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May 3, 2016

Pentagon assessing US prison options for Guantanamo detainees, surveying Leavenworth

Defense Department personnel are taking another look at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Navy Brig in Charleston, South Carolina, in a renewed effort to evaluate a number of potential U.S. facilities where detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be transferred.

May 3, 2016

New commander of US Pacific Fleet strikes positive note on US-China relationship

The Navy's new commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is sounding a conciliatory note toward China on the last stop of a three-country Asian tour.

May 3, 2016

Sailor slain in Tennessee attacks grew up in Ohio, had always been stationed in US

Four Marines and a sailor were slain in the attacks on military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

May 3, 2016

Pentagon announces plan to lift ban on transgender individuals serving in military

Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered a six-month study aimed at formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based barriers to military service, saying the Pentagon's current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military need to be examined.

May 3, 2016

HASC Chair: Ohio Sub Replacement Costs Crowding Out Navy Programs

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee raised questions Tuesday about the ballooning cost projections for the Ohio class ballistic submarine replacement program

May 3, 2016

Family of fallen Marine to accept Navy Cross after fight for Medal of Honor

The Navy will posthumously award a Navy Cross to a Marine killed in Iraq — after years of appeals by his family asking the Pentagon to approve the Marine Corps' nomination for the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for military heroism.

May 3, 2016

Admiral: Corrosion Damage on F/A-18 Hornets ‘Caught Us by Surprise’

The extent of corrosion damage on the U.S. military’s F/A-18 Hornet fleet is requiring more maintenance than expected, an admiral said.

May 3, 2016

Navy Begins to Implement New Personnel Policies

The Navy is making progress with the implementation of a series of new personnel initiatives allowing Navy officers and enlisted sailors more opportunities for promotion and offering a wider range ...

May 3, 2016

Mabus Says Pentagon Should Target Budget Cuts on Bureaucratic Overhead

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Pentagon and Congressional budget cutters should look at eliminating extra bureaucracy before slashing funds for sailors and ships.

May 3, 2016

Admiral ‘Frustrated’ by Delay in Competition to Build Carrier Drones

The head of air warfare for the U.S. Navy said he’s frustrated by a delay in the plan to build a fleet of aircraft carrier-based drones.