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  1. Prime ContentEditorial: A call for common sense

    Inspectors across the Navy and Marine Corps are walking through workspaces, galleys, berthing spaces and even the heads, looking for anything that might be deemed 'offensive' and inappropriate.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  2. Sailors can receive much more than faith-based counseling from their chaplains, and all discussions are confidential. Here, a sailor speaks with Lt. Cmdr. Henry 'Fred' Holcombe, a chaplain assigned to the aircraft carrier Enterprise, last year during the carrier's final deployment to 5th Fleet. MCSN Gregory White / Navy

    Prime ContentNavy emphasizes talking with chaplains is confidential

    Regardless of personal faith, any sailor, Marine or Coast Guardsmen can talk to a chaplain about problems and know the discussion will remain confidential.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
  3. Sailors operate a drunken-driving simulator. Immersive training is better than endless PowerPoint slides, says the head of the 21st Century Sailor Office. MC3 Juan Pinalez / Navy/Navy

    Prime ContentNew Navy office charged with making prevention programs effective

    Hazing, sexual assault, suicide, alcohol abuse, stress. There's Navy training to reduce all of these fleet problems. Many sailors would argue there's too much training — too often accompanied by sleep-inducing slides.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
  4. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (AW/NAC) Mike Stevens praises Yeoman 3rd Class Travis Martin at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., on June 3. Martin pulled people from disabled vehicles in two separate incidents after the May 31 storm. MC1 Thomas L. Rosprim / Navy

    Prime ContentSailors stepped up, saved lives after Okla. tornadoes hit

    Glenn Erkenbrack was behind the wheel of his pickup, heading home to South Oklahoma City from his job with the Navy's Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 3 at nearby Tinker Air Force Base.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  5. Prime ContentEditorial: Misogyny and shame

    The military's sex-assault epidemic is a fixation in Washington, with lawmakers and the brass at odds over how to confront the cultural mindset that condones misogyny and makes sport of harassment.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  6. Above, Paula Coughlin joined other military sexual assault survivors on Capitol Hill in August 2012 to demand a congressional hearing and investigation into the sexual assault scandal at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times

    Prime ContentTailhook's whistle-blower talks sexual assault

    In the fall of 1991, hundreds of naval aviators mobbed the Las Vegas Hilton for the annual Tailhook convention, a gathering of the Navy's entire aviation community.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  7. Marines and sailors fill the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Makin Island. Some lawmakers are pushing legislation to require the services to adopt a single set of combat uniforms for all service members. MCSN Daniel J. Walls / Navy

    Prime ContentCongress wants uniform reform, as Navy mulls future of NWU

    Camo patterns and combat uniforms across the services have gotten so out of control and expensive that members of Congress are renewing the fight for a single 'purple' combat uniform to be worn across the military.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  8. Prime ContentEditorial: Camo envy is big waste

    The services have spent billions over the past decade to develop and field at least 10 camouflage designs for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  9. Information Systems Technician 1st Class (EXW) breaks a board in midair over Arizona on May 23 — one of a dozen he split as part of a fundraising effort. Top, Torres, bottom left, jumped alongside 22 other skydivers — 19 with boards, three with cameras. Photos courtesy of Ernie Torres

    Prime ContentSailor shatters board-breaking record during skydiving jump

    Charity events often include 5-kilometer runs, bake sales or concerts. They do not include jumping out of an airplane at 16,000 feet and setting an unofficial world record by breaking a dozen pine boards with one's fist.

    • Jun. 9, 2013
  10. Prime ContentEditorial: Smart call to kill PTS

    Early this year we previewed new re-enlistment rules that were on the way to sailors. It meant big changes for Perform to Serve, the much-maligned system that sailors and commanding officers alike describe as confusing and stressful.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  11. Prime ContentEditorial: Misguided sex law

    A May 23 split ruling by the Court of Military Appeals for the Armed Forces raises questions about the reach and application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and points again to the need to align the UCMJ with current legal and social norms.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  12. The move to require most new sailors stationed in Naples, Italy, to stay on base will save the Navy $14 million, a base spokesman said. Navy

    Prime ContentNaples is latest to mandate on-base housing

    Most sailors with dependents heading to Naples, Italy, will receive mandatory on-base housing assignments, a policy designed to cut high vacancy rates that's already in place in Japan and could be implemented elsewhere.

