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Pentagon’s arms sales chief retires as Biden administration faces decisions on transfer policy

Defense Security Cooperation Agency Director Heidi Grant is stepping down after 15 months in the role.

3 years ago

Pentagon official overseeing counter-ISIS effort forced out

The acting defense secretary accepted the resignation of Christopher Maier, who was director of the Defeat-ISIS Task Force.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Naval Academy alumni board member resigns after accidental broadcast of racial slurs on Facebook

A Naval Academy Alumni Association Board of Trustees member resigned from his position Saturday after an accidental Facebook Live video broadcast him and his wife making racist comments and using racial slurs while talking about the Black Lives Matter movement.

4 years ago

Reinstate? Reassign? Navy to decide fate of fired aircraft carrier captain

The Navy’s top admiral will soon decide the fate of the ship captain who was fired after pleading for commanders to move faster to safeguard his coronavirus-infected crew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Former SECNAV’s trip to Guam for in-person speech to sailors cost $243,000

The near quarter-million dollar tab included approximately 35 hours of round-trip flight time in a C-37B.

4 years ago

‘You are justified in being angry with me’ — Read the SECNAV’s final memo to the fleet

Modly distributed one final memo to the fleet as his last act as Navy secretary.

4 years ago