Students at most overseas Department of Defense Education Activity schools will receive free meals for the rest of the school year, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service said Monday.

U.S. Navy Lt. Rhiannon Ross, 30, from Wixom, Mich., and U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Morgan Garrett, 24, from Weddington, N.C., were aboard the U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II trainer aircraft that crashed Oct. 23 in a residential area of Foley, Ala.

An investigation is continuing into the Friday evening crash of a U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II turboprop training aircraft that killed both crew members on board.

The T-6B Texan II training plane had flown out of Naval Air Station Whiting Field, about 30 miles northeast of Pensacola, Florida.

The annual Army-Navy football game has been moved out of Philadelphia over pandemic concerns, and will be played at West Point's Michie Stadium, site of the first meeting between the academy rivals in 1890.

A lawyer for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Wednesday that his client, who is charged with illegally entering a Hawaii public park that was closed because of the coronavirus, will plead not guilty.

Two recent arrivals to Yokosuka Naval Base from outside Japan tested positive while in isolation.

A 560-foot Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine has been operating off Hawaii for several days practicing "expeditionary " resupply from a drone, Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey and Navy Sea Hawk helicopter.

The Bluetails, from commander to newest sailor, start their days the traditional way: a “FOD walkout," picking up any foreign objects or debris in the flight line.

Adm. Carlisle Trost, who served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1986 to 1990, died Sept. 29 at the age of 90 of complications from a fall.

The USS Theodore Roosevelt's executive officer said Capt. Brett Crozier's nameplate, which has been replaced, was missing because someone 'took it as a souvenir.'

Chill Out, a product of Coca-Cola Japan sold alongside soda and energy drinks in the country, contains hemp seed extract, which the Department of Defense prohibits service members from consuming.

A fighter pilot ejected safely Tuesday as the F/A-18E Super Hornet that the pilot was flying crashed in California in what the Navy described as a “mishap” while training, according to a service spokesman.

Yokosuka Naval Base, home of the U.S. 7th Fleet, said two new arrivals had tested positive since Oct. 14.

The Malabar exercise comes as India contends with a simmering border dispute with China, and the U.S. rotates warships through the South China Sea, a sore spot in U.S.-Chinese relations.

The roughly 250 Marines and sailors who spent the past month assisting wildfire firefighting operations in California returned to Camp Pendleton on Tuesday, the U.S. Army said in a news release.

When USS Gerald R. Ford got underway last month, all the deck department sailors assigned to the boatswain’s mates bridge watch teams were women. They call themselves the Iron 9.

Hopper Hall represents the future of the Navy, said Rear Adm. Carl Lahti, adding that the building shows the commitment of the Navy to advancements in cybersecurity and cyber warfare.

The sailor who shot himself Tuesday morning while standing watch at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, was a 20-year-old man from California, a Navy spokesman said Friday.

Two sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have been infected with the coronavirus, several months after a serious outbreak of the virus on the aircraft carrier derailed its deployment, Navy officials said Friday.

For Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo, the heartfelt tributes from former players on his 100th career win are what meant the most.

A 71-year-old Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for breaking into a Navy submarine base in Georgia with a group protesting nuclear weapons.

Moving 7,800 tons of Virginia-class attack submarine from the cavernous building where some 10,000 Newport News Shipbuilding workers assembled Montana to the drydock from which it will be launched into the James River is a slow, stately business.

Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite told USS Milius sailors in Japan that while he understood their desire to be at sea, spending time training ashore and working on the ship are crucial to success.

The USS Barry's pass through the Taiwan Strait was the 10th such transit by a U.S. warship this calendar year. The last was made Aug. 30 by another guided-missile destroyer, the USS Halsey.

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The sailor, who held the rank of E-3 or seaman, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to Brian O'Rourke, a spokesman for Navy Region Southwest.

Workers have returned based on their missions, not a mandated number, and the first phase will continue until external factors, such as openings of child-care centers and schools, allow more workers to come back.

The Navy is reviewing a policy that did away with permanent shaving waivers for sailors diagnosed with razor bumps after receiving feedback through recent diversity and inclusion initiatives.

The Navy announced Tuesday that it plans to build a new $450 million flagship museum, replacing the out-of-date facility that has been at the Washington Navy Yard for more than 50 years.

The USS Nimitz was the first U.S. aircraft carrier to put the Navy’s coronavirus-related port call procedures to the test in Bahrain.

Sailors sequestered away from their families as a coronavirus precaution would be eligible to receive their Family Separation Allowance earlier under a provision in the House version of the 2021 defense budget.

Going through breast cancer treatment is difficult enough, but doing it in two different countries, much of it during a pandemic, is exponentially harder. But that is what Sandra Broomfield did.

