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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
  2. 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
  3. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert speaks to sailors during a May 3 all-hands call at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla. MC1(SW/EXW) Peter D. Lawlor/Navy

    Prime ContentExclusive interview: CNO talks NWUs, retention and more

    Top Navy leaders are looking at a more comfortable Navy working uniform, ways to better train their sailors, and how the service might reverse the dialed-down participation in fleet weeks.

    • May. 15, 2013
  4. Maj. Samuel Nicholas, commandant of the Marine Corps, from November 1775 to August 1783, will get a headstone at his gravesite in Philadelphia on June 1. Marine Corps

    Prime ContentHeadstone to be installed for 1st USMC commandant, the 'Fightin' Quaker'

    On June 1, Philadelphia-area members of the Marine Corps League will install a modest headstone to honor the first commandant of the Continental Marines, Maj. Samuel Nicholas.

    • May. 12, 2013
  5. The amphibious transport dock ship New York underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship is on track to arrive this year in Naval Station Mayport, Fla., the chief of naval operations says. MC2 Jonathan Sunderman/Navy

    Prime ContentNew details for big Mayport ship moves

    The Navy has big plans for Naval Station Mayport, Fla. By the end of the decade, Chief of Naval Operations Adm.

    • May. 12, 2013
  6. LCDR Richard Witt, courtesy of photographer Martha Stewart

    Prime ContentTake time off from the Navy — and keep your benefits

    When Lt. Cmdr. Richard Witt found out he'd been accepted into the Harvard Kennedy School, he thought he had two choices: end his 13-year military career or say no to Harvard.

    • May. 6, 2013
  7. Prime ContentReviews threaten commissary benefit

    Commissary officials are conducting at least three short-fuse cost-cutting reviews, each of which could significantly reduce access to the benefit by either shutting down some stores or shortening their hours.

    • May. 6, 2013
  8. The cover of a master chief is held prior to a promotion ceremony last year in Yokosuka, Japan. This year, advancements to E-9 will hold stead at about 15 percent. MC3 Fidel C. Hart/Navy

    Prime ContentChance to make master chief stays at 10-year high

    The chance to make master chief is about 15 percent this year — keeping advancement opportunity at a 10-year high.

    • May. 5, 2013
  9. Cmdr. James 'Slim' Pickens

    Prime ContentReport: Frigate XO 'bullied and humiliated' crew

    Executive officers are recognizable around the fleet for the heavy-duty flashlights they carry to inspect their ship's overlooked spots. But in the hands of an allegedly abusive leader, that tool took on a troubling role.

    • May. 2, 2013
  10. Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Ken Perrotte

    Prime ContentCivil War road trip: 3 days wandering history, wine & wagon stops

    The storied corridor from Gettysburg, Pa., to Monticello, Va., known as 'The Journey through Hallowed Ground,' is perfectly suited for a three-day weekend blending Civil War history and lighter entertainments.

    • May. 1, 2013
  11.  John Harman / Staff

    Prime ContentJCS chief wants service members to review COs

    The Pentagon's top brass has agreed to adopt widespread use of '360-degree' reviews for officers across all the military services in the most far-reaching effort yet to root out 'toxic leaders' before they reach senior ranks.

    • Apr. 29, 2013
  12. Capt. Holly Graf was was relieved of her command of the cruiser Cowpens after an investigation substantiated crew allegations that she was abusive and used her position for personal gain. Navy via AP

    Prime ContentExpert: 360s can stop bullying

    Capt. Holly Graf terrorized the crew of the cruiser Cowpens, publicly demeaning and humiliating them — some to the point of tears. On one occasion she got so angry she grabbed a sailor and shook him.

    • Apr. 29, 2013
  13. Army Lt. Col. David King operates in a hospital on a forward operating base in Afghanistan while wearing a Massachusetts General cap. Courtesy of Lt. Col. David King /Army

    Prime ContentAt Boston Marathon, a combat surgeon races back to action

    A dozen years of battle injuries have led to significant advancements in military trauma care.

    • Apr. 28, 2013
  14. Cryptologic technicians test a new system at the Center for Information Dominance in Pensacola, Fla. The Navy is set to grow its cyber fleet by 1,000 sailors and leadership will consider conversions to other ratings. Gary Nichols / Navy

    Prime ContentNavy wants 1,000 more cyber warriors

    Think you have what it takes to be a cyber warrior? The head of Fleet Cyber Forces said his command is looking to grow and any sailor can be considered for a job.

