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Resting place of sunken World War II carrier identified 78 years later
The USS Ommaney Bay came under attack on January 4, 1945, when it was struck by a Japanese kamikaze pilot.
Senior officer retirement boards make cuts
The Navy panels were looking to weed out officers with declining performance or misconduct on their books.
By Mark D. Faram
Here’s how the Navy is revolutionizing officer career paths
Testifying before the Senate Armed Service Committee’s Personnel Subcommittee, the Navy’s chief of personnel, Vice Adm. Bob Burke, updated lawmakers on how far and fast the sea service has come in revamping the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act, the landmark 1980 legislation that’s come to be known as simply “DOPMA.”
By Mark D. Faram
Back when Navy officers settled beefs by shooting each other — and Marines
“Oh Lord, I am a dead man.”
By Janine Peterson, Military History Magazine
That time the Navy decided to build a flying cannon
At least the American prototype didn't crash into a insane asylum. A British version did.
By Robert Guttman, Aviation History Magazine
Review praises ‘Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan’
The Americans profiled — Marine Sgt. Sheena Adams and a pair of Army officers, Maj. Maria Rodriguez and Capt. Johanna Smoke — wanted to make a difference in America’s mission in Afghanistan.
By Jerri Bell, Veterans Writing Project
Born in war, Bangladesh’s rock ‘n’ roll is dying
The seeds of rock ‘n’ roll culture were planted in Bangladesh during the birth of the country in 1971, after a war for liberation separated this majority-Muslim territory from Pakistan.
By Mubashar Hasan, University of Oslo
Carrier Ronald Reagan in Hong Kong after bombers buzz South China Sea
The arrival of the carrier Ronald Reagan and its strike group in the Asian financial hub is being seen as a friendly gesture ahead of a planned meeting later this month between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Navy sub officer faces stalking, abuse charges
The lieutenant commander is assigned to the submarine Nebraska.
Sailor convicted for trying to have sex with a 15-year-old girl
Hospitalman Mason L. Spence thought he was texting with a minor and going to meet her for sex, but he was actually the subject of a law enforcement sting.
DoD family council wants answers on dependent medical records
Some military kids have been barred from service because of the contents of their dependent medical records. The group, which includes enlisted leaders and other high-ranking personnel, wants to know how those records are accessed and used.
By Karen Jowers