Author Geoff Ziezulewicz

Geoff Ziezulewicz

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Geoff is the managing editor of Military Times, but he still loves writing stories. He covered Iraq and Afghanistan extensively and was a reporter at the Chicago Tribune. He welcomes any and all kinds of tips at geoffz@militarytimes.com.

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How one warship thwarting a Houthi attack a year ago changed the Navy

The Navy's fierce and ongoing battle to stop Iran-backed Houthi attacks in the Red Sea began with the USS Carney a year ago, on Oct. 19, 2023.

6 months ago

Army special forces join search for missing Navy pilots after crash

The search continued late Thursday for the aviators whose jet crashed in remote terrain Tuesday, the Navy said.

6 months ago

Hurricane Ida took out the MyNavy Assignment site

The site's servers are located in New Orleans, which lost power after the historic hurricane hit on Sunday.

Here’s what led to the Navy national chief recruiter’s firing last year

Navy Counselor Master Chief Franklin Tiongco was relieved in May 2020.

Naval Air Station Sigonella takes in hundreds of Afghan evacuees

The Italian base is being used as a transit point for the evacuees, according to the Navy.

A sign stands outside of an entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., on Jan. 9, 2014.

U.S. Naval Academy expels 18 midshipmen for cheating on exam

An investigation has determined that 105 second-year midshipmen likely cheated on a physics exam in December, which was administered remotely due to COVID.

What discipline could you face for refusing the COVID vaccine when it becomes mandatory?

The Navy's top medical officer shared his thoughts on sailors and Marines' who might refuse the mandate.

USS Ronald Reagan’s Super Hornets providing air support over Kabul

Pentagon officials said Thursday that U.S. jets had been providing overwatch throughout the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and called recent reports of low passes over Kabul "erroneous."

New SECNAV lays out his priorities for the Navy and Marine Corps

In a message to sailors and Marines, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro laid out the “four C's” that the former Navy officer sees as vital challenges for the department: China, culture, climate and COVID.

Some sailors’ pay and benefits messed up by ‘unanticipated errors’ this summer

The issues arose last month as Big Navy transitions over to a new personnel system.

Proposed Naval Audit Service budget cuts are not justified by internal records, lawmakers say

Former acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker had insisted the draconian cuts were necessary to free up funds for shipbuilding.

Audit: Some Navy sub cybersecurity inspections were neglected in recent years

Submarines of Naval Submarine Force Pacific and their tenders did not receive the required internal and external cybersecurity inspections in recent years, raising the specter of cyber vulnerability among some of the sea service’s most potent platforms.