Long deployments overwhelm a strained Navy mental health system, personnel say
Navy therapists and sailors cited long wait times and inadequate services as hurdles to getting mental health help aboard deployed ships.
By Riley Ceder
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Pilot ejects as F-16 crashes in Michigan, responders treated for chemical exposure
An F-16 jet crashed during a routine training mission, with some emergency responders having to be treated for toxic chemical exposure.
US Navy should target carriers in fight with China, report says
A U.S. think tank devised a strategy to target Chinese aircraft carriers by using similar tactics that China has planned against American ships.
By Michael Peck
In first, Oregon Guard F-15EXs drop live bombs
The Oregon Air National Guard dropped live bombs from its F-15EX Eagle IIs, marking the first time an operational Eagle II unit has done so.
Navy must ‘start killing manned programs,’ defense official says
The Navy needs to get a lot more ruthless to bring the fleet into the future, a top leader of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit said Wednesday.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Navy not doing enough to study long-term brain damage in aviators, lawmakers say
A House committee found that the Navy was at fault for not doing more to research long-term brain damage in aviators, despite knowledge of suicides.
By Riley Ceder