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Opinion
Our sailors deserve good leaders
Retired Navy Capt. John Cordle argues that Big Navy needs to do better when it comes to vetting those it taps for command.
By Capt. John Cordle, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
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The Navy’s continuing cruiser debacle
A lengthy and costly effort to modernize the aging cruisers has not gone as planned, the Navy admits.
Inside the historic decision to deep-select the Navy’s top officer
The Senate bestowed a fourth star on Michael Martin Gilday and the son of sailor is prepared to lead the sea service into the 21st century.
By Mark D. Faram
Why it isn’t weird for Russian sailors to sunbathe shirtless on deck while confronting a US Navy cruiser
Russian Admiral Valentin Selivanov, a military analyst who previously served as the chief of staff of the Russian Navy, told Russian media Monday that there's nothing wrong with relaxing topside when you're not at war.
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
Dead contractor identified while NCIS probe continues
He died installing a terrazzo deck, according to his employer.
By Mark D. Faram
Investigators probing death of a contractor on cruiser
The Navy is investigating the death of a contractor on board a Norfolk-based guided-missile cruiser
By Mark D. Faram
Never a dull day in the western Pacific
A Russian naval task force has arrived in the northern Chinese port of Qingdao ahead of joint naval exercises this week that reinforce the growing bond between Beijing and Moscow.
That time a Navy jet shot itself down
In this season of the practical joke, let's talk about some very bad mistakes unique to the world's military services.
By Alan Green, Military History Quarterly Magazine
Cruiser Monterey receives bomb threat
The Navy guided-missile cruiser Monterey is being overhauled at a Marine Hydraulics Ship Repair in Norfolk.
By Mark D. Faram
Cruiser, dry cargo vessel involved in collision sail to Florida
Both vessels are undergoing damage assessments while a probe into the mishap continues.
By Mark D. Faram
In our Wi-Fi world, the internet still depends on undersea cables
NATO continues to warn about Russian subs that have increased their activity around vital undersea data cables in the North Atlantic, a move officials view with alarm. But most cables are put at risk by boat anchors and fishing.
By Nicole Starosielski, New York University