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Ribbons stream around the dry dock at the christening of the USS William Charette.

Navy christens new destroyer named for corpsman who earned Medal of Honor

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted Yesterday

Image: The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., following a strategic deterrent patrol. The boat is one of four ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine-launched ballistic missiles with multiple warheads. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Katherine Diener) The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia at port in 2018. Navy photo by Lt. Katherine Diener.

Navy relieves USS West Virginia submarine commander for ‘loss of confidence’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted Yesterday

Thousands of sailors may stay in RVs, trailers, commercial apartments or other temporary housing while the Navy renovates barracks across multiple bases.

Sailors could live in RVs or houseboats as Navy overhauls barracks

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 28, 2026

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Navy changes its transfer policy in response to sailor’s death

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 27, 2026

The Navy is requiring certain groups of active duty and Reserve sailors to get the flu vaccine after the force-wide mandate was taken away in April.

Navy reinstates some flu vaccine rules months after Pentagon ended mandate

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 27, 2026

Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Cole Boydston, from Kansas, assigned to combat systems, operates a site TV board aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, July 11, 2026. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicolas Quezada)

Navy redesignates Information Professionals as ‘Communications Systems Warfare Officers’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 26, 2026

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, Multi-Domain Command - Pacific, fires a Spike Non-Line of Sight missile at the USS Mobile Bay for a Sink Exercise during Rim of the Pacific in Hawaii, July 11, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Morton)

Army helicopters, Navy drones sink two retired ships at RIMPAC

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 25, 2026

Many homes on the former Navy base in Adak, Alaska are uninhabitable after decades in the harsh climate, but many are counted in a tax-payer-funded program as having broadband internet access.

Abandoned Navy base costs taxpayers $340,000 a year in internet nobody uses

Posted on Jul 21, 2026

The commander of the Blue Angels said Thursday that a low pass over a Pensacola, Florida, beach was "unsafe."

Blue Angels commander calls beach flyover ‘unsafe’

Posted on Jul 17, 2026

Adm. Daryl Caudle, Chief of Naval Operations, salutes side boys during the U.S. Fleet Forces Command assumption of command ceremony in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Dec 1. USFFC is responsible for manning, training, equipping and providing combat-ready forces forward to numbered fleets and combatant commanders around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Knight/Released)

Navy orders removal of commanders’ portraits, bios, on service websites

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 17, 2026

The Navy christened the USS George M. Neal, shown in this April photo, on July 11, 2026.

Navy ship honors sailor from famed North Korea rescue mission

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 14, 2026

US uses drone boats for first time in latest Iran strikes

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 13, 2026

181031-N-PL946-1051 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 31, 2018) Recruits touch up their shave in preparation for an inspection inside their compartment in the USS Arleigh Burke barracks at Recruit Training Command. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Spencer Fling)

Navy imposes 1-year limit on medical shaving waivers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 8, 2026

Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, was identified by the Navy as the missing Sailor following a helicopter’s emergency landing in the Arabian Sea, July 1. Edwards was the commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 and had been selected for promotion to captain.

Navy identifies sailor lost in helicopter crash as squadron commander

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 7, 2026

Lt. Ryan Vandrey, left, from Texas and Lt. Pirkle Jameson, right, from Wisconsin, shoot an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 22, 2026. Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicolas Quezada)

Navy offers up to $280,000 in bonuses to keep reserve aviators

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 6, 2026

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) sails while an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, flies alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 18, 2026. USS George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo)

Navy halts search for sailor missing in the Arabian Sea

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 5, 2026