Navy, Marines Need to Retool Training to Meet Threat of China’s Rapid Military Expansion, Service Leaders Say
The speed China has expanded its military has changed the way the Navy and Marine Corps must approach training, service…
Pentagon Announces Completion of Global Posture Review
The Department of Defense on Monday announced the completion of its Global Posture Review, which offers few changes in force…
Navy Loses 16th Sailor to COVID-19
This story has been updated to include additional information about Electronics Technician First Class William Mathews and update the spelling…
97% of Active-Duty Sailors Fully Vaccinated With Four Days Until Deadline
The Navy has 97 percent of its active-duty sailors fully immunized with four days to go before the service’s deadline…
Marine Corps Aiming to Keep Marines in Longer With More Transparency, Attention to Physical and Mental Fitness
The Marine Corps is aiming to add more transparency and data into how it evaluates career trajectories to retain enlisted…
Chief of Naval Personnel to Determine Status for Partially Vaccinated Sailors
Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John Nowell will decide the career outcomes of active-duty sailors who have started the…
Navy Releases New Guidance on Separating Sailors for Vaccine Refusal
Sailors who are not granted an exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine will have five days to initiate the vaccination process…
Pentagon Says Iranian Helicopter Made ‘Unprofessional’ Pass Within 25 yards of USS Essex
An Iranian Navy helicopter came within 25 feet of the USS Essex (LHD-2) while the ship was in the Gulf…
U.S. Military Has Historically Struggled with Vaccine Hesitancy
The military gave its service members an ultimatum. Get vaccinated or face separation.…
Federal Contractor Vaccine Deadline Postponed, DoD Civilians to be Vaccinated by Nov. 22
The deadline for federal contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been pushed back to Jan. 4 to line up…