Can the US military preserve decades of wartime experience?
Thousands of post-9/11 veterans are reaching retirement. Whether the lessons they learned during two decades of combat will be retained remains to be seen.
By Natalie Oliverio
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Pentagon to launch ‘Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay’ program
The initative, dubbed Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay, is slated to begin in early October.
Sailors needed for awesome degree completion program — do you qualify?
Sailors who hold ratings as cryptologic and information systems technicians, plus intelligence specialists, can apply —regardless of pay grade — as long as they’ve accrued enough academic credits to finish their degrees during an intensive 12 months of study.
By Mark D. Faram
CENTCOM chief: The future of warfare demands more cyber authorities
The head of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Joseph Votel, in a Dec. 18 paper stated that the Pentagon must “normalize” electronic warfare and cyberattacks into daily operations.
By Justin Lynch
Audit finds cyber vulnerabilities in US missile defense system
A Defense Department Inspector General report raises more questions about the military's shoddy cybersecurity.
A 46-year-old ensign who once ran the White House?
Reince Priebus, the once-powerful chairman of the Republican National Committee before he joined the Trump administration in 2017, was picked by a Navy selection board to receive a direct commission as a human resources officer in the Navy Reserve.
Navy appoints first W-1 officers in decades. What’s next?
A trio of cyberwarriors will pin on the W-1 rank on Sept. 1, 2019, and the other three will join them a month later on the first day of the new federal fiscal year.
By Mark D. Faram
Happy holidays, Seaman Timmy! No more confinement on bread and water for you
The arcane punishment will be banned under military justice reforms that will go into effect on Jan. 1.
Why the Navy will deactivate an F-35 Squadron next year
More than 200 officers and sailors are coming to California.
By Mark D. Faram
Navy proposes expanding SEAL training activities in Hawaii
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command has proposed tripling the number of training events allowed on non-federal lands in Hawaii for Navy SEALs and other special operations forces.
American doughboys in World War I depended on foreign weapons technology, US Navy might
The U.S. Navy was the best-prepared and best-equipped of all the country’s armed forces. For many years, it had been focusing much of its energy on preparing for a surface naval confrontation with Germany.
By David Longenbach, Pennsylvania State University
Navy sees recruiting challenges on the horizon
The Navy hopes more recruiters, beefier enlistment bonuses and a wider social media outreach will help bring in the next generation of sailors.
By Mark D. Faram