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Skipper censured in fatal Marine AAV mishap tapped to command carrier
Capt. John Kurtz commanded the amphibious transport dock Somerset at the time of a fatal Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle mishap in 2020.
Why a drop in E-8 advancements is still pretty good news for chiefs
It's not a bad year when a drop in the chance to E-8 is still good news for the over 12,000 chiefs looking to advance this year.
By Mark D. Faram
Fewer chances for reservists to reach E-8 and E-9 this year
More eligible sailors vying for fewer quotas lowered the rate of advancement.
By Mark D. Faram
Why the Navy will make fewer E-9s this year
The Navy is growing but that's not reflected in the master chief quotas for fiscal year 2020.
By Mark D. Faram
Senior officer retirement boards make cuts
The Navy panels were looking to weed out officers with declining performance or misconduct on their books.
By Mark D. Faram
The Navy called them ‘mutineers.’ But were they really scapegoats?
It was the largest court-martial for mutiny in U.S. Navy history. The 50 defendants had one thing in common: They were all African-Americans.
By John A. Haymond, MHQ—The Quarterly Journal of Military History
Behold, a CAC-free future!
The Navy is testing mobile applications that promise to give sailors CAC-free access to their service records.
By Mark D. Faram
The 19 things you need to watch in 2019
More money and more personnel but also new challenges from rising rivals in the Western Pacific, Europe and the Persian Gulf. More changes to your leadership at the Pentagon. And more innovations that promise to transform the ways your Navy recruits, trains and retains its sailors.
By Geoff Ziezulewicz, Mark D. Faram, Natalie Gross, Tara Copp, AP, Leo Shane III, Carl Prine and David Larter, Defense News
Why the Navy is helping out 400 senior chiefs
With next year’s master chief selection boards just four months away, Navy officials have put a one-year hold on a mandate that would have prevented roughly 400 senior chiefs' records from being reviewed for advancement.
By Mark D. Faram
Officer record photos to again be seen by boards — what you need to know
After a two-year hiatus, Navy leaders have reinstated the requirement.
By Mark D. Faram
Grad degrees to be required for officers taking major command
The Navy’s major commands ashore and at sea generally start at the captain’s level. Examples include overseeing aircraft carriers, air wings and squadrons of surface warships.
By Mark D. Faram