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U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 31, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) displays its battle flag in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)
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Navy holding two survivors of latest US airstrike in the Caribbean

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 17, 2025

Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nathan Gage Ingram [left] and Chief Special Warfare Operator Christopher J. Chambers [right] died during a boarding operation on Jan. 11, 2024.
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Captain of ship at center of Navy SEAL drownings sentenced to 40 years

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 17, 2025

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 12: Vice Admiral Alvin Holsey, U.S. Navy, nominee to be admiral and Commander, United States Southern Command, prepares to testify during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, September 12, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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US Southern Command’s top officer to step down after a year on the job

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 16, 2025

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz leads Sailors and Marines in cadence pushups at the Philadelphia Museum of Art after a formation run to celebrate the Navy and Marine Corps 250th birthday in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 10, 2025. The Navy and Marine Corps returned to Philadelphia, the birthplace of the sea services, to celebrate 250 years of heritage. The anniversary event highlighted advances in military technology and the commitment of service members, while providing the public the opportunity to visit ships and engage with Sailors and Marines while experiencing the hospitality of the City of Brotherly Love. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Miguel Santiago)
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Troops are starting to get paid, but aren’t out of the woods as shutdown continues

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 14, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jul. 25, 2025) Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, from the United States Naval Academy class of 2029 participate in the second formal parade during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. Parades are a visual presentation of the military discipline, professionalism and teamwork necessary to succeed as a member of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and have been a part of Naval Academy training since its establishment in 1845. (U.S. Navy photo by Stacy Godfrey)
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Naval Academy dropout indicted over threat that led to accidental shooting

By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 14, 2025

The Navy's nuclear ballistic submarine USS Maine conducts surface navigational operations about 50 miles south of Puerto Rico. U.S. Strategic Command is working with the Navy to develop a replacement for the Ohio-class submarine fleet to ensure a continued strong nuclear deterrence into the future. U.S. Navy photo
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Navy fires commanding officer of missile submarine USS Wyoming

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 10, 2025

Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) 1st Class Anthony Huffman, from Forest Grove, Oregon, conducts maintenance on aircraft in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, July 27, 2024. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony Lagunes)
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Navy maintenance crews are stripping their own jets and submarines for spare parts

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 6, 2025

Navy beats annual recruiting goals with more recruiters, less paperwork
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Navy beats annual recruiting goals with more recruiters, less paperwork

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 1, 2025

SAGEWIN STRAIT (Sept. 5, 2024) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) transits the Sagewin Strait, Sept. 5, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)
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The Navy commissioned $400K worth of safety videos. Then it tried to make them disappear.

By Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Sep 30, 2025

“Wildboy” and “Jizzle” are in trouble with federal prosecutors after allegedly scamming military members in a bank scheme.
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Feds bust scammers known as ‘Wildboy,’ ‘Low Ball’ and others for targeting military members

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Sep 26, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brianna Eisenhower, left, a combat marksmanship trainer assigned to Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, corrects a shooter’s position in preparation for an all-female marksmanship subject matter expert exchange between U.S. Marines and Jordanian Soldiers during Intrepid Maven 25.1 in Al-Quwayrah, Jordan, Oct. 26, 2024. The second iteration of this exchange between U.S. and Jordanian female engagement teams was nested in Intrepid Maven 25.1 and represents a step forward in strengthening military cooperation and promoting Women, Peace, and Security initiatives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Angela Wilcox)
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Pentagon shutters women’s advisory group

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

241102-N-AB116-7104 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 2, 2024) Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, speaks to Sailors while touring the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (Official U.S. Navy photo)
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Admiral who led Red Sea fight tapped to head Navy’s European operations

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 19, 2025

DoD Venezuela boat
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Trump says US military struck a second boat in Caribbean linked to ‘cartels’

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 31, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) displays its battle flag in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)
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Venezuela says US Navy raided a fishing boat in its waters

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 14, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND - JUNE 29: Incoming plebes (freshmen) march into Bancroft Hall after taking part in their Oath of Office Ceremony during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy on June 29, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland. Approximately 1,200 midshipmen with the Naval Academy's Class of 2027 took part in Induction Day which is their first official day of Plebe Summer and their transition from civilians into fourth-class midshipmen. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Two people injured during US Naval Academy lockdown

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Sep 12, 2025

Cmdr. Adam Ochs was relieved of command of the USS Santa Barbara, a littoral combat ship deployed to the Navy's 5th Fleet area of operations.
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Navy relieves commander of littoral combat ship on deployment

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 11, 2025

FILE: A Naval Special Warfare operator conducts visit, board, search, and seizure training aboard a contracted vessel during maritime interdiction operations training. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Propert/ Naval Special Warfare Group ONE)
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SEAL Team 6 infiltrated North Korea in a mission gone wrong

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 5, 2025

President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants to rename the Defense Department to the War Department, a name once held by the Department of the Army, before the creation of a single organization to oversee all branches of the millitary.
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Is ‘War’ the new name for the Department of Defense?

