Navy Awards T-AO Block Buy Contract
By using the block buy approach the Navy expects savings of $491 million as compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program...
Inaugural NPS and Stanford Climate Security Fellows Answer the Nation’s Call
Rising sea levels and global temperatures, more severe and frequent droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme weather increasingly inflict devastation across the planet – not only...
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Robert E. Simanek
The ship is named for Private First Class Robert Ernest Simanek, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for shielding fellow Marines from a grenade...
DOD Hosts International Exchange on Shaping Cybersecurity Workforce
A senior Defense Department official hosted government officials, academics and entrepreneurs from Indonesia for a discussion on how the Pentagon is aligning its cyber workforce...
VXS-1 Squadron Leads the Charge, Tracking Hurricane Francine in Real-Time
WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS) 1 deployed observational buoys in front of Hurricane Francine’s projected path on Tuesday, Sept. 10 during an...
Secretary of Defense announces seven new initiatives to enhance well-being of military force and their families
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced seven initiatives to improve the quality of life for service members and their families...
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore visits Undersea Rescue Command
Lacore’s visit to San Diego is her first since being sworn in as the 16th Chief of Navy Reserve, August 23, and the stop at...
USSF announces selections for advanced space power, propulsion research
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The United States Space Force, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, selected Rochester Institute of Technology and University of...
Navy Announces Commissioning Date for the Future USS John Basilone
The ship honors United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Battle of Guadalcanal...
Brothers Deploy on Leyte Gulf
Electronics Technician 2nd Class Zachery Tucker, from Ellenton, Florida, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), returned from a deployment...