Cmdr. Edward Pledger, current captain of the USS Cole, told the families of the fallen and members of the former crew that the 17 golden stars on the bulkhead by the ship’s mess line are kept polished and shining — and continue to inspire his own shipmates today.

World War II Veteran Frank McKay celebrated his 97th birthday with a parade outside of his daughter's home in Marietta. Dozens of vehicles decorated with American flags and happy birthday signs drove past shouting their birthday wishes to McKay as he waved from a safe distance.

The Naval Academy has come a long way in the 44 years since women first were allowed in, said members of the first class that included women. When they went, they faced abuse from their classmates, many of whom did not want women in their class.

Sarah Gauna Esquivel remembers the day her 19-year-old first-born, Tim, headed off to Naval Station Great Lakes for boot camp.It’s harder to remember when he came home.

They broke the Bambi Buckets out of storage a few weeks back, after seeing how Navy helicopters pitched in to battle California’s wildfires.

The Women in Military Service for America Memorial, at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, is regularly placed on lists of “hidden gems” within the nation’s capital — a perspective on the memorial that its leaders are trying to change.

On Oct. 12, 2000, 17 sailors were killed when suicide bombers detonated an explosive-laden boat directly against the port side of the USS Cole.

The commander of U.S. Forces Japan extended a 6-month-old public health emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic for all U.S. military personnel in the country through the end of the year.

Marines and sailors took part in a first-time joint training exercise on Okinawa and other Japanese islands designed to improve their working relationship.

Sasebo Naval Base and Naval Air Facility Atsugi each reported one new coronavirus case on Thursday.

Retention of personnel is a priority for the military, but the factors influencing why some sailors stay in while others leave are not fully understood, according to a study published this month in the journal Military Medicine.

Five sailors, including three Navy SEALs, have been granted immunity to testify in the case of a SEAL charged with sexually assaulting a fellow sailor during a deployment to Iraq in 2019, prosecutors said during a motions hearing this week.

Capt. David Adams, who just recently took command of Sasebo, ordered a return to only mission-essential trips off base, according to a revised public health order posted to social media.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper provided an overview of the plans developed from Defense Department findings, called “Battle Force 2045,” though the Pentagon has yet to share the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan or its naval force study with Congress.

Isolating sailors before they board, keeping warships at sea for extended periods, canceling port visits and other measures have curbed the rate of coronavirus infection aboard Navy vessels, the service announced in updated operational guidance.

A patient at Yokosuka Naval Base was infected by a family member while in the mandated, 14-day quarantine, officials said.

Capt. Gareth Healy took over as commodore of the task force on Friday from outgoing Capt. Eric Correll. The ceremony was “attended virtually by most” in keeping with coronavirus prevention measures, according to a Navy statement Sunday.

The USS Theodore Roosevelt’s coronavirus outbreak peaked March 30 with 30 new infections. Roughly a quarter of the ship’s crew were ultimately infected during the outbreak. Six sailors were hospitalized, and one died.

Navy will face an Air Force team that hasn't played a game, only has two opponents on its schedule and features a roster missing nearly 40 players. The Falcons were allowed to take advantage of a turnback clause that permits them to separate from the academy for a semester because of hardships.

A Chinese CEO has reached a plea agreement to settle federal smuggling charges as a Jacksonville-based U.S. Navy officer indicted with him has begun publicly discussing the case that has kept him jailed for nearly a year.

USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, which will homeport at Souda Bay, is an expeditionary sea base designed to carry Marines and special operations troops to hot spots or train with partners.

The change of command for the USS Ronald Reagan took place in the ship’s pilot house, broadcast over the public address system, in lieu of a traditional in-person event.

Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Stroup reportedly said previous versions of the SEAL ethos and the combatant crewman creed were written prior to changes in law permitting women to service as special operators.

The U.S. Navy SEALs and the Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) have replaced gendered terms such as “man” and “brotherhood” in their ethos and creed statements for a more inclusive gender representation.

The Naval Academy opened an investigation into Midshipman 1st Class Chase Standage, 21, of California after he tweeted several racist statements over the summer.

After a six-year gap for renovations, the Navy’s first purpose-built child care center, the Sewells Point Child Development Center, is back in operation.

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Expeditionary force sailors now take their sharp eyes and constantly trained judgment of close-in dangers to the task of protecting Navy ships in tight quarters.

Military medical authorities stress the importance of a flu vaccination during the coronavirus pandemic as one way to reduce a demand for health care at U.S. bases during the winter.

Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Naval Air Station Oceana and the Little Creek expeditionary base were among the eight DOD installations to have restrictions eased this week.

