Adm. James Kilby receives ‘Old Salt’ award for tenured service
The award honors an active-duty Navy officer with the earliest date of qualification as a surface warfare officer.
By Riley Ceder
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Navy hits historic recruiting numbers with more ads, tattoo approvals
Fiscal 2025 was the best recruiting year for the Navy since 2002. The head of Navy recruiting credited the feat, in part, to streamlining tattoo approvals.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Army identifies soldier killed in non-combat incident in Saudi Arabia
The soldier died Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, while on duty.
By Kyle Rempfer
The US Navy fixed the propulsion problems on its $13 billion supercarrier, but the ship still has serious issues
Shipbuilders and sailors have fixed the propulsion plant problems on the USS Gerald R. Ford, the first of a new class of supercarriers that is behind schedule, over budget, and still struggling with development issues.
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to push back U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces — an invasion that carries major risks for a highly combustible region in war-devastated Syria.
US officials say Islamic State still poses global threat
The Islamic State remains a global threat despite losing the once vast territory it held in Syria and Iraq, U.S. officials said Thursday in warning about persistent violence from underground cells and an expansion of militants into new areas.
Confirmation vote for VA’s deputy secretary scheduled for September
James Byrne has served in an acting role for the last year, and had his confirmation hearing in May.
New Army vice chief of staff is sworn in
Lt. Gen. Joseph M. Martin received his fourth star during the ceremony Friday.
By Kathleen Curthoys
Hecker nominated to lead Air University
The president has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker as the new commander and president of Air University.
By Kent Miller
Turkey not satisfied with US proposal for safe zone with Syrian Kurdish fighters
Turkey on Wednesday slammed a new U.S. proposal for a so-called “safe zone” in northern Syria, saying it was “not satisfactory” and warning that Ankara may launch a new offensive to secure its border if an agreement isn’t reached soon.
BAH bilker busted
His BAH said he lived in Brooklyn but the sailor's husband never even left Bangladesh, NCIS agents determined.
By Navy Times staff