Riley Ceder
Reporter
Riley Ceder is a Navy reporter at Military Times, where he covers issues directly affecting service members and their families, as well as breaking news.
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Navy restricts process for anonymously reporting harassment and discrimination
Service members anonymously reporting incidents of harassment will no longer have them processed as a Military Equal Opportunity complaint.
Navy initiates safety review after Blue Angels fly low over Florida beach
Jets from the Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron flew at an atypically low altitude over Pensacola Beach on Wednesday.
USS Sampson spills roughly 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel into Seattle harbor
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sampson discharged nearly 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel during routine defueling operations at Vigor Shipyard.
‘Cruelty was the point’: Transgender troops look back on their ban as it’s set to end
Thirty enlisted transgender service members are in line to be allowed to serve again starting Thursday after being banned from the military in 2025.
USS Gerald R. Ford to undergo maintenance after onboard fire and plumbing issues
The USS Gerald R. Ford will undergo maintenance after completing the longest post-Vietnam carrier deployment.
Sailors with ‘unmanageable permanent’ razor bumps to face separation, Navy says
Service members with a diagnosed skin condition or with skin irritation from shaving are eligible to receive medical treatment during a 12-month span.
Squadron commanding officer identified as Navy aviator killed in downed helicopter
Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards was aboard a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter with three other sailors when it made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea.
US Navy suspends search for missing aviator in Arabian Sea
The aviator disappeared Wednesday after an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter they were aboard made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea.
Navy hits 45,000 recruits three months ahead of schedule
The service also successfully reached its enlistment goal three months early in fiscal 2025.
Transgender troops granted class action lawsuit against government
In the class action lawsuit, the protections won in Talbott v. USA would extend to all transgender service members.
