After years fighting terrorism, the SEALs turn their eyes toward fighting big wars
After years fighting in small wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the SEALs are refocusing the force on fighting in major conflicts, the Navy's second-in-command told reporters this week.
SECNAV to the Navy: You got the money so fix yourselves. Fast.
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer says the Navy has the money it needs to fix its readiness woes and needs to speed the pace of lasting reforms.
Navy chief and wife die in Florida car crash
The Navy counselor and his wife were driving on the Florida Turnpike when another motorist hit their Jeep and it left the road, authorities say.
Second Fleet is becoming operational — what does that mean for you?
Expect new roles for foreign officers, U.S. Navy reservists, an emphasis on expeditionary operations and a fierce determination to patrol Atlantic and Arctic waters.
Three carriers, two destroyers and a gator to shift homeports
Navy Personnel Command has started filling in the details on the moves.
Photo emerges that might exonerate Fitz defendant
What it reveals is something that hasn’t surfaced in any of the Navy’s publicly-released probes or even a secret military “dual-purpose” investigation obtained by Navy Times and completed 41 days after the tragedy.
Erin Elizabeth Rehm receives the American flag from Vice Adm. Jan Tighe during a graveside service for her husband, Fire Controlman Chief Gary Leo Rehm Jr., at Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 16, 2017. Rehm died when the guided-missile destroyer Fitzgerald collided with the Philippine-flagged merchant vessel ACX Crystal on June 17, 2017. (Elizabeth Fraser/ Arlington National Cemetery)

Worse than you thought: inside the secret Fitzgerald probe the Navy doesn’t want you to read

It was kept secret from the public in part because it was designed to prep the Navy for potential lawsuits in the aftermath of the accident.
Navy dumps hazardous material into Puget Sound, says Washington state attorney general
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the U.S. Navy dumped hazardous waste including copper and zinc, into Puget Sound and must be stopped from doing it again.
Insurer USAA offers $15M in interest-free loans for Coast Guard members during shutdown
A military personnel insurer and financial services company has donated $15 million for interest-free loans to Coast Guard members during the partial U.S. government shutdown.
Legendary Marine and actor R. Lee Ermey to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery
R. Lee Ermey will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on January 18.
Trump cancels Pelosi’s use of military aircraft for Afghanistan trip
The House Speaker and President are at loggerheads over the shutdown; Pelosi had been scheduled to travel to Afghanistan.
Trump still poised for a drawdown in Afghanistan after the deadliest year for US troops since 2014
This year has been the bloodiest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the draw down of 2014, when coalition forces shifted to an advise and assist role under NATO’s Resolute Support mission.

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Quartermaster 2nd Class Andrew Burgess takes a sextant reading on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) Jan. 6, 2019, in the Mediterranean Sea. (MC1 Mike DiMestico/Navy)

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Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Nikolas Rojas fires an M-500 shotgun Jan. 1, 2019, during a live-fire qualification course aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while on a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (MC3 Matthew Freeman/Navy)

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Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, crawl under barbed wire during a bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 30. The recruits were instructed to utilize their rifles to help shield them from the barbed wire as they crawled to the next portion of the course. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate March 16. (Cpl. Erick Clarosvillalta/Marines)

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Members of Battery C, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment fire a salute Dec. 21, 2018, in honor of the Georgia National Guard's 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which held a casing ceremony at Fort Stewart, Ga. This is the fourth combat deployment of the 48th IBCT since Sept. 11, 2001. (Maj. William Carraway/Army)

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Commands have various events to launch their local Combined Federal Campaign pledge drives, held at various times between now and Jan. 11. Here, a tug-of-war tournament helped kick off the local 2017 Combined Federal Campaign charity pledge drive at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 13, 2017. (Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Marine Corps)

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