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Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard outline FY26 budget needs this week

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 12, 2025.

By Leo Shane III

2 days ago

Head Navy officer lists top tasks for service, eyes 2027

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby listed improved recruiting and the embrace of unmanned and manned systems as priorities.

11 days ago

George Ham Cannon: a WWII Medal of Honor Marine with the best name

Semper Ham Cannon.

By Sarah Sicard

2 years ago

Marines want 31 amphibious ships. The Pentagon disagrees. Now what?

The Navy has 31 amphibious ships — what the Corps considers the bare minimum it needs — but the Pentagon plans to shrink the fleet in fiscal 2024.

By Megan Eckstein

2 years ago

Military sex assault reports rise, even as Army numbers fall

The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps all had more reports of sexual assault last year than the previous year.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

2 years ago

3rd ‘MARSOC 3’ defendant’s case goes before top military appeals court

“More than just legal questions, I think we heard some anger from the judges,” said a lawyer for Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet.

By Irene Loewenson

2 years ago

Future LCS Cleveland launches, strikes tugboat

No one was injured in Saturday's mishap but the ship suffered damage above the waterline, officials said.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

2 years ago

The ‘Genesis’ of today’s recruiting crisis

Leaders blame various factors for the recruiting crisis. But some recruiters on the front lines say one big cause is missing from the conversation.

By Irene Loewenson and Geoff Ziezulewicz

2 years ago

Sea-Air-Space: A recap of news and tech from the Navy League event

U.S. military and defense industry officials flocked to the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference south of Washington, D.C., this week.

By Colin Demarest

2 years ago

Philippines names 4 new camps for US forces amid China fury

The Philippine government has identified four new local military areas where rotational U.S. forces with their weapons will be allowed to stay indefinitely

2 years ago

Marine Corps rejects Pentagon’s pitch for new amphibious ship designs

The Marine Corps says several options for reducing the cost of future LPDs made the flight deck and vehicle stowage too small to meet requirements.

By Megan Eckstein

2 years ago

Cop who helped take down Nashville shooter served as Marine grunt

Michael Collazo, 31, helped take down the assailant who perpetrated a shooting that killed six.

By Irene Loewenson

2 years ago