Navy commissions USS New Jersey, the service’s first submarine designed for women crew members

The USS New Jersey, the first fast-attack Virginia-class submarine in the Navy to fully integrate mixed gender crews, was commissioned in a traditional ceremony Saturday at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, N.J.

Venezuela says it arrested Navy SEAL allegedly involved in a plot to kill President Maduro

Three Americans, including a member of the U.S. Navy, were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

Trial to begin on whether Naval Academy can keep considering race in admissions

A footnote in last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the use of racial and ethnic preferences in college admissions noted that the ruling didn’t address military academies.

Northrop Grumman wins $200M contract for deep-space radar

The first site is on the northwest coast of Australia, the second site is planned for Wales, and the final site will be in the U.S. The three nations will operate the arrays together, producing a “game-changing” radar system.

Storied Air Force unit shutters as service moves on from its popular A-10 attack jet

While the A-10s have proven popular for their lifesaving ability to fend off enemy ground attacks when U.S. troops face little-to-no airborne threat, Air Force officials have long worried the aging Warthogs would prove easy targets against China or Russia.

Support at sea: Navy on track to have a chaplain on every destroyer by 2025

The Navy began focusing on mental health resources and quality-of-life initiatives in 2022 after a spate of suicides aboard four aircraft carriers.

‘We’re going to have to pull together’: Mattis says national leaders should push for public service including armed forces

The nation’s leaders should push harder for America’s youth to participate in public service, including in the military, as the Pentagon copes with recent recruiting shortfalls, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday.

Air Force needs to fix big gaps in early stages of European attack response, analysts say

The U.S. Air Force in Europe is not up to the split-second coordination of air and missile defense with allies, leaving Europeans in mortal danger in the event of an attack, a new report said.

Supply shortages, harsh weather delay Japanese base to be used for Navy carrier-landing practice

Construction of a new Japanese air base that will serve as a training site for U.S. Navy pilots is three years behind schedule, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

Marine circles back to Hawaii to command 80,000-strong Pacific force

Lt. Gen. James Glynn took the reins from Lt. Gen. William Jurney, who is retiring after 37 years in the Corps.