Navy eliminates regular performance, fitness reports for select paygrades
"Personnel in these paygrades have demonstrated a sustained history of superior performance ... that negate the requirement for annual periodic reporting."
By J.D. Simkins
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Troops attending White House UFC event must meet physical standards, pay for travel
The hundreds of active-duty service members selected for the "high visibility" event must meet military waist-to-height standards and fund their travel.
Defense official sexually harassed female staff members, Pentagon report says
A Pentagon report has found that a senior Defense Department official sexually harassed several women on his staff, touching them and making inappropriate comments.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
At the end of a scandal-plagued year, Navy’s top officer urges integrity
Reflecting his thoughts after three months as chief of naval operations, Adm. Mike Gilday’s brief broadside fired at the fleet on Monday asked sailors "to think about who we are as a Navy and the constitutional oath we commit ourselves to."
By Carl Prine
How going to work for SecDef Mattis ended this Navy pilot’s career
Guy Snodgrass tries to set the record straight in "Holding the Line."
Navy, Marine JAG investigations will face review panel
Following a string of legal debacles, the comprehensive reviews are expected to address how attorneys are trained, developed and used throughout their military careers.
By Navy Times staff
This branch takes the cake as the US military’s fattest
22 percent of personnel in one branch are reportedly obese.
By J.D. Simkins
The Navy’s Ex Ex and a legacy of military naturalists
On Aug. 18, 1838, the Exploring Expedition led by Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes embarked on a world cruise of scientific discovery. He fit well into a class of armed scientists, military naturalists who rose to prominence in the 18th and 19th centuries.
By Richard Conniff, HistoryNet
Target: Makin Island
On Aug. 17, 1942, daring Marine Raiders stormed Makin Island. But far worse fighting faced soldiers, sailors and Coast Guardsmen when American forces returned in late 1943.
By William B. Allmon, World War II Magazine
Op-ed: The truth behind the ‘Twisterville mutiny’
The author makes the case for charging retired officers with the crime of mutiny.
By Bruce A. Elleman, Naval War College
Before she handled SEAL war crimes cases, one-star was tied to ‘Fat Leonard’
Rear Adm. Bette Bolivar was lightly rapped for her ties to corrupt contractor Leonard Glenn “Fat Leonard” Francis two decades ago, officials indicated.
By Carl Prine
Defense Department to ban beer and pizza? Mandatory keto diet may enhance military performance
The controversial ketogenic or “keto” diet may be the future of the military, some defense officials say.
By Kristine Froeba