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.

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.

Longest play in school history helps Navy rally past Oklahoma in Armed Forces Bowl

Navy quarterback Blake Horvath read the play perfectly and turned it into the longest in school history, a 95-yard touchdown run in the Armed Forces Bowl. The score helped the Midshipmen rally to beat Oklahoma 21-20 to close out their season.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Atsugi artist: Navy commander’s creativity is making a mark on Japan

Cmdr. Daniel Ropp is exercising his artistic side with contributions to the Navy and local Japanese communities around Naval Air Facility Atsugi, finding joy in the impact his work has on others.

Australian officer, training for nuclear sub operations, earns US Navy ‘dolphins’

An Australian naval officer recently became the first of his countryman to earn the U.S. Navy Submarine Warfare Device, often referred to as “dolphins.”

Navy wasted $1.84 billion on cruiser rehabs, federal watchdog says

Since 2015, the Navy has spent about $3.7 billion modernizing seven Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruisers. But only three will be delivered back to fleet, and none will gain five service life years as intended, according to a federal watchdog.

Future missile frigate will be named after historic female Navy officer

A future constellation-class guided missile frigate (FFG 69) will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, a tribute to one of the first female officers to serve in the U.S. Navy, according to a Navy news release.

US forces strike Houthi command hub in Yemen; USS Truman sails in Middle East

A US airstrike on a hub for coordinating Houthi operations came on the heels of USS Truman’s entrance into the Red Sea.

DODEA opens school annex on Naval Base Guam for science lab, other learning spaces

Department of Defense Education Activity has opened an annex to its middle school at Naval Base Guam to accommodate the growing student population.

Army-Navy collaboration powers successful hypersonic missile test

While all eyes have been on the highly-anticipated Army-Navy academy football match Saturday, a quiet collaboration between the branches bore fruit at Cape Canaveral on Thursday.

Navy seeks upgrade of sea training ranges to keep pace with evolving weaponry, drones

The Navy is looking to expand and modernize vast training areas in waters off Hawaii and California, including the planned addition of mine warfare ranges, that the service says are needed to train and test America’s newest weapons and drone systems and defend against those of rivals.

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.