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Lawmakers push for two submarines despite US Navy seeking just one
Rep. Joe Courtney led a panel in pushing back against Navy plans to cut a Virginia-class submarine from its fiscal 2025 spending plans.
US Navy nixed a Virginia sub amid spending frenzy to support suppliers
The Navy cut a submarine from its spending plan, but is pouring billions of dollars into supporting suppliers and helping increase their production rates.
Navy postpones several modernization programs to pay for operations
The Navy's fiscal 2025 budget request prioritizes near-term readiness and lethality and delays a number of larger, longer-term modernization programs.
Navy chief charged with espionage
Chief Fire Controlman (AEGIS) Bryce Steven Pedicini is accused of passing classified information to an agent of a foreign government.
USNS Brunswick is back in the US after seven years in the West Pacific
Military Sealift Command's expeditionary fast transport vessel was recently based out of the Saipan in the Northern Mariana islands.
Navy unveils Wi-Fi pilot program for some Virginia sailors
The initiative is part of Big Navy's efforts to improve sailor quality of life.
By Diana Stancy
USS Gerald R Ford strike group heading home to Norfolk
The flattop will return to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, in the “coming days."
By Diana Stancy
Confederate memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery
A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, a cemetery official said.
Senate passes final defense policy bill
The compromise bill authorizes limited assistance for Ukraine, implements AUKUS and institutionalizes a nuclear weapon.
USS Oscar Austin readying for a move to Spain in fall 2024
The homeport shift is part of the Navy’s broader plan to bolster its destroyer presence in Europe from four to six vessels.
By Diana Stancy
How embracing a former enemy at Pearl Harbor ended one veteran’s war
“Who will be there?” "The pilot who sunk my ship."
By Frank A. Vargo, The War Horse