Nearly 22,000 sailors will soon be picking up a new crow. (Navy Times)

Spring petty officer advancements are in — did you make the cut?

Memorial Day weekend will be a bit more special for thousands of sailors across the Navy this spring as they celebrate knowing they’ve received a new petty officer crow.
Why wouldn’t the Pentagon pay to fly the fallen McCain sailors’ families to Dover?
After Logan Palmer and nine of his shipmates died in a collision last summer, his mom was told the military wouldn't pay to fly her to Dover Air Force Base to be there when he returned to U.S. soil.
The Navy dropped a homicide charge against the former McCain CO and no one’s sure why
The Navy quietly ended its pursuit of a homicide charge against Cmdr. Alfredo Sanchez, who oversaw the warship John S. McCain when it collided with a tanker in August, killing 10 sailors.
Navy plebes scramble up greased obelisk to cap first year at Annapolis
The U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 has capped its first year quite literally — and messily.
Why the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier was forced back into port
The Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the first-in-class Gerald R. Ford, made an unexpected return to port May 22 during an underway testing period.
Fitzgerald CO’s attorneys torch Navy brass for handling of case
Attorneys for Cmdr. Bryce Benson said last week that public comments by Navy leadership have assigned guilt and cast "unwarranted aspersions" against the former skipper.
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Zackary Tapia, assigned to the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, takes the Navy-wide E-5 advancement exam at Naval Station San Diego. Navy-wide, the chance to advance dropped slightly for sailors seeking to move through the petty officer ranks. (MC2 Devin M. Langer/Navy)

Petty officer advancements are trending down this spring

It's a little tougher to advance in the petty officer ranks this spring.
Pence warns Coast Guard graduates of the perils facing US
Vice President Mike Pence warned the new U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates on Wednesday of the perils America faces from rogue regimes, criminal networks and terrorist groups, saying the new ensigns will be on the front lines of the threats from illegal drugs, terrorism, human trafficking and nuclear proliferation.
Massive veterans policy bill heads to Trump’s desk, but results will take time
Provisions for new community care rules and caregiver stipend expansion won't happen overnight.
China was just uninvited from a massive naval exercise. Here’s why.
The withdrawn invite follows a directive by the Pentagon to remove Chinese cellphones, other devices from exchanges over espionage fears.
Lawmakers eye more dramatic management changes at VA
Is the department's system of regional middle managers the next item on Congress' chopping block?
Joint special operations leader to be US commander in Afghanistan
U.S. officials say a career special operations soldier has been chosen as the next commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.

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Fireman Gabriel Lupo, assigned to USS Constitution, climbs the ship’s mizzenmast during ‘Old Ironsides' underway commemorating the Vietnam War. In coordination with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, the crew of USS Constitution hosted Vietnam veterans onboard as a thank you for their years of service and sacrifice for their country. (MC3 Casey Scoular/Navy)

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Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Miguel Mosquera, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), hugs his family upon the ship's return to San Diego from a scheduled deployment. Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego, Oct. 6, 2017 and spent the deployment supporting Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel, as well as maritime security cooperation efforts in U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (MCSN Nick Bauer/Navy)

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christipher Watts, machine gunner, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), calls out a simulated misfire while aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) at sea, April 29, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU integrated to conduct the second major exercise of their pre-deployment training. ARG, MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) provides essential and realistic ship-to-shore training, designed to enhance the integration of the Navy-Marine Corps team. ARGMEUEX provides an opportunity to integrate unique individual and unit skills and develop the Essex ARG and 13th MEU’s collective proficiency in challenging and unfamiliar environments. (Cpl. Danny Gonzalez/Marines)

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