Despite plans detailed in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget proposal to retire USS (CVN 68) in FY 2025, the US Navy (USN) may decide to extend the service life of that ship, according to Jay Stefany, acting assistant navy secretary for Resear.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling is set to deploy on an aircraft carrier in 2026, a service official said on Tuesday. Vice Adm. Kevin Whitesell told a panel at the Sea Air Space 2022 symposium that the service was on track to reach initial operational capability for the MQ-25As […]
A Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operator received the Silver Star for his actions in Iraq against Islamic State (ISIS) fighters. In April 2019,
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A junior sailor was arraigned Thursday on charges that he deliberately set a fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard in 2020, the alleged act that led to the Navy’s decision to scrap the big-deck amphibious ship. Seaman Recruit Ryan Mays didn’t enter a plea on the charges when he appeared in a […]