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Navy Detective Sentenced for Choking Sailor Unconscious, Lying About Prior Misconduct
Citing a need to send a strong message of deterrence to other police officers, and noting the racial aspects of a case involving a White officer and Black victim, Judge John Houston sentenced Jonathan LaRoche to 15 months in federal prison.
Navy Didn’t Understand Well-Documented Risks Posed by Hawaii Fuel Tanks, Watchdog Says
Navy officials “lacked sufficient understanding” of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people in 2021, a U.S. military watchdog said.
Navy divers, Polish forces to aid in recovery of missing US soldiers
A specialized U.S. Navy dive crew and a unit of Polish Armed Forces engineers were traveling Friday to a training site in Lithuania to help with the recovery of four U.S. soldiers who were first reported missing Tuesday. U.S. and Lithuanian personnel were still working Friday to access the site where the soldiers’ M88 Hercules armored vehicle was found 15 feet underwater Wednesday in a swamp on a ...[Read More]
Navy Drops Disciplinary Efforts Against 2 Navy Officers After Death of SEAL Candidate Kyle Mullen
Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman decided to stop the boards of inquiry for Capt. Brad Geary, the commander of the Navy SEAL training program, and Cmdr. Erik Ramey, the school’s top doctor, at the time of Kyle Mullen’s death.
Navy Expanded Access to Childcare in 2024, Continued Growth Plans for 2025
The Navy Child and Youth Program (CYP) has made significant strides in improving access to and quality of child care.
Navy expects to have first female submarine commander by 2028
Fourteen years after the Navy began integrating women into submarine crews, the population of enlisted women and officers in subs continues to grow steadily year-over-year — and the service projects it will name the first female submarine commanding officer by 2028. That’s according to a briefing presented by Lt. Victoria Parrish, the Navy’s Women in Submarines coordinator at Submarine Force Atlan...[Read More]
Navy Expeditionary Engineers Deploy to Strengthen Maritime Security in Europe and Africa
U.S. Navy Seabee Divers, assigned to Underwater Construction Team One (UCT 1), Construction Dive Detachment ALFA (CDD/A), deployed to the U.S. Sixth Fleet (C6F) Area of Operations (AOR) to conduct critical engineering operations in support of maritime security, regional stability, and building partner nation capacity.
Navy extending service lives of three cruisers
The Navy is keeping three cruisers in service for three additional years each – just after extending the service life for 12 destroyers. The service announced Monday that the Gettysburg, Chosin, and Cape St. George will now remain in service up until fiscal year 2029, rather than 2026. These cruisers have received modernization updates including “extensive hull,” mechanical and engineering, and co...[Read More]
Navy Finds Wreckage of Fighter Jet that Crashed During Training in Washington State
The U.S. Navy located the wreckage of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during a routine training flight in mountainous terrain. The two crew members onboard remain missing.
Navy fires CO of Leadership and Ethics Command San Diego
The Navy ousted the commanding officer of the Navy Leadership and Ethics Command San Diego on Wednesday. Capt. Lester Brown, Jr., was removed from his position due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said in a statement Wednesday. Brown took the helm of Navy Leadership and Ethics Command San Diego in 2022, and previously served as the executive and commanding officer of t...[Read More]
Navy fires CO of Naval Information Warfare Training Group San Diego
The Navy removed the commanding officer of the Naval Information Warfare Training Group San Diego on Thursday. Cmdr. Cayanne McFarlane was ousted from her leadership role due to a “loss of confidence in her ability to command,” according to the service. She has been temporarily reassigned to Naval Information Forces. McFarlane is the second commanding officer the Navy has fired this week. On Wedne...[Read More]
Navy fires CO of Navy Reserve Center Shreveport
The Navy relieved the commanding officer of Navy Reserve Center Shreveport, Louisiana, on Friday, making him the second commanding officer the service has relieved this month. Lt. Cmdr. Adam Sandifer was relieved of his duties by Rear Adm. Michael Steffen, commander of Navy Reserve Forces Command, due to “a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the service said in a brief release. “The Na...[Read More]