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How the Navy’s top officer will prep the service for war with China

The chief of naval operations' new navigation plan seeks to have the Navy ready for war with China by 2027.

Navy will force aviators to remain in service to complete sea tours

The Navy plans to require its pilots to complete their second at-sea tour before they can get out.

‘We had mission and purpose:’ A chat with the CO of the USS Eisenhower

The commanding officer of the Mighty Ike aircraft carrier sat down with Navy Times to discuss the Red Sea, long deployments and maintaining sailor morale.

Marine who tried to save Osprey pilots posthumously awarded top medal

The Marine Corps presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to the parents of Cpl. Spencer Collart, who died last year after an Osprey crashed in Australia.

Navy to commission first sub designed for both men and women sailors

The New Jersey is entering the fleet about 14 years after the Defense Department lifted its ban on women serving on subs.

How a sailor shortage is crippling ship maintenance at sea

Sixty-three percent of executive officers said that insufficient manning made it “moderately to extremely difficult to complete repairs while underway."

Get to know the heroic WWII namesake of the Navy’s newest ship

Though he was peppered by shrapnel and severely burned after a kamikaze pilot slammed into his ship, Lt. Richard McCool Jr. went to work.

Opinion

Navy’s recruitment strategy should inspire other branches to act

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales argues all military branches should open recruitment to those without high school diplomas or GEDs in this op-ed.

Coast Guard, Navy save mother, child, cat, tortoise stranded at sea

The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy successfully rescued the passengers and pets of a sailboat adrift 925 miles off the Hawaii coast.

‘Take her down!’ WWII submarine skipper sacrificed with final order

Shot and clinging to the boat's bridge frame, submarine commander Howard W. Gilmore's gave his final order.