes for Military Education
MONTEREY, Calif. – The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Marine Corps University (MCU) concluded the Joint MCU-NPS AI Learning Initiatives Hackathon...
Planned DEERS outage could affect Tricare beneficiaries, DOD says
Defense Health officials are advising Tricare beneficiaries that the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, or DEERS, will be temporarily un...
USS Arleigh Burke enters dry dock in Spain, expanding the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed maintenance capability in Europe
CADIZ, Spain — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) entered dry dock at the Navantia shipyard in Cadiz, Spain, Oct....
USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group receives Presidential Unit Citation
As the USS Abraham Lincoln pulls into port 321 after first leaving Naval Station San Diego, it will do so with another notch on its historic belt afte...
Pentagon recruits drone pilots from across services for upcoming competition
The Defense Innovation Unit is recruiting service members with first-person-view drone experience to participate in the Defense Department’s Drone Dom...
Nimitz Completes Flight Deck Certification
During its first underway period since completing a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va. in July,
US aircraft lost or damaged in Iran war nearly doubles in latest congressional report
An updated report from the Congressional Research Service, or CRS, now lists 81 U.S. military aircraft as lost or damaged since the United States laun...
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Celebrated 140 Graduates at Annual Apprentice Graduation and Awards Ceremony
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) recognized 140 graduates from its 2026 apprentice program during a graduation and awards ceremony Oct. 6 ...
