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Navy Leadership and Ethics CO Fired
Captain Lester A. Brown, Jr. Commander of Navy Leadership and Ethics Center Fired over Personal Conduct By Konstantin Toropin The Navy has relieved the commanding officer of its Navy Leadership and Ethics Command in San Diego, a statement announced Tuesday. Capt. Shawn Bailey of the Navy Ethics and Leadership Center relieved Capt. Lester Brown Jr. […]
Morale Suppression Team, Away!
Whut? Navy pilot spotted with patch depicting Houthis as ‘Star Wars’ sand people The since-pulled photo signifies Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74’s time in the Red Sea with “Houthi Hunting Club Red Sea 2023-2024.” Nicholas Slayton A recent publicly released Navy photo showed a member of a helicopter squadron sporting a patch that says […]
Navy Recruiting Win!
Navy bounces back, surpasses recruiting goals for Fiscal Year 2024 By Diana Stancy The Navy surpassed its recruiting goals for fiscal year 2024 after failing to hit its accession targets for the first time ever last year. The Navy has lagged behind the other services in attracting new recruits, and at one point projected it […]
Skilled Sailor Shortage Scuttles At-Sea Maintenance
How a sailor shortage is crippling ship maintenance at sea Story by Diana Correll The Navy’s manning shortages are curbing the service’s ability to repair its ships while at sea, according to a watchdog report released Monday. Sixty-three percent of executive officers – a ship’s second-in-command – surveyed reported that insufficient manning made it “moderately […]
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro runs afoul of Hatch Act
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro previously mentioned that military work and politics shouldn’t be mixed. Del Toro stressed that the Department of the Navy is an apolitical body. However, in January this year, while on official government business, he switched into “campaign mode” while speaking of the need for Joe Biden to have a second […]
Navy Recruiting Soars!
Go Navy! Despite increased focus on recruiting and introducing several innovative programs to include increasing the maximum age of enlistment to 41 and easing restrictions on entrance exam scores, the Navy missed every recruitment goal in FY 23. Big Navy fell short by nearly 7500 enlisted sailors, with only 30,236 enlistments of its 37,700 target. […]
Navy Sailor detained in Venezuela
Venezuelan law enforcement detained a U.S. Navy Sailor. According to the Pentagon, the Sailor was not authorized to be in Venezuela, neither through leave nor through official travel. This Sailor apparently traveled to Venezuela for personal purposes. From Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela after traveling there […]
Senior US Admiral suggests American ships could escort Filipino ships in South China Sea
China’s navy, coast guard, and naval militia operate throughout the South China Sea. The Chinese Communist Party arbitrarily marked the “extended Chinese territory” with a “nine dash line”. In addition to bringing China within reach of other countries in that area, China claims islands belonging in the economic zones of other Asian countries. China’s navy, […]
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