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 5, 2025

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, parks on a runway for a forward armed and refueling point (FARP) for ARCTIC EDGE 2025, August 18, 2025, at Cold Bay Airfield, Alaska. AE25 provided Special Operations Command North the opportunity to test a range of capabilities and response options to deter, disrupt, degrade, and deny competitor activity in the Arctic in support of globally integrated layered defense of the homeland. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gracelyn Hess)
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Every single F-35 delivered to the US military last year was late

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 4, 2025

A video still released by the White House of a boat U.S. officials say was carrying a drug shipment from Venezuela bound for the U.S. The video included an airstrike that appeared to destroy the vessel and kill those on it.
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US forces stage ‘lethal’ airstrike on alleged drug boat in southern Caribbean

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 2, 2025

The US Navy warship USS Lake Erie (CG 70) docks at the Port of Balboa in Panama City on August 29, 2025. The United States sent three warships to the region amid escalating tensions with Venezuela, which deployed warships and drones to patrol the country's coastline on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Mauricio VALENZUELA / AFP) (Photo by MAURICIO VALENZUELA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Navy warships amass near Venezuela

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 30, 2025

Navy CIO Jane Rathbun at the 2023 2023 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference.
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Navy’s top cybersecurity official abruptly leaves

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 29, 2025

250726-N-GC617-1241 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine training operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic and relevant training to ensure the readiness necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s timeless role across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson)
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Navy ends carrier landings as a requirement to earn ‘Wings of Gold’

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 28, 2025

Adm. Daryl Caudle salutes the sideboys during a U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) Relinquishment of Command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, August 6, 2025. 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)
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Navy’s new top admiral takes command amid leadership purge

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 25, 2025

Navy aviator Donald McPherson sits inside his Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter during World War II.
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Last American fighter ace from World War II dies at 103

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 23, 2025

Two Navy admirals, Milton "Jamie" Sands and Nancy Lacore, in dress uniform.
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Pentagon fires heads of Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 23, 2025

USS New Orleans
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Sailors extinguish fire aboard USS New Orleans after 12-hour fight

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 20, 2025

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), and U.S. Navy sailors with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, prepare to depart for deployment during a man the rails ceremony aboard the San Antonio while in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, August 14, 2025. This ceremony signifies that the IWO ARG and 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are officially underway for their regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
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4,500 Marines and sailors deploy to Caribbean for anti-cartel mission

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 18, 2025

John Perryman in full dress uniform.
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Navy names new top enlisted leader sailor

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 16, 2025

Stress cards
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The truth behind the myth of ‘stress cards’ in boot camp

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 13, 2025

Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) as it transits under the Coronado Bay bridge. Peleliu will participate in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a large multinational naval exercise, as the command ship for the expeditionary strike group and is scheduled to conduct a follow-on deployment to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin Knight/Released)
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Navy fires commanding officer of San Diego Reserve Center

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 13, 2025

The Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered unmanned flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi. Led by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), the test of Skydweller UAS marks a significant advancement in both long-endurance solar-powered UAS technology and its potential to enhance maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).
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The Navy flew a solar-powered drone for 73 hours straight

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 5, 2025

Kyle Carpenter Ship
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Navy destroyer named for Marine Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 4, 2025

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/ Recovery Equipment) Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV
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Navy identifies USS George Washington sailor lost at sea

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Admiral Daryl Caudle, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Chief of Naval Operations, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. If confirmed, Caudle will be taking over for Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first female to serve in that position, after President Trump abruptly fired her as part of a series of high level staff changes at the Department of Defense personnel. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Submariner confirmed as new chief of naval operations

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 2, 2025

210421-N-FC670-1008 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2021) A Seahawk medium displacement unmanned surface vessel participates in U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21, April 21. UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into challenging operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe)
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What the US Navy could learn from Ukraine about sinking enemy ships

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 31, 2025

Sig Sauer M18
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Sig Sauer pushes back on criticisms over safety of M17 and M18 pistols

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 30, 2025

Air Force M18 pistol
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Sig Sauer pistol still in wide use across military after airman’s death

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 29, 2025

USS George Washington
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Search underway for a Navy sailor reported overboard on aircraft carrier USS George Washington

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 29, 2025

Geb Galle
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Pearl Harbor survivor gets letter from top Navy admiral for his 104th birthday

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 23, 2025

West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators transit and clear a passageway aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during nighttime visit, board, search and seizure training while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 10. NSW provides maritime special operations force capabilities to enable Joint Force lethality and survivability inside denied and contested areas. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)
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Former Navy SEAL accused of being part of CIA plot freed from Venezuela

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 22, 2025

PUERTO ALDEA, Chile (September 10, 2024) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 departs the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during an amphibious landing exercise with multinational forces as part of UNITAS LXV, September 10, 2024. UNITAS is the longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world, focused on enhanced interoperability in maritime and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and to create new relationships that will promote peace, stability, and prosperity. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is the maritime component of U.S. Southern Command and the trusted maritime partner for Caribbean, Central and South America maritime forces leading to improved unity, security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Operations Specialist 2nd Class Trevonte Jasper)
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Complacency led to Navy landing craft collision that injured 36, investigation finds

By Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Jul 22, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd MAW, after his final flight in command, at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, June 12, 2024. Marking the occasion as exceptionally meaningful, Borgschulte’s first flight assigned to an operational squadron in 1994 was also at HMLA-169. He now has more than 3,800 career flight hours, including 700 combat hours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and during his time in command of the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing, he flew every aircraft platform within the MAW. Borgschulte is slated to relinquish command to Maj. Gen. James B. Wellons on July 2, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emeline Swyers)
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A Marine general will command the Naval Academy for the first time

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 18, 2025

Exposed, damaged pipes at the Palau Hall barracks at Andersen Air force Base
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Damaged, moldy barracks in Guam are getting a $297 million makeover

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 15, 2025

Underwater footage showing the anchor from the sunken bow of the USS New Orleans
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Missing bow of World War II cruiser found after 83 years

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Jul 12, 2025

Army repairs
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The Army and Navy want the ‘right to repair’ their own equipment

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

A Pentagon inspector general found that an Air Force colonel illegally restricted an Army Major from contacting a member of Congress over contaminated water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii.
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Toxic water on base made her family sick. Then her command tried to silence her.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

U.S., Canadian, and Netherlands ships steam in formation during exercise Atlantic Alliance 2025, July 4, 2025.
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The Navy wants more ships, but can it get them built?

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jul 9, 2025

190714-N-TI693-0097 BLACK SEA (July 14, 2019) - Operations Specialist Seaman Raymond Zumba, from New York, stands watch as aft lookout during a straits transit en route to the Mediterranean Sea, July 14, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)
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Navy sailor pleads guilty to paying bribe for fraudulent military IDs

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 4, 2025

Noah Tobin
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Navy identifies special warfare sailor killed while parachuting

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 3, 2025

The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the John Lewis-class underway replenishment oiler, USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), December 13, the first between Ford and Milk, part of the new John Lewis-class of replenishment oilers. USS Gerald R. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)
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Pentagon appears to pause renaming of Navy ships

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 30, 2025

The John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment at sea with the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), December 13, 2024. Gerald R. Ford is the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. USS Gerald R. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)
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USNS Harvey Milk renamed for Navy Medal of Honor recipient

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 27, 2025

Satellite imagery showing the aftermath of US strikes on the Fordow nuclear enrichment site in Iran on June 22, 2025.
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Operation Midnight Hammer damaged, but may not have destroyed Iran’s nuclear sites

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 22, 2025

A B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, 13th Bomb Squadron Whiteman Air Force Base, Miss., prepares to be refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. during a nighttime aerial refueling mission over Southern Kansas, Oct. 21, 2015. The KC-135 has a system of exterior lights located on the belly of the aircraft, just behind the nose gear, and flood lights on the boom pod used to pass fuel to the receiver aircraft during low-light conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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Pentagon releases details of ‘Midnight Hammer’ strikes against Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 22, 2025

Royce Williams
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Proposed law would open the door for more troops to be awarded the Medal of Honor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 18, 2025

A sailor hammers away at floor planks in a trench in Latvia.
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Marines and sailors are building trenches for the drone age

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 17, 2025

USS Nimitz
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With USS Nimitz deployment, the US surges air and sea assets to the Middle East

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer the USS Thomas Hudner taking part in the Formidable Shield exercise in May 2025.
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Navy destroyer, air defense systems help intercept Iranian missiles

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 15, 2025

250522-N-FT324-8920. ROTA, SPAIN (May 22, 2025). Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command stand in formation during the summer whites uniform inspection demonstrating pride and professionalism in their appearance and readiness. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mr. Everett Lopez/ Released by Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Sacks)
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Sailors who can’t deploy will be moved to empty jobs under Navy program

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 11, 2025

250610-N-FS061-2001 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain – (Jun. 10, 2025) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Tylar Keenan, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile-destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), mans the rail during sea and anchor detail as the ship returns to Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain after patrol, Jun. 10, 2025. Oscar Austin completed its first patrol in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied, and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino)
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Crew of USS Oscar Austin awarded Combat Action Ribbons for Red Sea deployment

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

Secretary of the Navy, the Hon. John C. Phelan, right, and Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta, commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, watch the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) transit in formation next to the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) from the LSO platform, April 11, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gladjimi Balisage)
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Navy offers early retirement to more sailors with gender dysphoria

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 5, 2025

The John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment at sea with the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), December 13, 2024. Gerald R. Ford is the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. USS Gerald R. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)
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Hegseth directs Navy to rename USNS Harvey Milk days into Pride Month

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 3, 2025

A new Navy recruiting campaign for special operations jobs has a clear message: The "dirt wars" are over and future sailors will be focused on maritime skills.
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The Navy’s new recruiting commercial puts the ‘dirt wars’ in the past

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 3, 2025

The superstructure of the aircraft carrier the USS Harry S. Truman, with a combat action ribbon banner.
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USS Harry S. Truman returns home after six months of fighting Houthis

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 2, 2025