US Destroyers Intercept Iranian Missiles
US Navy destroyers USS Bulkeley and USS Cole are credited with firing about a dozen interceptors against a barrage of ultimately 180 ballistic missiles shot by Iran toward Israel.
Study Reviews Environmental Impact of Navy’s Offshore Training, Activities
The Department of the Navy and US Coast Guard have published information evaluating the environmental impact of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard training and testing activities conducted in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing study area. The comment period ends Nov. 21.
NFL Stadiums to Provide Disaster Services
Nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana sending more than 20,000 people to a makeshift shelter in the Superdome, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the NFL are partnering to turn football stadiums across the country into emergency shelters, temporary hospitals, and other venues needed during disasters.
Lessons Learned in Red Sea, Ukraine
US Navy ADM Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, said the service is taking lessons from its operations in the Red Sea to help US military leaders prepare for a potential future conflict with China. The service is also looking at what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea.
Navy Pilots Must Finish 2nd Sea Tour
Navy pilots will now have to serve past their minimum service requirement if needed to complete their second, two-year sea tour. Roughly a quarter of unrestricted line aviators request to leave once they reach their minimum service requirement, sometimes in the midst of that second two-year sea tour. The policy applies to officers serving in their first shore tour with a projected rotation date of October 2025 and beyond.
Threat of a Government Shutdown Looms
Congress has two weeks to avoid a government shutdown. Both chambers are nowhere near a government spending agreement for fiscal 2025.
Virginia Militia Run by Guard Members
The Virginia National Guard has launched an investigation into two soldiers espousing anti-government views while running a militia in Campbell County, VA, with the blessing of the county’s board of supervisors.
NavSec Del Toro Violates Hatch Act
NavSec Carlos Del Toro violated the Hatch Act for voicing support for President Joe Biden during a work trip to the United Kingdom in January. The Hatch Act prohibits federal officials from participating in political activities while serving in their official capacity and in their federal workplace.
Army Preps for Sci-Fi Battlefields
The US Army is learning from the Russia-Ukraine war what is needed of sci-fi-style energy weapons to combat a future battlefield swarming with sensors and electronics, swollen with digital chatter and interference, and starving for overhead defenses. The Middle East is proving an excellent testing ground.
Navy Recruiting Rebounds ‘Significantly’
US Navy VADM Rick Cheeseman said the service’s recruiting numbers have rebounded “significantly,” but they still fall short of the boot camp goal, which was to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of the month. The Navy will be about 5,000 sailors short of the target to get all recruits into the 10-week training course by the end of the fiscal year.
