Navy Opens Up Combat Awards for Actions in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
The Navy has designated the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as two new locations for combat awards, according to a service message released Wednesday.…
Navy Altering, Postponing or Skipping Midshipmen Rites Of Passage
Keeping the Navy’s new officer pipeline open while mitigating COVID-19 risks means altering, delaying or even skipping some of the…
Small Crews, Technical Complexity Makes Operating Modern Warships in Pandemic Tough
The increased technical complexity of systems and reduced manning make U.S. warships less able to operate if a disease breaks…
Theodore Roosevelt Crew Drilling at Pier Ahead of Going Back to Sea; 14 Sailors Retest Positive for COVID-19
The crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is in the midst of a small pier-side exercise typically held before a…
FBI Says Unlocked iPhone Messages Link NAS Pensacola Shooter to Al Qaeda; AG Barr Says Incident was ‘Act of Terrorism’
The shooter who killed three sailors and wounded eight others in a December incident at a Florida Navy base had…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 18, 2020
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts Allowing Navy To Increase New Recruit Training Class Sizes
The Navy is confident its COVID-19 mitigation efforts are working well enough to increase the number of recruits arriving at…
18 Theodore Roosevelt Sailors in Quarantine After Five Test Positive for COVID-19
Eighteen sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) are in quarantine off the ship after five sailors tested…
Report to Congress on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program
The following is the May 13, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.…
Pentagon Evaluation of Fleet Response to COVID-19 Follows Congressional Request for Investigation
The Pentagon is conducting an evaluation in how the Navy has developed procedures to keep COVID-19 off ships in parallel,…
Navy Quarantining New Recruits At Closed Indoor Waterpark Resort
The Navy is paying a dry waterpark outside Chicago $1.1 million to quarantine all new enlisted recruits to prevent a…