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Sailor Charged in 2023 Drug Overdose Death of USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor

January 9, 2025 1:27 PM - Updated: January 9, 2025 4:43 PM

This story has been updated. A sailor assigned to carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was charged on Tuesday with selling fentanyl in the 2023 death of another Lincoln sailor, according to a charging document filed in the Southern District Court…

Navy’s 381-Ship Goal Tough to Reach Under Current Budget Outlook, Says Admiral

October 9, 2024 5:57 PM

The Navy’s plan to reach its desired fleet goal is impossible under the current levels of funding, the service’s warfighting,…

Navy, Marines Exceed Fiscal Year 2024 Recruiting, Retention Goals

October 1, 2024 6:18 PM - Updated: October 1, 2024 7:04 PM

The Navy exceeded its recruiting goal for Fiscal Year 2024, bringing in 40,978 new active-duty enlisted recurits, Secretary of the…

Marines Tap Mobile 5G for Deeper Battlefield Awareness

September 30, 2024 2:30 PM

As Marines fought across training ranges during a recent desert exercise, unit commanders and exercise controllers tracked their movements and…

New Policy Allows Sailors to Receive Housing Allowance Based on Family Location

September 18, 2024 4:48 PM

Sailors who geographically separate from their family as part of a permanent change of station can now receive basic housing…

OMB Approves Up to 8,000 New Privatized Beds for Hampton Roads

September 16, 2024 2:26 PM

The Office of Management and Budget has approved funding between 6,000-8,000 new privatized beds for the Hampton Roads, Va., area,…

Navy Medicine Undergoing Realignment Process to Better Meet Sailor Needs

September 12, 2024 4:00 PM

Navy Medicine is bringing Navy command leaders together to look at how it can best put resources toward addressing physical…

GAO Report on Military Personnel Funding

September 12, 2024 3:48 PM

The following is the Sept. 11, 2024, Government Accountability Office report, Defense Budget: Additional Information about Military Personnel Realignments Would…