The Navy will use the T-54A aircraft to train aviators flying the P-8A Poseidon, E-2D Hawkeye and C-130 Hercules. The move is a nod to the near-daily battles that Navy destroyers have fought with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen since October. A general court martial found U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Bryce Pedicini guilty of attempted espionage, among other charges. Floyd Gibbons made history when his dispatch got past the wartime censor. The Navy relieved Cmdr. Cameron Dennis in February, just a few months after he assumed command of the Japan-based warship. The cargo ship 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo suffered a fire in its engine room Thursday, forcing it to return to Florida, the Navy said. A former Army financial adviser admitted to taking advantage of his role to swindle deceased troops’ grieving loved ones out of millions. After decades of corporate consolidation, the pendulum now swings toward consensus that the U.S. defense-industrial base must once again expand. The Navy is performing better than it did last year, but is projected to miss its recruiting goal by roughly 6,700 sailors this fiscal year. Criminal charges against Capt. Dennis Turner were dismissed in July 2023, and a Virginia circuit court allowed expungement of the charges in December 2023. Load More