A sign reads Navy Gateway Inns & Suites Worldwide Hospitality as two women work at the front desk of the Yokosuka Naval Base location.

Navy is rebranding one of its hotel chains to accommodate specific clientele

Navy Exchange Service Command is splitting its Navy Gateway Inns & Suites into two distinct brands.

This undated handout picture released on Sept. 21, 2022, by the Instagram account of Interpol Venezuela shows Malaysian fugitive Francis Leonard Glenn, known as Fat Leonard, after his capture in Maiquetia, Venezuela. (Interpol Venezuela Instagram acc/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Nearly a decade after pleading guilty, ‘Fat Leonard’ sentenced in massive Navy bribery scandal

The Malaysian contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” who bribed dozens of high-ranking U.S. Navy officers in the Navy’s worst-ever corruption scandal, was sentenced Tuesday in San Diego federal court to 15 years in prison.

A woman wearing a reflective vest holds a water testing device in front of a bathroom sink.

Navy contractors had key roles in lead-up to Red Hill water disaster, watchdog says

The Defense Department’s complex management of the defunct Red Hill underground fuel storage facility in Honolulu relied on contractors for essential services in the years preceding disastrous fuel leaks in 2021, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) departs Mayport, Fla. for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 5th Fleet encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexa H. Trafton)

B-52 bombers arrive in Middle East, destroyer USS The Sullivans deploys after more US forces ordered to the region

The military assets are moving to the Middle East after Austin on Friday ordered several B-52s, a squadron of fighter jets, tanker aircraft and Navy destroyers to deploy to the region. The other ships and planes will arrive in the coming months as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln ends its deployment there.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 7, 2024) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) steams in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 7. Gettysburg, assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Young)

Navy extends service life of 3 cruisers, pushing Ticonderoga class into 2029

The service has been phasing out the Cold War-era Ticonderoga class, retiring four cruisers in 2024 with plans to retire the remaining nine by 2027. But the USS Gettysburg, USS Chosin and USS Cape St. George will now operate through 2029.

211220-N-FD567-1077 PEARL CITY, Hawaii (Dec. 20, 2021) Capt. Randall Harmeyer, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Public Works Officer, inspects water flushed through Granulated Activated Carbon filters from the Waiawa Shaft water supply. Charcoal residue turns the clean water dark during the initial flush, a normal part of the filtering process. The JBPHH water quality recovery is a joint U.S. military initiative working closely with the State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Honolulu Board of Water Supply, U.S. government and independent organizations to restore a safe water delivery system to JBPHH military housing communities through testing, treatment, and repair. For detailed information, including available resources and locations, and news, go to www.navy.mil/jointbasewater. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Thomas)

Navy water system upgrade in Oahu under intense scrutiny

The Navy’s Oahu water system has been under heavy scrutiny ever since jet fuel from the Navy’s underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility tainted its Red Hill water shaft in November 2021.

An artist’s rendering of a military installation on a map.

Navy solicits bids for joint fiber-optic communications center on Guam

The Navy is seeking bids for the construction of a joint communications center at the Marine Corps base on Guam.

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows Leonard Francis. A federal judge on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, dismissed the felony convictions of five retired military officers who had admitted to accepting bribes from the Malaysian contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard" in one of the Navy's biggest corruption cases.

‘Fat Leonard’ faces sentencing as epic Navy scandal nears end

The admitted mastermind of the most extensive corruption scandal in U.S. military history, Leonard Glenn Francis is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday, 11 years after he was first arrested. He could be freed from prison in as little as one year under a new plea agreement.

A vessel leaves the teal waters of Apra Harbor.

Missile project may have ‘long-term and significant’ impacts on Guam, report says

A $1.7 billion missile-defense system proposed for Guam may have significant consequences for the island’s housing, health care and environment, according to a draft environmental impact statement.

A trick-or-treater takes some Halloween candy at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Oct. 31, 2024.

From spooky to magical, Navy base in Japan carves out some Halloween fun

The home of the U.S. 7th Fleet, normally a ghost town after sundown, came alive Thursday night with spirits, goblins, princesses and pirates going door to door to celebrate Halloween.