Navy to commission first sub designed for both men and women sailors
The New Jersey is entering the fleet about 14 years after the Defense Department lifted its ban on women serving on subs.
By Diana Stancy
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How a sailor shortage is crippling ship maintenance at sea
Sixty-three percent of executive officers said that insufficient manning made it “moderately to extremely difficult to complete repairs while underway."
By Diana Stancy
Marine corporal awarded Navy Cross 55 years after Vietnam heroics
"How 'bout them Jarheads."
By Todd South
US Navy shipbuilder Austal USA to pay $24M to settle fraud probe
The Justice Department said Austal USA conspired to mislead shareholders and investors about its financial condition.
Navy recruiting rebounds, but falls short of boot camp goal
Despite meeting its recruiting goal of 40,600 sailors, the Navy will fall 5,000 short of its boot camp target due to last-minute enlistments.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Navy suffers shortage of working uniform trousers
Navy Exchange Service Command said its Navy Working Uniform Type III trouser inventory stock level is currently at around 13 percent worldwide.
By Diana Stancy
Marines, sailors to get more training on political do’s and don’ts
The training comes after a federal watchdog said the Pentagon failed to train and guide troops about partisan political activities before campaign season.
Navy releases list of sailors selected to become chiefs
Read more to see the latest entrants into the Goat Locker.
10 sailors injured in MH-60S Seahawk helicopter mishap
All 10 were released from the hospital after the mishap, which occurred Thursday on the training ranges at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada.
By Diana Stancy
Sailors, Marine receive award for saving Marine’s life
The service members were credited with saving the life of another Marine at a live-fire range in July.
By Diana Stancy
USS Ronald Reagan arrives at new homeport in Bremerton, Washington
The carrier spent nearly a decade based in Japan before arriving back in the states this week.
By Diana Stancy
Mustard gas, no mask: This WWI corpsman somehow survived Belleau Wood
Wounds and mustard gas could not stop Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Orlando Petty in 1918, but they may have caught up with him in 1932.
By Jon Guttman