A man in an orange shirt and blue rubber gloves holds up a small vial while testing water samples.

Pre-enrollment opens for Red Hill water-crisis health registry

The University of Hawaii announced it has begun pre-enrollment in its Red Hill Registry, which is intended to provide support and resources for those impacted by the Navy’s 2021 jet fuel spill on Oahu. Enrollment is open to anyone affected by the spill regardless of a connection with the military.

An F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares to launch from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on March 19, 2024.

Houthi attack risk complicates Navy’s calculus on retrieving downed fighter jet, analysts say

Recovery of a Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet recently downed over the Red Sea likely hinges on what’s left of the wreckage and how safely a salvage operation could be pulled off. Although the jet is being phased out, newer Block III versions of it have equipment upgrades that could be a tempting target for adversaries.

A large section of a blimp hangar is burned away as the structure smolders with fire.

Tustin hangar fire has cost Navy over $123 million since late 2023 blaze

The Navy has pumped over $123 million into the clean-up of a World War II anti-submarine blimp hangar at the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in Southern California that was destroyed by fire a year ago.

A former runway with cars parked on it juts out into Mountain Creek Lake.

Plan to put houses on former Dallas airfield stalls as city’s fight with Navy continues

An ongoing legal fight with the Navy is behind the delay of a plan to turn a contaminated former airfield in Dallas into a neighborhood.

241220-N-LM220-1158 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 20, 2024) Sailors and Marines man the rails on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, returns to Naval Air Station North Island following deployment to the U.S. 3rd Fleet, U.S. 7th Fleet and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of operation. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic and relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren)

USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after combat operations deployment in Middle East

The USS Abraham Lincoln, the flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, returned to San Diego on Dec. 20 after completing a successful five-month deployment that included combat operations in the Middle East.

NORFOLK, Va. (December 23, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) depart the ship after returning from deployment. Cole returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a deployment in support of maritime security and stability efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan T. Beard/Released)

USS Cole returns home after challenging 7-month combat deployment

The USS Cole returned to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on Monday after a seven-month combat deployment that took the crew into the tense conflicts of the Middle East.

241216-N-SW048-2007 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 16, 2024) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

Navy jet shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident was responding to Houthi threats

Two Navy aviators were rescued after the fighter jet they were flying was shot down this week in an apparent “friendly fire” incident were responding to incoming one-way aerial attack drones and anti-ship cruise missiles threatening U.S. forces in the Red Sea.

Sailors man the combat information center at Naval Support Facility Redzikowo in Poland on Dec. 16, 2024, during a simulation of the base's Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system's capabilities.

US Navy’s missile defense site in Poland functions like a destroyer on land

More than a hundred sailors assigned to this rural outpost in the Polish countryside help protect Europe against ballistic missile threats much the same as if they were at sea.

Navy fires commander of Reserve center in Louisiana

Lt. Cmdr. Adam Sandifer was relieved of his duties as commanding officer of Navy Reserve Center in Shreveport, La., on Friday by Rear Adm. Michael Steffen, the commander of Navy Reserve Forces Command, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.

241220-N-GR655-1306 GROTON, Conn. (December 20, 2024) – A sailor, attached to the first-in-class fast-attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774), embraces his loved ones during a homecoming event at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, December 20, 2024. Virginia and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 4, whose primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, prepared, and committed to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten)

USS Virginia returns from 6-month deployment: ‘Just in time for the holidays’

The USS Virginia returned to Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., on Friday after a six-month deployment.