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Army, Navy and Marines all without top leaders due to Tuberville holds
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday retired on Monday with his replacement's confirmation stalled in an ongoing political fight.
Inflation and unpredictable funding are straining Navy readiness, says top officer
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said the Navy’s funding levels have remained “flat relative to inflation for over a decade."
By Diana Stancy
Pentagon drops new quarantine guidance for COVID-19 exposure, diagnosis
Positive? Close contact? Asymptomatic? These are the new rules.
US Navy accepts first Freedom LCS since discovering widespread defect in combining gear system
The Navy is satisfied that land-based and at-sea testing of the new combining gear system — and its bearings, specifically — sufficiently wrung out the new design, and now the service can move forward with installing the fix in new-construction and in-service ships.
Gilday outlines goal for Navy to become the most diverse service
The ultimate goal is for the force to respect, and benefit from, diversity, Gilday said.
By Diana Stancy
For US military leaders, Afghan news strikes personal chord
The top two Pentagon leaders made it clear that the scenes unfolding in Afghanistan were tough for them to watch.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Maritime service chiefs push back on criticism that the military is becoming ‘too woke’
The comments came as Americans remain divided on whether the services are focusing on racial issues too much.
CNO: Navy to roll out new aviation depot maintenance plan
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday told lawmakers there have been recent improvements in the mission-capable rates of the sea service’s fighter jets.
By Diana Stancy
Trump calls Joint Chiefs chairman ‘pathetic’ for comments on racism education
The former president indicated he would have fired top military leaders for such comments if he were still in office.
US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge
Staffing levels at the Kabul embassy have already been significantly reduced pending the completion of the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan.
Pre-deployment ROM cut for vaccinated sailors
“With more than a year operating in the COVID environment, we have gained significant expertise in mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19."
By Diana Stancy