    • Jun. 5, 2013
  13. Prime ContentTricare West patients still lack care despite waivers

    Medical providers in Tricare's West Region continue to be reluctant to accept military patients because UnitedHealthcare, the new regional contract manager, is slow to reimburse claims, say patients and physicians in the 21-state area.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
  14. Retired Army Capt. David Folkerts on a fly-fishing trip in Montana. Courtesy of David Folkerts

    Prime ContentHobbies as therapy: Fly-fishing, knitting and more can ease anxiety, PTSD

    Army Capt. David Folkerts dodged death in 2005 when a roadside bomb exploded a few feet from him while on a foot patrol in Taji, Iraq.

    • Jun. 1, 2013
  15. The first two Freedom-variant littoral combat ships — Freedom, rear, and Fort Worth — sail off the San Diego coast in February, before Freedom's deployment to Singapore. Freedom has suffered recent mechanical problems, while Fort Worth will become the first LCS to have a traditional post-shakedown availability. Matthew Short / Lockheed Martin

    Prime ContentLCS matures, new missile coming

    While the first-in-class Freedom is beginning operations in the Western Pacific, the other littoral combat ships are continuing with testing and development

    • May. 31, 2013
  16. Prime ContentSWOs won't choose 360-review panel under new plan

    It's commonplace for officers undergoing a 360-degree review to pick the sailors who'll gauge their performance — an approach many believe leaves little room for the kind of eye-opening opinions they need most to hear.

    • May. 30, 2013
  17. Prime ContentA sequestration sequel: DoD orders military to brace for bigger '14 cut

    There is growing fear that the pain of sequestration, which takes a stronger toll each day on service members and families, could be repeated in 2014.

    • May. 30, 2013
  18. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., chairman of the House Armed Services military personnel subcommittee, said he's prepared to fight the Pentagon on Tricare fees and pay raises for troops. J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press

    Prime ContentBenefits battle: House panel hits back against lower pay raise, Tricare hikes

    A House panel has rejected the Obama administration's attempt to cap the 2014 military pay raise and to make military retirees pay more for lifetime medical care, deciding it wants to protect current and former service members from the pain of budget cuts

    • May. 30, 2013
  19. Therm-a-Rest NeoAir All Season

    Prime ContentSlumber hearty: Sleeping on the ground doesn't have to suck

    Sleeping outside sucks far less than it did in the '90s.

    • May. 29, 2013
  20. Petty officer third class selectees aboard the amphibious assault ship Wasp undergo leadership training in 2010. About 45 percent of sailors who were supposed to have taken leadership courses at their command before being advanced either didn't do so or didn't have their class completion recorded. MC1 Andrew J. McCord/Navy

    Prime ContentAdvancement rules ignored: 67,000 shouldn't have moved up

    Navy rules require commands to hold formal leadership training and document that training in fleet databases before they are allowed to frock or advance any sailors to the next paygrade.

    • May. 28, 2013
  21. Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, CEO of Punaro Group and member of the Defense Business Board, is interviewed during an editorial board at Gannett Government Media in Springfield, Va., on May 21. Mike Morones/Staff

    Prime ContentDoD adviser sees shrinking military, 'broken' Congress

    Arnold Punaro is a fixture in Washington's defense circles, a rare bridge between the military and civilian worlds who is simultaneously a consummate insider and ardent critic of the status quo.

    • May. 27, 2013
  22. Staff Sgt. Jennifer Powell is a ceremonial guardsman with the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. Mike Morones/Staff

    Prime ContentAF female body bearer talks teamwork, days at Arlington

    This isn't a job that's required or asked of you. It's a job you want. It requires stoicism amid the sounds and sights of grief. Because for many families, the U.S. Honor Guard is the last military representation they see.

    • May. 26, 2013
  23. Prime ContentChances for senior chief soar

    The chance to put on a senior chief's star has increased to 13.62 percent, making this year the best shot at making E-8 since at least 1997, but probably longer.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Prime ContentBad behavior prompts review of 7th Fleet sailor records

    After yet another string of embarrassing incidents, leaders in 7th Fleet are cracking down on bad sailor behavior.

