Lawyers offer closing arguments in trial over whether Naval Academy can consider race in admissions

The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on affirmative action left open whether America’s service academies have “potentially distinct interests” that should allow them to continue considering race and ethnicity.

Military recruiting rebounds after several tough years, but challenges remain

After several very difficult years and a swath of new programs and enticements, the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force will all meet their recruiting goals by the end of this month and the Navy will come very close, the military services say.

University of Hawaii is about to get hundreds of millions of dollars to do military research

The University of Hawaii is poised to renew a controversial contract to conduct research for the U.S. military worth up to $285 million over 10 years.

Navy sailor convicted of beach attack gets suspended sentence from Japanese court

The U.S. sailor accused of running into and injuring several people near a popular Japanese beach in 2022 was found guilty on all counts Friday but avoids jail time with a suspended sentence.

Defense contracting firm first to be sentenced in SPAWAR bribery scheme

The scandal saw a defense contracting firm’s executives bribe an employee from San Diego’s Naval Information Warfare Center in exchange for millions of dollars in government contracts.

Naval Base Guam lifts lockdown after bomb threat

Naval Base Guam issued a shelter-in-place order Wednesday afternoon after the installation received a bomb threat. The order was lifted approximately three hours later.

WWII veteran’s souvenir Japanese rifle lost for decades recovered by his son

After the war ended in 1945, Hibray flew over Hiroshima to view the devastation and into Osaka, where he purchased an Arisaka Japanese military rifle with a bayonet as a souvenir and had it shipped back to the United States.

Navy replenishment oiler runs aground in Middle East waters

An anonymous official said that no other ships were directly affected. The oiler is the third Military Sealift Command-operated vessel to run aground in just over a year.

Navy’s ‘digital quarterback’ aircraft plagued by untracked deficiencies, IG finds

The inspector general said the Navy is set to spend $22 billion to acquire 80 E-2D aircraft and has already fielded 62 aircraft “that do not meet the required performance capabilities.”

Former destroyer captain pitches faster, cheaper solution for defending Guam

The Pentagon should rethink its plans for missile defense on Guam and consider less expensive technology with a lighter footprint, according to a former Navy destroyer captain.