JUNE 11, 2025 - Navy Secretary John Phelan told senators during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill today that he believes sailors should be able to repair the hardware they are trained to operate without having to wait for contractors to do the work. The issue concerns contract agreements that often contain language preventing service members from … [Read more...]

JUNE 10, 2025 — The Navy implemented a new program named EMPLOY that provides non-deployable Sailors with expanded opportunities for continued service. EMPLOY is a collaboration between Navy Personnel Command and the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to identify, retain, and assign Sailors before being referred to the Disability Evaluation System. “EMPLOY Sailors are … [Read more...]

JUNE 9, 2025 - During the Civil War, Navy Acting Master's Mate Thomas Harding did his best to save one of his superiors on a sinking vessel. His brave actions earned him the Medal of Honor. Navy records show Harding was likely born in 1837 in Middletown, Connecticut. No details of his early life have been published, but Department of Veterans Affairs records show he enlisted … [Read more...]

Aerial photos of Camp Mitchell at Naval Station Rota, Spain, April 24, 2025. 22nd Naval Construction Regiment commands naval construction forces for Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces Europe-Africa/Task Force 68 across the 6th Fleet area of Operations to defend U.S., allied, and partners interests. JUNE 9, 2025 - Nestled within Naval Station Rota, Spain, Camp Mitchell … [Read more...]

JUNE 9, 2025 - A Polish Special Operations Squadron successfully completed a deck landing qualification (DLQ) aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) on June 8, during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 25. The DLQ involved an MI-17 conducting multiple landings and takeoffs from the flight deck of Mount Whitney while underway in the Baltic … [Read more...]