Navy eliminates regular performance, fitness reports for select paygrades
"Personnel in these paygrades have demonstrated a sustained history of superior performance ... that negate the requirement for annual periodic reporting."
By J.D. Simkins
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Navy recognizes USS Carl Vinson with Battle ‘E’ award
The aircraft carrier returned to port in August 2025 after a nine-month deployment covering over 275,000 nautical miles.
Exemption given for Navy to build nuclear sub in stopgap funding bill
The stopgap funding bill allows construction to begin on a second Columbia-class submarine as it threatens to fall behind schedule while a shutdown looms.
Navy to start fielding new hearing protection helmet this month
The new HGU-99/P Hearing Protection Helmet aims to facilitate crew communication and curtail hearing loss.
By Diana Stancy
Navy fires commanding officer of ballistic missile submarine Alabama
Cmdr. Michael Lyle is one of at least eight Navy commanding officers relieved in 2023.
By Diana Stancy
False claim SEALs rescued missing Maui children is from parody site
Maui’s police chief told The Associated Press that the events described in the story are not real.
Ukraine targets a key Crimea city a day after striking Russia fleet HQ
Crimea has served as the key hub supporting Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press
SEALs operate in the Arctic during Polar Dagger
Operation Polar Dagger earlier this month sought to showcase how the SEALs can conduct missions alongside the conventional fleet.
Navy researchers test robot dogs for ship maintenance
Research teams are experimenting with robot “dogs” — testing their ability to maneuver around Navy ships and take on mundane maintenance tasks.
By Hope Hodge Seck
US Navy unmanned surface vessels visit Japan for first time
Integrated Battle Problem 23.2 is the first exercise to use unmanned surface vehicles in U.S. 7th Fleet.
By Diana Stancy
US Air Force general in Mideast worried over Russia-Iran ‘cooperation’
Iran's supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help Tehran's program become more lethal, Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press