Navy IDs USS George Washington sailor missing at sea
The U.S. Navy has identified the sailor who was reported missing earlier this week from the aircraft carrier George Washington as it transited the Timor Sea off Australia’s northern coast. Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery Equipment) Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV was assumed overboard from...
Senate confims new top Navy leader, vice chief for Space Force
Senators confirmed a flurry of senior military leadership posts, including the new top uniformed leader of the Navy and the new head of U.S. Special Forces Command, amid a rush of confirmation votes on Thursday evening. In contrast to a series of contested nomination votes...
Newly graduated sailors eligible for overnight liberty
The U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command announced a new policy that allows Navy graduates to spend time off base, according to a service spokesperson. Sailors who have completed boot camp and are heading to advanced training school are now eligible for overnight liberty, an approved...
Army releases spirituality fitness guide and battle book
The U.S. Army released a spirituality guide to help soldiers gauge their spiritual fitness, much like they would their physical fitness. The 112-page guide lays out spiritual fitness principles, stages of development and training among other areas across nine chapters. In addition to the guide,...
Marine Corps Reserve sergeant dies after collapsing during PFT
A Marine sergeant died last month after he collapsed during a physical fitness test in Florida, according to a recent Naval Safety report. Sgt. Gordon Reed, a motor vehicle operator with 4th Marine Logistics Group, collapsed at the Navy Reserve Center Orlando during a PFT...
A Chinese blockade could cripple Taiwan’s electricity, war game warns
A Chinese blockade could cut Taiwan’s electrical generating capacity so much that the island is unable to function, according to war games conducted by a U.S. think tank. “Energy is the weakest element in Taiwan’s resilience against coercion,” warned the report by the Washington-based Center...
US Marines train beach landings Down Under with old allies, new rides
ROCKHAMPTON, Australia — In the dawn light of July 24, Japanese and American amphibious vehicles churned through the sparkling coastal waters of the Coral Sea, before emerging onto the sands of a central Queensland beach in Australia. Two hours to the east, another amphibious lodgment...
Former Thunderbirds pilot takes on disease that grounded her career
Retired Air Force Col. Nicole Malachowski recalls the terror of being in the cockpit of her F-15E Strike Eagle during a training mission and experiencing a wave of brain fog that left her temporarily unable to locate the radio switch — on a control panel...
In 1914, the US Navy went dry … but not before it threw a party
British, French, German, Spanish and Dutch navies ringed the harbor surrounding the Mexican port of Veracruz in observation of America’s soon-to-be, short-lived occupation of the city-state. The gathering marked one of the last peaceful interactions between the navies for half a decade. The date was...
