The Navy's fiscal 2025 budget request prioritizes near-term readiness and lethality and delays a number of larger, longer-term modernization programs. 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. Carl Vinson left San Diego in October and returned home last week. The change will offer pregnant sailors more choice while filling empty shore duty jobs, according to the Navy. All six crew members aboard at the time of the mishap are in good condition and have left the hospital. The sailors went missing while conducting operations off of Somalia on Thursday night. A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into a Southern California bay during a training exercise Thursday night. All six crew members survived. Defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis appeared in U.S. District Court in San Diego on Thursday. A bunch of petty officers have something extra to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The Navy will open more submarine crews to women in the coming years. Load More