The Navy and Marine Corps has banned kratom use among all personnel, aligning with a broader Defense Department directive prohibiting its use among service members.

The U.S. Navy rolled out free Wi-Fi for sailors in unaccompanied housing throughout most of Japan, bringing the service to just shy of free coverage worldwide.

The U.S. Navy preserved its combat fleet for decades while shore-based facilities deteriorated and sailors’ quality of life suffered, the admiral in charge of naval installations said.

A U.S. Navy helicopter crew airlifted a 60-year-old man showing signs of a heart attack from a commercial vessel and flew him about 125 miles to a hospital on Guam, according to the Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard’s fleet of Guam-based buoy tenders is at its full complement for the first time in nearly a decade with the arrival of the cutter Hickory.

Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie Sison Julio received 10 months in prison without hard labor, but the sentence was suspended for three years, meaning he won’t serve time unless he commits another offense during that period.

American military families adopt at a lower rate than the overall U.S. population, but those that do find military life — particularly overseas — can shape family experiences in distinctive ways.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a mariner stranded aboard a capsized boat less than an hour after receiving a distress call.

The USS Abraham Lincoln recently held live-fire drills in the South China Sea, where the aircraft carrier has been operating for at least two weeks, according to the U.S. Navy.

A federal judge on Guam recently ordered the U.S. Navy to dive deeper into its record of endangered species protections at a new Marine Corps base on the U.S. island territory.