The Navy needs to find at least $40 billion in savings by 2026 in order to fund more ships to keep up with the demand on their fleet, the service’s acting secretary said.

It is longstanding tradition for Navy ships to visit Mobile during Mardi Gras, with uniformed sailors joining the civilian crowds at parades and other festivities.

The USS Bataan pulled into Bahrain over the long President’s Day weekend, but it doesn’t appear the crew had much time off.

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Navy to begin releasing unclassified documents in relation to the USS Thresher, the nuclear submarine that imploded 57 years ago, taking the lives of 129, and forever changing submarine safety.

The Office of Naval Inspector General has cleared former Naval War College president Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley of most of the allegations of misconduct claimed to have occurred after he took command of the 136-year-old school in July 2016, The Providence Journal has learned.

On Sunday, Ken Potts and shipmate Lou Conter somberly talked by phone about the latest USS Arizona crewman to pass away. With the death of Don Stratton on Saturday, the 98-year-olds became the only two remaining survivors of the ship that was lost in the December, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

Donald Stratton, a sailor severely burned while aboard the doomed USS Arizona during the Japanese surprise attack Dec. 7, 1941, died Saturday at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was 97.

The Navy used what it calls a Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle, or CUSV, to patrol back and forth on the north end of the base near the destroyer USS Arleigh Burke and the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.

The USS Chancellorsville’s transit through the 110-mile-wide waterway that separates Taiwan from mainland China “demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” 7th Fleet spokesman Lt. Joe Keiley told Stars and Stripes in an email Sunday.

Carrillo, a 21-year-old sophomore, collapsed during the last portion of the semi-annual physical readiness test on Feb. 8. He was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Curtis Adams, who was stationed at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, was shot and killed on a California highway on the evening of Oct. 27, 2018, after he and his girlfriend pulled over to help someone they believed to be a stranded motorist.

Nearly 50 current and former residents of a shuttered Navy base have filed a lawsuit seeking $2 billion in damages, alleging officials from the Navy, the state of California and the city of San Francisco lied about the levels of radiation and toxic contamination left behind after decades of military activity.

Matt O'Connor, an EOD chief assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, is credited with exposing himself to enemy fire in order to save the lives of two fellow service members.

A Navy investigation determined patches featuring a twist on President Donald Trump’s “Make Aircrew Great Again” campaign slogan worn by Guam-based sailors violated a Department of Defense order banning troops from participating in political events in uniform.

The jet belongs to Strike Fighter Squadron 115 and was training with Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles from Kadena when the part was lost, according to a report in the Okinawa Times newspaper.

The Navy on Sunday captured a cache of illegal, Iranian-made weapons, including about 150 anti-tank missiles, from a small sailing vessel in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command announced Thursday.

The Navy’s top admiral has access to some of the most highly classified intelligence in the world, but not even he’s gotten a sneak peek at the much-anticipated sequel to the movie “Top Gun.”

The settlement is part of the African country's bid to be taken off the U.S. terrorism list and improve relations with the West.

In the wake of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani's Jan. 3 death in Baghdad as President Donald Trump declared victory in a televised address, American sailors across the Middle East braced themselves for the potential of war.

Recent wars have forced the U.S. military to acknowledge and treat the psychological wounds caused by trauma. But some sailors who survived 2017’s deadly crashes say the Navy’s efforts to help them sometimes fell short.

The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan transited the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf Wednesday, becoming the first U.S. Navy “big deck” to enter these strategic waters in 2020.

The incident unfolded about 11:30 a.m. "in response to a potential active shooter," according to a Norfolk Naval Shipyard spokesperson — but it was quickly determined that the initial information was wrong.

The Navy’s realignment towards meeting the challenges of great-power competition laid out in the 2018 National Defense Strategy has forced the service to rearrange $80 billion in its budget and find $1.4 billion in savings for 2021, according to their budget request.

Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Howard was sentenced late Friday to 30 days in the brig, forfeiture of $500 of pay for three months and a reduction in rank to petty officer second class for impersonating another person and encouraging a woman to send him nude photographs.

The academy identified the midshipman Sunday as Duke Carrillo, 21, of Flower Mound, Texas. Officials said in a news release that Carrillo collapsed during the 1.5-mile run portion of the Navy’s semi-annual physical readiness test.

Naval Submarine Base's annual security drills, which are happening at naval installations across the country, continue through next week.

The 17,000-ton Hakuo will be used as sleeping quarters for Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel and a base for their relief efforts in supporting cruise-ship passengers quarantined over the coronavirus.

The U.S. Navy's newest littoral combat ship is one step closer to its Naval Station Mayport dock after the future USS St. Louis was officially delivered by Lockheed Martin.

The Pentagon is bolstering the number of warships the Navy will seek in its fiscal 2021 budget request after the White House complained an initial proposal was too low to meet President Donald Trump's long-term target, according to officials.

Navy uniform guidance indicates coveralls are worn at the commander’s discretion and to avoid soiling other uniforms — but retailer Urban Outfitters decided to re-brand the utilitarian staple into a piece of hip "vintage" clothing.

Military prosecutors say Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Howard used text messaging apps that allowed him to use a fake phone number and pretend to be someone he is not in order to request nude pictures.

A Navy veteran was found guilty for concealing his depression disorder from the Federal Aviation Administration on pilot medical certification forms, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Systems aboard the USS Fitzgerald, including navigation, damage control, combat and propulsion, will be evaluated while the vessel is underway, according to the Navy.

The pace of submarine construction in southeast Connecticut and Rhode Island is expected to extend decades into the future, requiring General Dynamics Electric Boat to figure out ways to recruit workers not yet born, the new president of the submarine manufacturer said.

Struggling with the psychological effects of serving in four combat tours and an undiagnosed brain injury, Ryan Larkin died by suicide on a Sunday morning in 2017 dressed in a SEAL Team shirt with the medals he earned in service next to him.

Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie, who heads U.S. Central Command, said Iran had “de-escalated” its ballistic missile force and had brought its air defense forces back to a “normal state of readiness” following its retaliatory strikes on bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq.

Anti-terrorism drills will be conducted on and off Florida’s U.S. Navy installations starting Monday, including Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport, as part of nationwide Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain exercises.

The Navy will have a worldwide audience Sunday to showcase its newest warplane, the F-35 joint strike fighter.

Third Class Midshipman Nixon Keago was charged in October with sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, burglary and obstruction of justice for incidents at the Annapolis military school in February, September and October 2018 and in New York in May.

The Navy uses the Lego-fest to introduce children to science, technology, engineering, mathematics and naval history. The Navy provides Lego kits for participants to build ships and also sets up a free-play area where people can design their own creations.

The America, along with newer Wasp-class amphibious ships, aircraft carriers and Zumwalt-class destroyers can hook up to 4,160-volt power, which requires half the number of cables compared to other warships.

The Navy promoted SEAL Team 6 member Tony DeDolph from petty officer 1st class just weeks after Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar died June 4, 2017 during an incident in which fellow service members said DeDolph placed the Green Beret in a choke hold.

The annual exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of Navy security forces and ensure coordination among the commands, other services and agency partners, according to the news release.

The U.S. Navy has selected Lockheed Martin in suburban Syracuse for a contract worth up to $812 million for electronic systems that defend its aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers from anti-ship missiles.

Myles Jorgensen, a 2018 Milton High School graduate, recently returned from his post as a flight captain on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. He surprised his mom, Toni Jorgensen, a teacher’s aide at the elementary school, after nearly 300 days apart.

In a story that will be familiar to military spouses everywhere, a popular restaurant in Virginia Beach and Norfolk will lose its founding chef and co-owner. Stockpot’s Anne Galante is moving to Japan.

An annual anti-terrorism force protection exercise will be conducted Feb. 3-14 at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. The exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of Navy security forces, commands and other services and agency partners.

