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Limited cell phone usage to be allowed for recruits in Navy boot camp
Allowing recruits to use their cellphones during basic training comes as the Navy eyes ways to lower attrition rates and increase interest in joining up.
By Diana Stancy
Texas A&M cadets’ Halloween tradition likened to cultish ritual
Texas A&M University's Corps of Cadets' annual tradition involves smashing pumpkins and pranking the school band.
By Sarah Sicard
US Navy denies Russian claim it pushed destroyer Chafee from its territorial waters
The alleged incident came as Russia and China conducted joint naval drills in the area, and follows other close encounters involving Russian and Western warships.
By Kent Miller
Hospital corpsmen receive new training to treat trauma patients on ships, battlefields
The Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training course is the only one to provide trauma-specific training to sailors in hospital corps ratings.
By Diana Stancy
Tension on the Black Sea: What great power competition looks like from the deckplates
Though U.S. defense leaders often talk about great power competition in the future tense, the Navy’s leaders in U.S. 6th Fleet say it's already taking place in Europe. Perhaps nowhere is that clearer than the Black Sea.
Arctic will become ‘contested’ without US presence and partnerships, 2nd Fleet CO warns
Failure to maintain presence in the Arctic would “cede the space to the Russians or somebody else,” Lewis said, adding that it could also become a space where conflict arises.
By Diana Stancy
Sea Breeze 21 begins in the Black Sea after Russia threatens to fire on ‘intruding’ warships
Sea Breeze 21, which continues through July 10 in the Black Sea region, involves 32 countries that are contributing 5,000 troops, 32 ships, 40 aircraft, and 18 special operations and dive teams to the exercise.
By Navy Times staff
Russia says warning shots deter UK warship; London denies it
The incident on Wednesday marks the first time since the Cold War era that Moscow has claimed to have used live ammunition to deter a NATO warship, reflecting soaring Russia-West tensions.
The Great Locomotive Chase, first-ever Medal of Honor recipient get the comic book treatment
The first Medal of Honor ever issued set quite a high bar for future recipients.
By Jon Simkins
The future of SOF: Exclusive interview with SOCOM commander Richard Clarke
The commander of U.S. Special Operations Command talks with Military Times about the future of the force.
By Howard Altman
Seaman to Admiral-21 applications open
Sailors selected for the program will keep their current paygrade while collecting a paycheck and attending undergraduate courses full-time, along with receiving a $10,000 annual tuition stipend.
By Diana Stancy