Navy trims recruit training by 1 week, streamlining boot camp to move sailors to the fleet faster

The change comes on the heels of a bend in the curve in the sea service’s recruiting efforts. The Navy was on track to meet its 2024 recruiting goal, but the service was unable to push them all through boot camp before the end of the fiscal year.

A US Navy ship will make its first port call in 8 years in Cambodia, a close ally of China

A U.S. Navy warship will make a port call next week in Cambodia, China’s close ally in Southeast Asia, the first such visit in eight years, according to a Cambodian statement on Friday.

Army medic competition in Europe shaped by expectation of longer treatment times in war

Organizers said their emphasis on lengthier field treatment was a relatively new facet of the competition that anticipated wars in which U.S. forces no longer control the skies and cannot quickly evacuate the wounded.

Second defendant pleads guilty in 2020 abduction of 2 US soldiers at Bogota bar

A Colombian man who helped kidnap two U.S. Army soldiers in Bogota four years ago became the second person to plead guilty in the case, according to the Justice Department.

Island-fighting doctrine makes Marine jungle training on Okinawa trendy

A group of Marines recently participated in a weeklong course designed to teach them how to fight and survive in a jungle environment.

Army veteran found fatally shot near her car, Pennsylvania police say. Arrest comes 6 months later

A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder in the June shooting death of a 47-year-old mother and military veteran, Pennsylvania police said.

Sexual violence at service academies is trending down from a historic high, Pentagon reports

The initial data released in the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence at the Military Academies shows an estimated 783 academy students experienced unwanted sexual contact in the 2023-24 school year compared with 1,136 in 2022. 

Army slashes payouts in credentialing program as it boosts tuition assistance

The Army this week announced sharp cuts to a program that gives financial assistance to soldiers obtaining industry credentials while giving a boost to its tuition assistance initiative.

Flight officer with extensive Japan experience takes helm of Okinawa’s Navy command

Capt. Joseph Parsons is the new commander of Fleet Activities Okinawa, a unique command that encompasses Navy aviators and ocean-going sailors.

Robert Fernandez, one of Pearl Harbor attack’s last survivors, dies at 100

Robert Fernandez, who died Wednesday at age 100 in Lodi, Calif., was among the hundreds of service members who survived the Pearl Harbor attack. His death leaves barely more than a dozen survivors of the attack still living.

US, South Korean airpower display will return over Osan after 6-year hiatus

After six long years, Air Power Days are returning to the home of the 7th Air Force and its U.S. fighter and attack squadrons.

Christmas comes early for Pacific islanders courtesy of Santa 41 and its helpers

Inhabitants of this remote atoll rushed onto a beach Wednesday as a U.S. Air Force plane prepared to drop crates filled with much-needed supplies and some Christmas cheer.

Personal chef sues Woody Allen, says he was fired over Army Reserve service

Woody Allen‘s former personal chef claims in a lawsuit that the filmmaker and his wife fired him because of his service in the U.S. Army Reserves and questions about his pay, then “rubbed salt on the wounds” by saying they didn’t like his cooking.

‘Probably not a good idea’: Chinese citizen allegedly photographed California’s Vandenberg base with drone

Nearly a mile above Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California, a hacked drone soared through restricted airspace for roughly an hour.

More than a dozen drones spotted off Jersey Shore following Coast Guard boat, lawmaker says

Between 12 and 30 drones were spotted following a Coast Guard lifeboat off the Jersey Shore Sunday night, according to U.S. Rep. Chris Smith. Smith also said an Ocean County Sheriff’s officer saw 50 drones moving over land from the ocean at Island Beach State Park over the weekend.

Newest replenishment oiler USNS Robert F. Kennedy delivered to the Navy

The newest John Lewis-class replenishment oiler, the USNS Robert F. Kennedy, was delivered on Tuesday in San Diego, Naval Sea Systems Command said in a news release.

Air Force Academy sued over race-conscious admissions

After the Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in college admissions practices, Students for Fair Admissions has challenged the exception for military academies.

Marines, Air Force demonstration teams to highlight 2025 National Cherry Festival in Michigan

The International Council of Air Shows announced Tuesday that U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command’s F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team and the U.S. Marines F-35B Lightning II Demonstration Team are coming to the next National Cherry Festival.

US Navy base in Italy to inspect water lines for possibility of lead contamination

Officials at the Navy’s largest base in Italy are determining whether pipes carrying water to homes, child care centers, schools and other facilities at the installation may pose a higher risk of lead contamination.