Navy to commission tech leaders as officers for Navy Innovation Unit
The service is recruiting innovative civilians to solve modernization problems.
By Riley Ceder
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Defense secretary’s Navy flag board actions are unprecedented and deeply troubling
The actions of a single individual, taken without justification or explanation, demonstrate a stark rebuke of Navy leadership and the promotion process.
By Capt. John Cordle (ret.)
US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet strikes, disables oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln fired a precision munition into the vessel's engineering and steering spaces.
By J.D. Simkins
Military pay raises, changes to housing allowance included in House-passed $1.15 trillion defense budget
After controversial amendment votes, a House committee advanced a bill early Friday morning that would authorize the largest defense budget in history.
By Patricia Kime
US forces board sanctioned tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says
U.S. forces have intercepted multiple commercial and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean in recent months.
By Reuters
Navy eliminates regular performance, fitness reports for select paygrades
"Personnel in these paygrades have demonstrated a sustained history of superior performance ... that negate the requirement for annual periodic reporting."
By J.D. Simkins
Navy recognizes USS Carl Vinson with Battle ‘E’ award
The aircraft carrier returned to port in August 2025 after a nine-month deployment covering over 275,000 nautical miles.
Grab-and-go food stations will be open all day by end of 2026
In 2025, there were only a few grab-and-go food stations across all shore-based galleys. By the end of June, a majority will have them.
By Riley Ceder
US Navy selects companies for at-sea MUSV prototype testing
The U.S. Navy announced on Friday that it had selected seven companies to compete to secure the service’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel contract.
How far is there to go until the US and Iran end the war?
A tentative deal has been reached to end the war and restart transit in the Strait of Hormuz, and then negotiations on more difficult issues would begin.
By Parisa Hafezi, Angus McDowall and Michael Georgy, Reuters
Navy launches initiative to improve food quality at installations
The service’s shore food service transformation initiative will begin at two installations and focus on revamping food quality and providing more options.
By Riley Ceder
USS Nimitz claims title of longest-serving aircraft carrier from ‘Big E’
The 51-year-old USS Nimitz was commissioned on May 3, 1975.
By Riley Ceder