OCTOBER 31, 2024 – Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) today announced its recruitment goals for Fiscal Year 2025, while acknowledging the significant achievements of Fiscal Year 2024. With a commitment to building a mission-ready force, the Navy will continue to focus on innovative strategies and outreach to meet the evolving needs of the Fleet. For Fiscal Year 2025, the Navy has … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 31, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on October 31 that the Department of the Navy plans to operate 12 Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) Flight I Destroyers beyond their 35-year expected service life. The decision, based upon a hull-by-hull evaluation of ship material condition, combat capability, technical feasibility and lifecycle maintenance … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower & Reserve Affairs), the Honorable Franklin R. Parker, visited Cal State Maritime Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, and the Gordian Knot Center for National Security at Stanford University on October 21-25. Each institution is essential to promoting the National Call to Maritime Service by building the … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 30, 2024 – The Department of the Navy (DON) today announced the launch of an array of initiatives to support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This underscores the DON commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities (IWD) within the DON civilian workforce. In line with this … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 29, 2024 - A joint team consisting of F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force flight test members, U.S. Sailors and Marines, and the crew of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) are executing developmental sea trials in the eastern Pacific Ocean to gather the necessary data to certify F-35B Lightning II short … [Read more...]