Health advisory issued around US Navy site in Italy following off-base ammonia leak

On Saturday, NSA Naples Support Site said the ammonia leak had been contained but the health advisory would remain in effect until the evening. Additional information would be posted as needed, the base said. 

Blue Angels pilots visit Hawaii to lay groundwork for upcoming air show

Blue Angels aviators were in Hawaii this week to lay the groundwork for the squadron’s performance at the Kaneohe Bay Air Show Aug. 9-10.

Navy to tailor assignments for sailors with special-needs family members

The Navy is changing its Exceptional Family Member Program to help tailor individual sailors’ duty assignments to the services available to their special-needs family members, rather than relying on blanket categories to determine the assignment process.

Navy helicopters will be sent to help fight California fires, US officials say

The Defense Department is sending 10 Navy helicopters to help fight wildfires in California, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

How contaminated is decommissioned airfield in Dallas? The Navy plans to find out

The U.S. Navy plans to take more than 1,000 soil samples from Hensley Field, the latest step toward cleaning up the contaminated decommissioned southern Dallas airfield.

US forces take out more Houthi weapons hubs, CENTCOM says

American forces in the Middle East struck two underground Houthi weapons hubs in Yemen, U.S. Central Command said Wednesday. 

Navy needs billions more each year to make shipbuilding plan a reality, CBO says

The Navy will need a budget boost of at least $85 billion annually to realize an ambitious goal to grow its fleet by nearly 100 ships over the next three decades, according to a recent Congressional Budget Office analysis.

Another former Navy midshipman enters race for Ward 8 alderman in 2025

Frank Thorp, a former Navy midshipman, recently launched his campaign to be the next Ward 8 alderman.

Eased tensions and only so many ships: Navy reduces patrol presence in Mediterranean

US Navy presence in the Mediterranean Sea is at its lowest in years, an indication the service is feeling the pinch of sustaining the fleet following long overseas deployments, analysts say.

Del Toro embarks on the new year by naming 2 future Navy destroyers

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named two new Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers, the future USS Robert Kerrey (DDG 146) and USS Intrepid (DDG 145) to start off the new year.