The academy's senior enlisted leader, Brett VerHulst, abruptly resigned Tuesday. The reasons for former Command Master Chief Brett VerHulst's resignation remain unclear. He reflects on his stint in the February issue of "Proceedings" magazine. Speaking in a video shot on Wake Island, Kenneth Braithwaite called the job "the greatest honor of my life." The aircraft carrier and its strike group are about to enter month eight of their deployment. The deployment comes a few months after TR returned from its harrowing COVID cruise, during which the captain was relieved of command. “If there’s anything we’re good at, it’s mass immunization of the military," the Navy's top officer said Wednesday. Some question the feasibility of standing up a U.S. 1st Fleet at the nexus of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Crozier was fired this spring after a letter asking for more help for his COVID-stricken crew was leaked to the media. Seaman Isaiah Glenn Silvio Peralta shot himself Tuesday morning. Load More