Dozens of U.S. Navy service members became ill after being exposed to diesel exhaust fumes from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska. The service is offering annual financial incentives in an effort to retain its aviation leaders. The White House budget office wants to raid a Navy radar-plane account and a classified Air Force line to pull the E-7 Wedgetail back from the dead. Battle-damaged U.S. warships could not be quickly repaired and returned to combat during a war with China, according to a new study by RAND. By Michael Peck
5 weeks ago President Trump said the U.S. military is mine hunting in the strait and that the passage would be fully open Friday. A section of the FY27 NDAA includes a provision that the Navy secretary may only change the name of a ship with the consent of the Senate.
The Senate Armed Services Committee seeks to strip the waiver authority granted to the president to approve offshore ship construction. Watching his son graduate as a U.S. Navy officer inspired Westerberg in 2022 — at the age of 64 — to also pursue a commission in the sea service. The secretary of the Navy’s announcement comes as tensions mount between U.S. media and the second Trump administration. The service is recruiting innovative civilians to solve modernization problems. Load More