Diana Correll

A judge demoted a Marine Corps sergeant major to sergeant last month for donning military awards and decorations, such as the Purple Heart, that he never earned.

Cmdr. Jeromy Pittmann will serve 30 months in prison for his role in the bribery scheme.

The Navy is seeking to recruit 40,600 new sailors in fiscal year 2025 after exceeding its recruitment goals last year, the service announced.

The Navy is keeping three cruisers in service for three additional years each – just after extending the service life for 12 destroyers.

Lt. Richard “Max” Bullock took the last flight of his life on June 3, 2022, when his F/A-18E Super Hornet launched from Naval Air Station Lemoore and commenced training near California's Death Valley National Park.

The Navy ousted the commanding officer of the Airborne Command & Control Squadron 115 on Friday, making him the third commanding officer the service has fired in November.

The ship arrived at Yokosuka Naval Base on Friday after operating in South America as part of a Southern Seas deployment.

“The purpose of this exemption is to recognize that some sailors who do not meet the BCA standard are still able to maintain operational readiness,” the NAVADMIN said.

Tobias has been the commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Washington since June 2023.

The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine weeks, effective next year, in an attempt to better streamline curriculum.