Top Navy Leader Has Ordered 'Deep Dive' on Amphibious Ship Readiness After Delays with USS Boxer The Navy's top officer says that she ordered a "deep dive" into maintenance and readiness issues following the amphibious...
This Navy Battleship Just Flew Its 'WETSU' Battle Flag for the First Time in 30 Years When the USS New Jersey left the pier for the first time in two decades at the end of March, it did so in style -- with the...
After Months of Delay, USS Boxer Finally Leaves San Diego and Sets Sail on Deployment The USS Boxer, the heart of the next Marine-carrying task force, has finally deployed from San Diego after months of delays...
At Least 3 Engineering Incidents and Poor Leadership Kept USS Boxer from Deploying, Investigations Reveal Throughout last year, Navy officials refused to acknowledge the possibility of deeper problems on the ship, often citing the...
Vincent Astor, Yachting Spy Vincent Astor's yacht, the Nourmahal, was among the largest private boats on the seas.
Thieves Are Stripping Sunken World War II Shipwrecks of Their Valuable Steel In 2017, a civilian search team discovered the wreck of the USS Indianapolis in a 600-mile swathe of the Pacific Ocean. The...
Marines Can't Count on Navy Ships to Carry Them to Global Emergencies, One of the Service's Top Generals Says The readiness issue comes down to several factors, including overuse of amphibious ships during the last 20-plus years of war...
Why This Navy Destroyer Flies This World War II-Era Battle Flag In honor of its namesake, the USS O'Kane doesn't just fly any old battle flag, but a replica of the "Battle Cat" flag that...
The Top 10 Military.com News Stories of 2023 All of these stories helped the military community understand what was happening, and helped some receive the care and...
Crew Shortages, Bad Mattresses Causing Navy Surface Sailors to Lose Shut-Eye, Watchdog Says In a report to Congress this month, the Government Accountability Office said the service is not ensuring sailors get enough...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...