The Navy on Saturday sent a warship steaming past two of the seven features China has militarized in the contested Spratly Islands, according to the 7th Fleet.

“It’s an incredible honor to have been selected for this award among so many other hard-working and talented sailors,” said Tony D. Curtis in a press release.

The flawed reporting of surge sealift ship readiness means commanders could base crisis decision-making and planning on bad information, the Defense Department IG said in a report.

Two MQ-4C Tritons — maritime versions of the Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk — have arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

Against a blistering 56 mph wind, an F/A-18F Super Hornet laden with fuel roared off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and into the brilliant January sky. No glitches. Chalk up another step forward for America’s newest and most expensive warship.

Two naval aviators have returned to duty and three others were released from an Okinawa naval hospital after their MH-60 Seahawk helicopter went down in the Philippine Sea on Saturday.

A former sailor connected to the Pornhub account where the videos were posted is a suspect, according to a Navy official who spoke on the condition of anonymity about the investigation.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Perez, a naval aircrewman assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, was found unresponsive and pulled from the water at Fish Eye Marine Park on Jan. 11.

The project is part of a $21 billion Navy plan to upgrade its four public nuclear shipyards, which were originally designed for sailing ships or conventionally powered ships, not nuclear attack submarines or aircraft carriers.

Oscar Jesus Temores’ family and hundreds of base personnel gathered Thursday at a theater on Little Creek to pay tribute to the sacrifice he made and to remember what made him stand out for those who knew him well.

The CMV-22B Osprey is the Navy’s version of the tiltrotor aircraft used by the Marine Corps and Air Force. The variant was designed with increased fuel capacity for long-range flights.

In the weeks after the attack, the Pentagon has rolled out additional safeguards, including prohibitions on international students having access to firearms and continued monitoring while they are in the United States.

Former Navy SEAL and self-proclaimed gearhead Steve Cauffiel opened American Do-It-Yourself Garage after being inspired by the military's on-base hobby shops.

Michael Billington, Teddy Diake and Johnathan Augustus, cryptologic technicians at the Navy’s Georgia Information Operations Command based at Fort Gordon, were charged in March with rape and aggravated sodomy of an 18-year-old woman at a house party.

The Yokosuka-based guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh sailed through the strait on Thursday, demonstrating “the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” 7th Fleet spokesman Lt. Joe Keiley said Monday. He called the transit “routine.”

San Diego is poised to become the home port of three Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carriers in 2020, tripling the carrier footprint in the region and bringing a $1.6 billion-per-year boost to the local economy.

A fisherman stranded about 600 nautical miles from Guam is safe thanks to the crew of a Navy P-8A Poseidon operating out of Kadena Air Base on Okinawa.

Curtis Adams was a steelworker with Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 and was stationed at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado when he was shot and killed in Oct., 2018.

Federal jurors found former Navy Capt. John "J.R." Nettleton guilty of obstruction of justice and lying to federal investigators in the death investigation of his lover's husband, Christopher Tur, in 2015.

Some pilots could be flying blind in airspace over the Southeast and Caribbean this month due to a military training exercise by the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 4.

Raytheon and Student Veterans of America have partnered to offer two Navy veterans $10,000 each in scholarships under the Raytheon SPY-6 Scholarship program.

Navy officials declined to provide additional details about Cmdr. Bob Bowen’s firing, but one official said it was not related to any criminal allegations.

Some parts of Central Florida can expect the occasional boom in the distance as live bombing is scheduled to take place in the Ocala National Forest over the weekend.

Looking back at the inaugural episode of the Military Matters podcast, hosts Desmon Farris and Rod Rodriguez discuss ongoing research into cannabis, misconceptions that persist about the controversial plant, and the its potential medical and addiction complications.

The men, who did not have authorized access to the base, attempted to enter Nimitz Gate at about 10:30 p.m., according to a base statement released Wednesday.

