Navy testing alternative crewing model amid shortages, says SWO bossThe pilot program aims to decrease the number of temporary additional duty sailors aboard destroyers.By Diana Stancy16 months ago
Retention of surface warfare officers is improving, SWO boss saysThe commander of Naval Surface Forces, Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, said his goal is to reach a 35% or 36% retention rate among SWOs for 2023.By Diana Stancy16 months ago
Iwo Jima hero, 96, sees US warship commissioned in his honorA 96-year-old war hero looked on as military officials commissioned a U.S. Navy warship in honor of the veteran, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima.4 years ago
How a junior officer’s horrific death sparked reforms in Navy RHIB operationsEnsign Sarah Mitchell didn't die in vain.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 years ago
WWII’s Sullivan brothers remembered at MayportAll five brothers died when a Japanese torpedo struck their ship, the light cruiser Juneau, on Nov. 13, 1942.By Matt Soergel, The Florida Times-Union5 years ago