    • Apr. 23, 2013
  15. The carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower passes the guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham during a transit of the Suez Canal. Under a new plan, carrier strike groups face more time deployed but also more predictable schedules. MC2 Deven B. King / Navy

    Prime ContentStrike group sailors get more time at sea, stability

    Strike group sailors may soon attain something they’ve lacked for the past decade: solid schedules.

    • Apr. 22, 2013
  16. In this 2003 file photo, then-Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge observes the reenlistement ceremony of Petty Officer 1st Class Glenn Moffett (left), Petty Officer 1st Class Juan Rojas and Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas Freehling. The Coast Guard has said that a 94 percent retention rate has slowed down advancement opportunities in the enlisted ranks. The Coast Guard reactivated high-year tenure for retirement-eligible Coasties on April 15. Luis Diaz / Coast Guard

    Prime ContentCoast Guard reactivates high-year tenure limits, may force hundreds to retire

    The Coast Guard has reactivated high-year tenure, a force-shaping tool that will boot out a number of Coast Guardsmen who haven’t met specific advancement milestones.

    • Apr. 20, 2013
  17. Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun Courtesy photo

    Prime ContentFormer soldier remembers chaplain who saved his life

    Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun posthumously received the Medal of Honor on April 11 from President Obama, who presented it to family members as they and his friends and fellow soldiers recalled his valor during combat and as a prisoner of war in Korea.

    • Apr. 19, 2013
  18. The Navy will be scrubbing sailors' paychecks looking for irregularities and checking paperwork on various bonuses such as the hazardous duty pay earned by search and rescue swimmers. MC3 Paul Kelly / Navy

    Prime Content382,963 sailors’ paychecks eligible for audit

    Nearly every active-duty and Reserve sailor received an email April 5 from the chief of naval personnel informing them their leave and earnings statement could soon be subject to an audit.

    • Apr. 18, 2013
  19.  iStock

    Prime ContentMore troops and families using Post-9/11 GI Bill

    Spouses and children of service members made up almost one-fourth of Post-9/11 GI Bill users last year, and their numbers appear to be growing, according to data provided by the Veterans Affairs Department.

    • Apr. 15, 2013
  20. Army Spc. Michael Krapels works to strengthen his leg while wearing an Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis during physical therapy at the Center for the Intrepid at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Steven Galvan / Army

    Prime ContentNew leg brace allows disabled troops to return to active duty

    A carbon-fiber leg brace is allowing once-crippled troops to return to duty — including 14 special operations personnel who have re-engaged in their physically demanding careers.

    • Apr. 14, 2013
  21. Whether it's an apocalypse or hurricane season, the author of "The Zombie Survival Guide" knows there's nothing that will prompt living people to get ready for mayhem like zombies do. Roslan Rahman / AFP via Getty Images

    Prime ContentZombie survival teaches disaster preparedness

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON — Sometimes it takes the zombie apocalypse to get people thinking about disaster preparedness.

    • Apr. 14, 2013
  22. Navy-led provincial reconstruction teams in Afghanistan will disappear as coalition forces yield more control to locals. Here, Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Daniel Baudin, with PRT Farah, takes a break during a Jan. 24 patrol. HMC Josh Ives / Navy

    Prime ContentNumber of sailors in Afghanistan to dwindle

    There are still nearly 4,000 Navy personnel in Afghanistan, but expect that number to dwindle as the Afghan government prepares to fully take over at the end of next year.

    • Apr. 13, 2013
  23. Prime ContentNavy rolling out bill program that rewards energy savers

    Electric bills are on their way to base housing across the country. Power-hungry sailors are going to have to pay up; energy-conscious ones can actually make money.

    • Apr. 12, 2013
  24. Aiguillettes are now approved for wear with the Navy working uniform. Navy

    Prime ContentNew NWU rules: Cords OK, more boot options at sea

    An April 1 fleetwide message that streamlines six years’ worth of wear rules regarding the Navy working uniform also adds two new ones: more boot options aboard ships and a new accessory worn by aides to high-ranking officials.

    • Apr. 11, 2013
  25. Fewer spouses have enrolled in MyCAA this year than last, officials said. Istock

    Prime ContentFewer spouses using DoD career advancement program

    The number of spouses receiving financial assistance under the Defense Department's Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program has dropped by about 12 percent this year, officials said.

    • Apr. 11, 2013

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