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‘Top Gun 2: Maverick’ Just Lit The Afterburners
Tom Cruise on Thursday shared an Instagram photo of a F/A-18E Super Hornet with three words: “Feel The Need.” Next...
The Navy Dodged More Terrible Headlines With McCain Skipper’s Guilty Plea
Now that the destroyer USS John S. McCain’s former commanding officer has pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty, the Navy...
The Navy’s Brand New Supercarrier Has (Yet Another) Major Problem
Brand-new Navy aircraft carrier and floating catastrophe USS Gerald R. Ford was forced to return to Naval Station Norfolk in...
Trump At Naval Academy Graduation: ‘We Are Not Going To Apologize For America’
President Donald Trump told the U.S. Naval Academy’s graduating class Friday that the nation is “respected again” abroad and that...
Medal of Honor Nominee John Chapman Is Getting a Film About His Life
In 2002, John Chapman survived alone on top of Roberts Ridge through a cold Afghan night, fending off assaults by...
‘Outmanned, Outgunned and Fighting’: Navy SEAL Britt Slabinski Receives Medal of Honor
Editor’s Note: This article by Hope Hodge Seck and Matthew Cox originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military...
Destroyer Commander In Hawaii Fired Over Fraternization Allegations
The Navy on Tuesday fired the skipper of the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper following allegations that he fraternized with a...
Are Female Navy Commanders Fired For Behaviors That Male Commanders Practice All The Time?
Cmdr. Tammy Sue Royal, the skipper of the USS Harpers Ferry, was removed for “poor performance jeopardizing ship readiness and...
Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill Has The Most ‘Murican Suit Jacket Ever
I met Rob O'Neill last night before he went on stage at Clever Talks in San Diego, Calif., and not...
The US Merchant Marine Fleet Is Dying — And It May Hurt America’s Ability To Wage War Abroad
The once-mighty U.S. Merchant Marine fleet has nearly collapsed under the weight of high labor costs, zigzagging federal policies and...
2 Navy SEAL Leaders Deployed In Africa Under Investigation For Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Two leaders of a Virginia Beach-based naval special warfare unit currently deployed to Africa have been suspended from their overseas...
A Sailor Lost His Hand In A Freak Accident. This Spanish Surgeon Made Him Whole Hours Later
A 21-year-old U.S. sailor stationed aboard a Navy submarine had his right hand severed during a freak accident, only to...
The Military’s Aviation Crisis Is Definitely ‘Not A Crisis,’ Pentagon Insists
Less than a week after nine Puerto Rico National Guard airmen with the 156th Airlift Wing were killed in the crash of their...
The Navy Turns Out The Public Affairs Lights After The Fat Leonard Scandal, And Other Military Mischief
Here's a rundown of some recent military mischief: A Marine brigadier was removed from his job for talking like a...
The Navy’s Most Important Party Yacht Is Almost Ready For Its Next Adventure
The USS Blue Ridge — the oldest deployable warship in the U.S. Navy and the apparent epicenter of the Fat Leonard scandal...
Here’s Why The Navy Is Reactivating The 2nd Fleet To Patrol The Atlantic
Growing tensions with Russia have led NATO and its members to make a number of changes to their military posture...
Report: 10 Navy SEALs Face Separation For Drug Abuse Amid New Investigation
Naval Special Warfare Command is in the process of administratively discharging 10 enlisted Navy SEALs and another sailor assigned to East...
Is Mattis Messing With The US’s Longstanding Aircraft Carrier Strategy?
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted at major changes in the Navy's way of deploying aircraft carriers in comments to the...
Thousands Of Sailors Are Spending Way More Time Away From Home Than The Navy Wants
About 18,000 sailors spent more than 60 percent of the year away from home during fiscal 2016, exceeding the Navy’s...
A Sailor Was Arrested For Allegedly Carrying Out The Dumbest Crime Possible
Remember that old show World's Dumbest Criminals? There's a 31-year-old sailor apparently trying to impress the show's casting director. Gunner's...
USS Somerset Commander Fired Over ‘Loss Of Confidence’
The Navy has fired the commander of the amphibious warship Somerset following an investigation into concerns about his command climate....
War Watch Day 5: Reports Of A US ‘Armada’ Steaming Towards Syria Are Total BS
As Friday the 13th drew to a close at the Pentagon, the excitement surrounding the possibility of U.S. military strikes...
Who Exactly Was The Bad Guy In ‘Top Gun’?
In 1986, Top Gun flew into theaters — and into our hearts. Sure, Tony Scott’s military rom-com opus didn’t wow critics...
The USS Enterprise Is Officially Dead
The Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding have officially pulled the plug on the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, ending a painstaking, never-before-done...
5 Of The Most Dangerous Spy Plane Missions In US Military History
Since the United States entered World War II, the Department of Defense has engaged in the systematic surveillance of other...