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As troops struggle to find child care, 24-hour centers offer help
Around-the-clock child care centers offer peace of mind for troops who work odd hours or are deployed. But the military says it has no plans to add more.
By Karen Jowers
System snafu leaves junior sailors without rent money for months
The basic allowance for housing issue affected roughly 175 sailors but has since been fixed, officials said.
Commissaries bid adieu to Little Debbie snack cakes
What remains of Little Debbie commissary stock is all that will be sold of the snack cakes.
By Sarah Sicard
Hybrid power could keep the Little Bird helo flying
A small, yet nimble and heavily used light-attack helicopter that carries small teams of special operators into battle has a problem.
By Todd South
Navy identifies sailor killed in training accident
The Navy says the Naval Special Warfare sailor killed in a training accident in Virginia was Electronics Technician 1st Class Ryan DeKorte, from Lubbock, Texas.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Navy sailor dies from injuries following helicopter landing accident
A sailor died May 9 from injuries sustained during training at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., May 5.
By Diana Stancy
New Ship to Shore Connectors arrive at Little Creek
The Navy's new Landing Craft Air Cushions are now in the hands of an operational unit, and the Navy is focused on the getting sailors up to speed on how to operate the new craft.
By Diana Stancy
Idaho governor, lieutenant spar over National Guard deployment to US-Mexico border
The maneuvering of Idaho’s top leaders came while Little was in Texas meeting with nine other Republican governors over concerns on how President Joe Biden is handling border issues.
House appropriators would protect three of four littoral combat ships
House appropriators ripped a proposal to decommission four littoral combat ships contained in President Joe Biden’s Pentagon budget request for next year as “a misuse of taxpayer funds.”
Best pics of the week: July 11, 2021
Fireworks over a Hercules, soldiers fire mortars, Marine recruits in San Diego, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
WWII Navy chaplain posthumously awarded Navy Cross for comforting fellow sailors in ‘shark infested waters’
Lt. Thomas Conway swam to sailors to provide them with comfort, prayer and to administer sacraments after two Japanese torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis.
By Diana Stancy