Former USS Howard CO was fired after ‘racially harassing comments’The Navy relieved Cmdr. Cameron Dennis in February, just a few months after he assumed command of the Japan-based warship.By Diana Stancy13 days ago
USS George Washington to deploy to South AmericaThe George Washington is also poised to return to Yokosuka, Japan, as the Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier later this year.By Diana Stancy3 weeks ago
US mulls deploying Marine security team to Haiti amid gang crisisIn 2010, after an earthquake struck Haiti, fleet antiterrorism security team Marines were sent to assist the Marine guards at the embassy there.By Irene Loewenson8 weeks ago
How the Navy’s current Red Sea clashes parallel the 1980sThe Navy’s moves against the Houthis mirrors the sea service's Middle East operations in the 1980s.By Jonathan Lehrfeld2 months ago
Austin says he expected his staff would notify of hospitalizationDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin blamed his staff for the lack of communication following his hospitalization last month.By Meghann Myers2 months ago
Confusion, lack of policy led to Austin’s hospitalization secretDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization last month is prompting the Pentagon to create new policies for leadership absences.By Meghann Myers2 months ago
More vets could be headed to DOD medical sites to get VA health care Leaders from the two departments are discussing allowing VA staff to move into unused space at more than a dozen military hospitals.By Leo Shane III2 months ago
Yemen’s Houthis can still fight despite US-led airstrikesThe Iran-backed Houthis claimed to have shot down a U.S. drone Tuesday.By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press2 months ago
Should Navy hospital ships be armed?The threat of hybrid warfare increases hospital ships' need for defense measures, a new paper argues.By Sarah Sicard3 months ago
Navy to establish second surface drone unit this springU.S. Pacific Fleet head Adm. Samuel Paparo announced the new unit at the West 2024 conference in San Diego.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 months ago
USS Gerald R. Ford leaders look back on maiden (and extended) cruiseHow the brand-new aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and its largely green crew found their sea legs together.By Diana Stancy3 months ago
Lloyd Austin undergoes procedure, expected to resume duties TuesdayAustin's medical issue is not expected to interfere with his cancer recovery, according to his doctors.By Meghann Myers3 months ago