Navy Reserve Lt. Jonny Kim, 35, said he plans to draw on his battlefield experiences when he goes into space.

The No. 20 ranking is the highest final ranking for a Navy team since 2015 when the Mids were ranked 18th and it marks just the second time in the last 56 years that Navy finished the year ranked in the Associated Press Top 20.

“We are extremely pleased with this first opportunity for USS America to operate side-by-side with our JMSDF allies,” said Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7.

John "J.R." Nettleton isn't accused in the death of 42-year-old Christopher Tur, but he is accused with obstructing the investigation into his disappearance and lying to investigators.

The Mississippi Development Authority has offered a grant of $3 million for a new fence at NAS Meridian to keep wild animals out of the path of aircraft, a Navy official said Tuesday.

AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. has been chosen over four rivals, winning a $176.5 million contract to build an initial 32 TH-73A training helicopters for the U.S. Navy.

It is unclear whether the shell found near Yokosuka Naval Base — believed to be a naval artillery round — is American or Japanese or how old it is because of corrosion.

Kayla Barron's training class graduates as the first since NASA’s Artemis program was launched in 2017 with a goal of returning humans to the moon by 2024 and then sending people to Mars.

The orange stain of metal corrosion may be a nuisance in your bathroom, but on ships, it can be catastrophic. Hulls can collapse, ballast tanks weaken and motors fail, all because of rust. There’s no way to fully eradicate it; the only option is constant vigilance.

The Navy has mounted an all-out push to move the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford toward deployment and leave a long history of technical problems in its wake.

The crew of a Navy helicopter flew an ailing 61-year-old crewmember from a fishing boat to a hospital on Guam on Saturday, the Coast Guard said.

The FBI has been treating the shooting as a terrorist incident, particularly after discovering an anti-American screed posted by the gunman just before the December shooting, according to the people familiar with the matter.

In the darkest of darkness, surrounded by a glass-smooth sea an American voice reads a statement over a VHF radio frequency primarily used for international distress calls. "Sécurité, sécurité, sécurité... If you observe any suspicious or illegal activity, or require assistance, contact the nearest coalition warship."

A federal judge called security at one of the U.S. Navy's bases in Key West lax at best and "foolish," days after two Chinese nationals entered a military property by simply ignoring the guard at the entrance and driving through.

While America’s attention was firmly fixed on Iran, China had a large fishing fleet operating illegally in Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone protected by China’s coast guard, said Rear Adm. Ken Whitesell, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Navy and Marine Corps lawyers have failed to learn from past mistakes and many of them display a lack of basic ethics in their approach to cases, according to a review of the services’ judge advocate general corps released Friday.

After a three-day trial and two hours of deliberations, Norfolk jurors on Friday found Ashadiya’Xolani Brooks guilty of second-degree murder. They recommended she spend 28 years in prison after considering a range of five to 40 years.

“While the Russian ship took action, the initial delay in complying with international rules while it was making an aggressive approach increased the risk of collision,” the U.S. Fifth Fleet said in a statement.

Prosecutors allege then-Cmdr. John "J.R." Nettleton lied to his superiors and investigators following the disappearance and death of civilian contractor Christopher Tur in 2015. Tur's body was later recovered from the waters of Guantanamo Bay.

Admiral Sylvester “Bob” Foley Jr., a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1950 who rose to become a four-star admiral and commander of the Pacific Fleet, died on New Year’s Eve.

As of Wednesday, the USS Abraham Lincoln had been deployed for 283 days, with the record for post-Vietnam War carrier deployments standing at 290 days, according to U.S. Naval Institute News.

The new jacket is similar to the famous aviation bomber jacket and is “meant to build esprit de corps” and symbolize the “tactical warfighter expertise” of being a qualified surface warfare officer, the Navy said.

Maine Democratic State House leaders are threatening to roll back a $45 million tax break granted to Bath Iron Works, questioning whether the shipyard is meeting job creation and pay requirements outlined in a 2018 law.