New program gives nondeployable sailors more opportunities to serve
The U.S. Navy's EMPLOY program will help sailors with an injury or serious illness continue to serve by placing them in vacant shore billets.
By Riley Ceder
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US shifts warships in Mideast in response to Israel strikes
The Navy has directed the destroyer Thomas Hudner, capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to begin sailing toward the eastern Mediterranean.
By Tara Copp, AP
Years-long maintenance period has strained USS George Washington crew, lawmaker says
The aircraft carrier George Washington has suffered three crew suicides in the last month.
By Diana Stancy
Navy launching investigations into USS George Washington and shipyard life
One probe will look for commonalities and trigger points among three GW sailor suicides last month, while another will look at how the Navy can do better by sailors in the shipyard environment.
Report: Hundreds of USS George Washington sailors living aboard ship to be moved off
Capt. Brent Gaut told his crew that the offsite arrangement will end when the ship is four months away from leaving the yard.
By Navy Times staff
Ukraine says its drones hit Russian fast boats at sea
The attacks were captured on video that Ukrainian officials released on Monday morning.
By Davis Winkie
Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands
The Defense Department budget request unveiled Monday asks for Congress to cut about 25,000 positions from the military services.
US Navy envisions larger fleet despite long-range plans reflecting budget crunch
The Navy is heading toward a fleet size that its top officer admits “nobody likes.”
Commander of Submarine Training Facility San Diego fired
Cmdr. Jared Severson was relieved due to a loss of confidence following findings from a command investigation.
By Diana Stancy
How retirement plans for dozens of Navy officers were upended by a new law
Some officers say a change that affects how long lieutenant commanders need to serve at that rank before retiring has not been sufficiently discussed.
Sluggish military recruiting worries Congress
Military officials called this year the most difficult for recruiting they can remember.
USS Donald Cook wraps up surge deployment to 6th Fleet
The Donald Cook deployed in early 2022 to participate in a variety of maritime activities supporting the U.S. 6th Fleet and NATO allies.
By Diana Stancy