Navy relieves commander of E-2 Hawkeye squadron from duties for loss of confidence

Cmdr. Charles Diehl has been relieved of his duties as commander of Airborne Command and Control Squadron VAW-115,an E-2 Hawkeye squadron, because of a loss of confidence in his ability to lead.

Risky training ops for elite troops need to be studied more to help avoid deaths, injuries, GAO finds

Between 2012 and 2022, the GAO found more than 3,600 noncombat accidents involving special operators, with an average of 258 reported training accidents per year with at least minor injuries or more than $20,000 of military equipment damage.

Navy, Marine Corps Ospreys make precautionary landings at Japanese airport

A Navy Osprey made a precautionary landing Thursday at a commercial airport on an island north of Okinawa, a week after a Marine Corps tiltrotor made a similar landing there.

After a decade away, USS George Washington returns to Japan in homeport shift

Hundreds of sailors stood in dress blues as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington pulled into Tokyo Bay on Friday morning for the first time in nearly a decade.

Military Sealift Command rolls out initiative to fill needed jobs at sea as it sidelines 17 ships

The command’s efforts to attract and retain workers in the next two years will focus on keeping consistent work and time-off schedules to ensure mariners have a work-life balance. The command is also seeking reforms to pay caps to offer higher wages that will attract more mariners.

‘Fat Leonard’ to appeal sentence, while retired Navy captain will seek reduced charge

Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian contractor known as “Fat Leonard” at the center of the U.S. Navy’s worst-ever bribery and corruption scandal, will appeal the 15-year prison sentence imposed earlier this month. In a related case, a retired Navy captain who pleaded guilty to taking bribes from Francis and recently spent two years in prison filed a motion indicating he will seek to have his felony conviction reduced to a misdemeanor.

Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson deploys for Pacific tour

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson has departed from San Diego without fanfare for a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.

Former Navy spouse convicted of infant’s poisoning death at Hawaii home day care

A Honolulu jury on Friday found Dixie Denise Villa, 46, guilty of manslaughter in the 2019 death of an infant at the unlicensed day care she operated out of her home in military housing, according to court records.

Navy base in Japan issues lookout alert for wandering macaque

A “Monkey Warning” was posted Monday by Naval Air Facility Atsugi near Tokyo, advising sailors and civilians to keep their distance from a wild monkey spotted prowling nearby.

East Coast carrier USS George H.W. Bush rejoins the fleet on time after 10-month maintenance in shipyard

The Bush’s on-time delivery comes as the sea service strives to overcome a history of maintenance delays, which can have a domino effect on shipyards’ tight schedules.