    • May. 21, 2013
  25. The Navy has cut spending on command challenge coins. Alan Lessig/Staff

    Prime ContentNavy suspends spending on command coins

    First, massive budget cuts waylaid fleet weeks, Blue Angels shows and 4th Fleet deployments.

    • May. 20, 2013
  1. New Xbox 'a sin against all service members'

    Navy Lt. Scott Metcalf was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Xbox One. Now he's not even sure if he'll buy one....

      12:47 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  2. CNO launches attack on sailor busy work

    The chief of naval operations' No. 1 tenet is 'war fighting first.'...

      10:31 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
  3. Journalist who took down Army four-star dies in car wreck

    Michael Hastings, whose stunning 2010 report for Rolling Stone led to the removal of Gen. Stanley McChrystal as head of coalition forces in Afghanistan, died in a fiery car crash Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to numerous media reports....

      6:04 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
  4. Spec Ops may need to be exempt from integrating women, SOCOM official says

    Special Operations Command may require special exemptions from the Pentagon's plan to open all military jobs to women by 2016, a top SOCOM general said Tuesday....

      8:13 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
  5. Navy doctor named 'America's Hottest Dad'

    When a website solicited nominations for a national 'Hot Dads' contest, it got a rack of entries — about 1,500 — showing shirtless men displaying their abs while holding their toddlers, soldiers preening in their uniforms and random 30-somethings mugging...

      7:52 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
  6. Journalist who took down Army four-star dies in car wreck

    Michael Hastings, whose stunning 2010 report for Rolling Stone led to the removal of Gen. Stanley McChrystal as head of coalition forces in Afghanistan, died in a fiery car crash Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to numerous media reports....

      6:04 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
  7. CNO launches attack on sailor busy work

    The chief of naval operations' No. 1 tenet is 'war fighting first.'...

      10:31 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
  8. New Xbox 'a sin against all service members'

    Navy Lt. Scott Metcalf was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Xbox One. Now he's not even sure if he'll buy one....

      12:47 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  9. 2 Naval Academy grads killed in Ala. crash

    U.S. Naval Academy officials say two graduates have been killed in a single-vehicle crash in Alabama....

      5:59 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
  10. New Xbox 'a sin against all service members'

    Navy Lt. Scott Metcalf was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Xbox One. Now he's not even sure if he'll buy one....

      12:47 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  11. Academy football players face Article 32 for alleged assault

    The case of three Naval Academy football players accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman while she was unconscious will proceed to an Article 32 hearing, a Navy official confirmed....

      7:52 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
  12. 2 Naval Academy grads killed in Ala. crash

    U.S. Naval Academy officials say two graduates have been killed in a single-vehicle crash in Alabama....

      5:59 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
  13. Polar Star gets back to work

    After almost seven years out of commission, and a reactivation cost of $90 million, a Coast Guard heavy icebreaker is back in action....

      5:30 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  14. New Xbox 'a sin against all service members'

    Navy Lt. Scott Metcalf was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Xbox One. Now he's not even sure if he'll buy one....

      12:47 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  15. Spec Ops may need to be exempt from integrating women, SOCOM official says

    Special Operations Command may require special exemptions from the Pentagon's plan to open all military jobs to women by 2016, a top SOCOM general said Tuesday....

      8:13 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
  16. U.S. may need to fill 'gaps' in Afghan forces after 2014

    The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said the Afghan military may need some operational support beyond the planned end of combat operations there in late 2014....

      3:58 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
  17. 'Shark Tank' helps wife grow bike biz

    Mary Beth Lugo is admittedly a little shy. And while she may be in the business of making kids happy, she must develop a vicious side....

      5:25 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  18. CNO launches attack on sailor busy work

    The chief of naval operations' No. 1 tenet is 'war fighting first.'...

      10:31 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
  19. Inspectors on fleetwide hunt for anything offensive

    Navy and Marine inspectors have less than two weeks to roam all workspaces and community areas to root out anything that hints at being lewd, crude or just plain offensive to your co-workers....

      7:54 AM, Jun. 19, 2013

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