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Lawmaker who claims to be a retired rear admiral was actually demoted

Since retiring from the Navy, Rep. Ronny Jackson has claimed to be a retired one-star admiral. But records show he was reduced in rank to captain.

Pentagon abandons effort to scale down amphibious ship design

The Navy and Marine Corps will move forward with the current Flight II LPD amphibious ship design, rather than a scaled-down, cheaper one DoD pushed for.

Navy considers accelerating promotion timeline for junior officers

Officials stressed that any decision to accelerate Navy junior officer promotion has not yet been finalized.

Opinion

Rearming US Navy ships at sea is no longer an option, but a necessity

Fortunately, rearming VLS cells at sea is not an impossible engineering problem.

Sailors, Marines could see changes to how beards are accommodated

The Department of the Navy is now examining whether changes to its beard accommodation policies would be “operationally supportable and prudent."

Pentagon inspector general to assess Navy’s suicide prevention efforts

The evaluation will look into the Navy's handling and prevention of suicidal behaviors.

Opinion

Our sailors deserve good leaders

Retired Navy Capt. John Cordle argues that Big Navy needs to do better when it comes to vetting those it taps for command.

How US Navy leaders see power evolving at ‘dawn of the information age’

The U.S. Navy championed digital weaponry as the decider of future fights in its inaugural cyber strategy, published in November.

Navy surges aging C-2 Greyhound fleet amid V-22 Osprey grounding

A total of 15 aircraft from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 are surging to fill in gaps due to a military-wide Osprey grounding.

Navy LT attempting world record run from LA to NYC in 40 days

Lt. Paul Johnson starts his cross-country run in Los Angeles on March 1.