The Senate confirmed 79 Navy admirals and 15 Marine Corps general officers on Tuesday after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) modified his hold on en bloc voting on military promotions, according to a list assembled by USNI News. Read More
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Senate Confirms Hundreds of Military Noms After Tuberville Releases Holds, Four Navy Flag Billets Still Stalled
U.S. Capitol on Dec. 29, 2022. USNI News Photo
The Senate has confirmed more than 425 military nominees after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) announced Tuesday that he would drop his almost 10-month hold on military promotions for those being promoted to three stars and below. Read More
U.S. in Talks to Form New Red Sea Task Force to Guard Commercial Ships in the Red Sea, Says White House
USS Bataan (LHD-5) conducts landing craft utility operations alongside the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) in the Red Sea on Nov. 6, 2023. US Navy Photo
The U.S. is talking with other partner countries to possibly set up a maritime task force to protect ships in the Red Sea, the White House National Security Advisor said on Monday. Read More
USS Carney Shot Down an Iranian KAS-04 Drone, Says CENTCOM
USS Carney (DDG-64) transits the Suez Canal, Oct. 18, 2023. US Navy Photo
USS Carney (DDG-64) shot down an Iranian-produced drone Wednesday while escorting a U.S. oiler and a U.S.-flagged commercial ship, U.S. Central Command said in a Wednesday statement on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. Read More
CENTCOM: Iranian Drone Made Unsafe Pass by USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carney Downs Houthi Missile
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) (IKE) transits the Strait of Hormuz as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) makes an inbound transit to the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 26. US Navy Photo
An Iranian drone flew over the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in an unsafe manner, Central Command said in a Wednesday statement. Read More
Houthi Missile Likely Did Not Target USS Mason, M/V Central Park, DoD Says
Guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87) steams away from the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) after completing an underway replenishment-at-sea in the Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2021. US Navy Photo
A commercial tanker and the U.S. destroyer that responded to its distress call were likely not the targets of a missile shot from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, the Pentagon press secretary told reporters Tuesday. Read More
Pirates Who Attacked Merchant Ship in Gulf of Aden Were Likely Somali, Says Pentagon
USS Mason (DDG-87) sails in the Atlantic Ocean June 27, 2023. US Navy Photo
THE PENTAGON – An attack on a commercial shipping vessel, sailing under a Liberian flag but linked to an Israel businessman, was likely conducted by Somali pirates, the Pentagon press secretary told reporters Monday. Read More
USS Thomas Hudner Downs Multiple Drones Launched from Yemen
Guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) transits the Suez Canal July 14, 2023. US Navy Photo
USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) shot down multiple one-way attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, U.S. Central Command announced on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, Wednesday night. Read More
Navy Still Evaluating Effectiveness of Quality of Life Improvements
Sailors assigned to air department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73), man the hose team during a general quarters drill, in Newport News, Virginia April 7, 2023. US Navy Photo
THE PENTAGON – It is too early for the Navy to determine if measures put in place after a Navy report found an overwhelmed mental health system and quality of life lapses for crews in extended repair and overhaul periods will have a positive effect, service leaders told reporters Monday. Read More
Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith Checks Out of Hospital, Set for Surgery
Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith on Sept. 12, 2023. US Marine Corps
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith will undergo a procedure to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart, according to the Marine Corps’ most recent update on the head of the service. Read More