Two drinking water wells near Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Washington state were found to be extremely contaminated with an industrial chemical found in firefighting foam, according to an investigation by the base.

The Navy believes PFAS got into the ground around the base following decades of deployment of a foam used by firefighters on base for training and in emergencies.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Stout broke a U.S. Navy record Saturday for remaining at sea for almost seven months, the Navy said.

Navy investigators said they were unable to determine why Seaman Gabriel A. Romero shot three civilians at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in December before turning the gun on himself despite the sailor displaying a number of risk factors leading up to the incident, according to a report released Tuesday.

Yokosuka Naval Base announced Tuesday that two patients who tested positive for coronavirus are recent arrivals to Japan.

USS Antietam sailors were able to extinguish the fire, which broke out in an engineering space, with no damage to the equipment and the cruiser remains operational, a Navy spokesperson said.

Launched in March 1943, the USS Cod played a key role during its third patrol on May 10, 1944, when it helped sink the the Japanese destroyer Karukaya. It also performed the only international submarine-to-submarine rescue in history.

For the first time in over two years, carrier-launched U.S. aircraft conducted an airstrike against Islamic State targets on Sept. 23 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the global coalition battling the terrorist group in Iraq and Syria.

On Monday, students at Kinnick, Yokosuka Middle and Sullivans and Ikego Elementary schools on Yokosuka Naval Base returned to the classroom for the first time in more than six months.

The USS Delbert D. Black, the Navy’s newest destroyer, entered service Saturday, more than a year after being damaged in a shipyard collision.

As the academy makes strides to address racism, an investigation into a midshipman puts a damper on the efforts.

Hunter-killer drones that have been a go-to weapon for troops battling insurgents in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa are being repurposed for maritime operations, according to U.S. military officials.

The Roosevelt's return to sea comes as the aircraft carrier USS Dwight Eisenhower does the same.

Female officers have served aboard submarines since 2011. Enlisted women began their training in 2015 and started reporting to submarines a year later.

A Virginia Beach woman was ordered to perform 50 hours of community service Thursday for flashing strobe lights at passing Navy jets.

There were only 50 attendees at the change of command ceremony, but sailors and civilians lined the street to wave or salute as the outgoing commander drove by.

Dietitians at Naval Support Activity Naples helped Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew O’Brien change his eating habits.

Top leaders for each of the Defense Department’s military services are working to remove all personal identifying information from promotions packets, Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday.

No one was injured in either incident, which are undergoing aviation mishap investigations, according to the report. It is unclear if there are connecting causes of the engine fires.

The loss of the nuclear-powered submarine and all 129 men aboard during a test dive in the Atlantic Ocean on April 10, 1963 delivered a blow to national pride during the Cold War and became the impetus for safety improvements.

More than half of U.S. military installations worldwide have lifted travel restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to the Pentagon.

The move authorizes Navy installations here to move to Health Protection Condition Level (HPCON) Bravo, the second lowest of the four categories indicating the level of risk in the community. Hampton Roads facilities had been under HPCON Charlie since March.

About 740 military troops serving on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Texas and California returned to their home duty stations during the past month as demand for their work decreased, military officials announced Wednesday.

U.S. military and school officials on Bahrain plan to resume classes Sunday for elementary and middle school students, despite teacher concerns that the health risk is still too high for in-person learning.

The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification includes continued advanced planning and overhaul work on the Los Angeles-class submarine, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.

The lawsuit contends that the Navy is refusing to pay for extra work that BAE and its subcontractors had to perform because the Navy didn’t provide necessary supplies or complete needed work while Bataan was in the BAE shipyard.

The Bonhomme Richard's uncertain future is among the troubles the Navy has faced as the service attempts to change the way it fights, deploys and organizes.

Five of the new coronavirus cases reported by the U.S. military on Tuesday are at Yokosuka Naval Base, while the other two are at Marine Corps installations on Okinawa.

This year’s Valiant Shield exercise, which concludes on Friday, involves about 11,000 personnel from the Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps. Roughly 100 aircraft are involved in the U.S.-only exercise, which is intended to hone joint warfighting capabilities.

The decision to oust Capt. Kai Torkelson as Norfolk Naval Shipyard cpmmander was based on his oversight of the shipyard’s output, not due to a single specific incident, according to a Navy spokesperson.

Charles Wilson reckons he got the first lessons in leadership in Boy Scout Troop 364 — lessons he started learning as a patrol leader and that he’s been honing for 13 weeks at Officer Candidate School.

After a trip around South America, the USS Tripoli has arrived in San Diego and will be used to deploy Marines and their aircraft worldwide.