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Pentagon announces AI push as 1952 Alaska crash victims finally identified

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A decades-old recovery mission in Alaska reached its long-awaited end this month as the Air Force announced the positive identification of all 52 service members lost in ...
FlightGlobal

US Navy marks official retirement of TH-57 training helicopter with ‘sundown ceremony’

US Navy officials have marked the official retirement of the Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger training helicopter following its replacement by the Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher.
Task & Purpose

Here is the Navy’s new fitness test for SEALs and other combat jobs

Navy SEAL trainees and other sailors hoping to join one of a handful of hard-charging Navy jobs have to pass many brutal fitness tests. But beginning this year, fully qualified SEALs and others in ...
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Navy base in Bahrain breaks ground on $15.8 million barracks renovation

Unaccompanied sailors in Bahrain are in for a multi-million upgrade to their living quarters as part of a Pentagon push to spruce up barracks.
Task & Purpose

Here’s why the Navy is planning to turn a Coast Guard cutter into a frigate

Meet the Navy’s new frigate. It’s definitely not the same as the old frigate. Following the recent cancellation of the Constellation-class frigate, the Navy has decided that the design for its FF(X) ...
USNI

Report to Congress on the Navy’s Constellation, FF(X) Frigate Programs

The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates in FY2020. Prior to November 2025, Navy plans called for procuring a total of at least 20. Six were procured through FY2025, including ...
The New York Times

U.S. Navy Is Chasing Several Oil Tankers in the Atlantic

A mass departure by sanctioned tankers, some switching to Russian flags, has triggered a fresh effort by the United States to pursue Venezuelan oil shipments at sea. By Christiaan Triebert Riley ...
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PH Navy holds arrival ceremony for future BRP Rajah Sulayman

The Philippine Navy has welcomed the arrival of its latest offshore patrol vessel, a South Korean-made ship that will serve as the future BRP Rajah Sulayman. In a statement, the Philippine Navy said ...
USNI

Navy Sees Most Sailor Deaths in a Decade, Say Safety Command Data

U.S. sailors man the rails of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as Nimitz pulls into San Diego in support of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17’s return home, Dec. 7, 2025. US Navy photo ...
The Indianapolis Star

Oscar winners from Memphis? 10 Academy Award wins with Bluff City ties

Nominations for the 98th annual Academy Awards of Merit — commonly known as the Academy Awards, or, the Oscars — will be announced Jan. 22. The winners will be announced during the annual Oscars ...
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Navy christens future USNS Lansing, the final Flight II Expeditionary Fast Transport ship

The final U.S. Navy Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship — future USNS Lansing (EPF 16) — was christened Saturday during a ceremony at Austal USA’s manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala. It is the first ...