The Navy’s community college is partnering with Western Governors University to provide sailors with an associate degree in health science. 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. A number of U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined for drills in the disputed East China Sea. Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis) Bryce Steven Pedicini is the first sailor to face espionage charges within the Navy justice system in at least five years. The Navy and Marine Corps will dive deep into amphibious ship readiness and how that affects their ability to train sufficiently ahead of deployments. U.S. Navy leadership has advocated for a hybrid fleet, with sailors and Marines augmented by smart machines and the equipment they carry. A new Navy plan seeks to improve flexibility of forces worldwide, while allowing aircraft carriers to remain deployed for longer periods of time. Capt. Abigail Y. Marter took command of the Peru-based command less than a year before her firing Friday. Allowing recruits to use their cellphones during basic training comes as the Navy eyes ways to lower attrition rates and increase interest in joining up. More surface officers are looking to become warfare tactics instructors, or WTIs, according to the head of the program's training. Load More