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By Jared Keller Aug 30, 2020

Entertainment

The inside story of how The Village People shot the music video for ‘In The Navy’ onboard an active warship

The U.S. Navy invited The Village People to shoot the music video for 'In The Navy' aboard the Knox-class frigate...

By Jared Keller Feb 5, 2020

Military Tech

The Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier isn’t ready to defend itself in combat

The USS Gerald R. Ford has come a long way in shaking off its technical woes in recent years, but...

By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) Jan 27, 2020

Military Tech

The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier just took a major step on its path to deployment

The USS Gerald R. Ford has been at sea since Jan. 16, accompanied by Navy test pilots flying a variety...

By Gina Harkins, Military.com Jan 26, 2020

News

The Navy is making big changes to the way it plans for future ships

The Navy and Marine Corps need to be a bit more short-sighted when assessing how many ships they need, the...

By Andrew Dyer, The San Diego Union-Tribune Jan 2, 2020

News

The USS Abraham Lincoln is finally coming home after an extended deployment

More than nine months after embarking on what was supposed to be a seven-month round-the-world deployment, the aircraft carrier Abraham...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Dec 30, 2019

Military Tech

The Pentagon tried to mothball one of its aircraft carriers twice this year and kept getting shut down

The Pentagon has tried twice in the past year to push a plan that would retire the aircraft carrier USS...

By Matthew Cox, Military.com Dec 10, 2019

News

The new acting Navy secretary wants a fleet larger than the current 355-hull plan

The new acting secretary of the Navy said recently that he is open to designing a fleet that is larger...

By Jared Keller Oct 31, 2019

Military Tech

America’s newest aircraft carrier only has 4 of its 11 elevators working, but at least it can do these high-speed turns

The Navy's beleaguered USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier may not have working weapons elevators, but it's certainly got some...

By Gina Harkins, Military.Com Oct 29, 2019

Military Tech

A Navy audit uncovered $126 million in aircraft parts the service ‘didn’t even know existed’

Navy aircraft were sidelined as they awaited parts last year that the service actually had in a warehouse. The problem?...

By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) Oct 24, 2019

Military Tech

‘We’ve invested $13 billion in a nuclear-powered berthing barge’ —Lawmaker blasts Navy over carrier maintenance delays

The USS Gerald R Ford was supposed to deploy last year, but now the Navy says it might not be...

By Jared Keller Oct 23, 2019

Entertainment

The inside story of how The Village People shot the music video for ‘In The Navy’ onboard an active warship

The U.S. Navy invited The Village People to shoot the music video for 'In The Navy' aboard the Knox-class frigate...

By Jared Keller Oct 10, 2019

Military Tech

The Navy’s new $7.8 billion stealth destroyer is now delayed for a sixth year, surprising no one

The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) will "the largest and most technologically advanced surface combatant in the world," according to the Navy...

By Jared Keller Sep 4, 2019

Health & Fitness

The Navy beats out the Air Force as the fattest branch, somehow

You'd expect a force commonly derided as a "Chair Force" to rank pretty high on a list of U.S. service...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Aug 15, 2019

Military Tech

The Navy is having sailors train on an ineffective aircraft carrier weapon it’s getting rid of

Sailors continue to train on the Anti-Torpedo Torpedo Defense System (ATTDS), a weapon system that was designed to counter one...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jul 31, 2019

Military Tech

‘This ought to be criminal’ — Lawmakers are furious with the Navy’s ‘arrogance’ over its expensive mess of a supercarrier

"The ship was accepted by the Navy incomplete, nearly two years late, two and a half billion dollars over budget,...

By Jared Keller Jul 17, 2019

Health & Fitness

Sleep important, Navy finds

It's been just about two years since the twin collisions of the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain with...

By Brock Vergakis, The Virginian-Pilot Jul 17, 2019

Military Tech

The Navy thinks its new surface warfare trainer is more realistic than training on ships

Few things can match training on a warship for a naval battle. But the Navy believes it's created something even better...

By Gina Harkins, Military.com Jun 26, 2019

News

Navy issues new memo on political activity after USS John McCain and ‘Make Aircrew Great Again’ controversies

The Navy secretary is reminding military personnel in his charge that they must remain apolitical, less than a month after...

By Carl Forsling Jun 12, 2019

Opinion

Reince Priebus’s Navy service is going to be awkward for everyone involved

"The military owes it to itself to find outlets for exceptional individuals to contribute. Priebus owes it to the country...

By Jared Keller May 30, 2019

Health & Fitness

The Navy will soon require sailors plank hard to prove their mettle

Yarrrrrrr, get ready to walk the plank, maties! Or, at least, hold yourself prone on your elbows for an extended...

By Jared Keller May 24, 2019

Leadership

Shanahan to Naval Academy graduates: learn to embrace failure like samurai and Silicon Valley

Speaking at the Naval Academy's commencement ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland on Friday, the acting defense secretary and former Boeing executive...

By Jeff Schogol May 23, 2019

News

Disgraced Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is returning to the Navy, but he won’t be a SEAL again

Former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, who resigned as governor of Missouri last year in disgrace, is putting his uniform back...

By David Axe, The National Interest May 22, 2019

Analysis

The Navy’s ‘Little Crappy Ship’ is officially a complete failure

Just six littoral combat ships were deployable in 2019, a low readiness rate calls into question the wisdom of the Navy's...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider May 6, 2019

Military Tech

Here’s how the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier lives on in other US Navy flattops

The USS Enterprise is being harvested for parts for other U.S. Navy flattops

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider May 1, 2019

News

The Navy is sending its most powerful amphibious assault ship to the Pacific

The Navy is bringing increased strike power to U.S. forces in the Pacific with a new deployment

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The inside story of how The Village People shot the music video for ‘In The Navy’ onboard an active warship

The Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier isn’t ready to defend itself in combat

The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier just took a major step on its path to deployment

The Navy is making big changes to the way it plans for future ships

The USS Abraham Lincoln is finally coming home after an extended deployment

The Pentagon tried to mothball one of its aircraft carriers twice this year and kept getting shut down

The new acting Navy secretary wants a fleet larger than the current 355-hull plan

America’s newest aircraft carrier only has 4 of its 11 elevators working, but at least it can do these high-speed turns

A Navy audit uncovered $126 million in aircraft parts the service ‘didn’t even know existed’

‘We’ve invested $13 billion in a nuclear-powered berthing barge’ —Lawmaker blasts Navy over carrier maintenance delays

The inside story of how The Village People shot the music video for ‘In The Navy’ onboard an active warship

The Navy’s new $7.8 billion stealth destroyer is now delayed for a sixth year, surprising no one

The Navy beats out the Air Force as the fattest branch, somehow

The Navy is having sailors train on an ineffective aircraft carrier weapon it’s getting rid of

‘This ought to be criminal’ — Lawmakers are furious with the Navy’s ‘arrogance’ over its expensive mess of a supercarrier

Sleep important, Navy finds

The Navy thinks its new surface warfare trainer is more realistic than training on ships

Navy issues new memo on political activity after USS John McCain and ‘Make Aircrew Great Again’ controversies

Reince Priebus’s Navy service is going to be awkward for everyone involved

The Navy will soon require sailors plank hard to prove their mettle

Shanahan to Naval Academy graduates: learn to embrace failure like samurai and Silicon Valley

Disgraced Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is returning to the Navy, but he won’t be a SEAL again

The Navy’s ‘Little Crappy Ship’ is officially a complete failure

Here’s how the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier lives on in other US Navy flattops

The Navy is sending its most powerful amphibious assault ship to the Pacific