Sailor Deployed to CENTCOM Dies in Non-combat Related Incident
A sailor operating in U.S. Central Command died this week, the Navy announced on Friday.…
Pandemic Forcing Pentagon to Learn Tough Cybersecurity Lessons
The Navy took some risk in permitting hundreds of thousands of service members and civilian employees to use personal laptops…
Expeditionary Seabase USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Deploys for AFRICOM
Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) kicked off its first deployment today, leaving Virginia for an extended deployment…
ATF Team Assisting in USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Investigation; Rear Adm. Byrne to Lead Safety Investigation Board
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Federal investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are assisting in the criminal…
Navy Scientists Key to Developing New Systems Quickly, Says Acquisition Chief
The Navy’s own engineers and scientists can help the service maintain a technological advantage as the industrial base changes, a…
Carrier USS Nimitz in the Middle East as Eisenhower Strike Group Begins Trip Home
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is now operating in the Middle East, continuing a sustained U.S. aircraft carrier presence in the region…
Senate Passes FY 2021 Defense Authorization Bill by Large Margin
The Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act with an 86 to 14 vote,…
Navy Verifies USS Gerald R. Ford’s Sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator
The Navy has accepted and verified the sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator on aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78).…
5th Fleet CO: China Laying Groundwork in Middle East to Pose Future Threats; International Coalitions Pushing Back Against Iran
The head of naval forces in the Middle East said Chinese actions in the region don’t pose a threat today…
Bath Iron Works Strikers Ready to Negotiate After Appeals to Congress, Navy
After waging a campaign to lobby Congress and the Navy, the workers at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works want to…
First Round of Declassified USS Thresher Documents Expected in September
The first of a new tranche of declassified documents from the investigation from the USS Thresher (SSN-593) disaster could be…