'Falling Behind': Navy Criticized for Delays in Shipbuilding, Deployments that May Leave US Behind China The Navy has admitted that all of its key shipbuilding programs -- from the new Columbia-class submarine to the new...
USS Marinette Executive Officer Died of Apparent Suicide While Aboard Ship in Cleveland The Navy said that Cmdr. Jonathan Volkle, the executive officer of the littoral combat ship USS Marinette, was found dead...
Majority of Retired 4-Star Officers Got Jobs in Defense Industry, New Report Says More than 80% of the highest-ranking military officers who left the service over the past five years moved into jobs working...
A Dozen Sailors Checked for Smoke Inhalation After USS Milwaukee Fire at Florida Naval Base The Navy has provided new details about the fire that broke out last week aboard the USS Milwaukee, a littoral combat ship...
Navy Leader Floats Idea of Selling Troubled Littoral Combat Ships to South America The Freedom-class variant was found to have a major flaw with its combining gear, leading to the decision to decommission the...
Navy Wants to Scrap 9 Littoral Combat Ships Along with 15 Others to Pay for New Carriers and Submarines The Navy wants to scrap 24 ships in a move designed to give military planners enough money to modernize the rest of the fleet...
US Navy to Christen Ship Named for Australian Capital The Navy will christen a ship made in Alabama on Saturday, naming it after Australia's capital city.
'Super Corvette:' Former Navy Secretary Reveals He Pushed to Rename Littoral Combat Ship The Navy plans to divest itself of the first four experimental LCSs.
The Navy Is Naming its Next New Frigate USS Congress Another Navy ship will be named in honor of George Washington's six original frigates.
Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships Will Be on the Front Lines in the Pacific, SWO Boss Says Vice Adm. Kitchener said the LCS is a useful tool in the Pacific, where the Navy is focused on littoral operations.
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...