Your Navy

Troops in remote barracks lack free Wi-Fi. That’s about to change.

The initiative is part of a broader Defense Department effort to improve troops' quality of life.

More former Coast Guard cadets say academy failed to stop sex assault

Nine additional former cadets have formally accused the school of failing to prevent and properly address sexual violence on campus.

Babysitter faces trial 6 years after baby’s death in military housing

Dixie Denise Villa, a Navy wife, is set to go to trial on manslaughter after nearly six years after a 7-month-old baby was found dead in her home.

Rival nations try to ‘divide, degrade, deceive’ US voters, experts say

Foreign actors, like Russia and Iran, have been trying to convince American voters that the process is too corrupt to participate in, experts say.

Marine sergeant major busted down for wearing nine unauthorized awards

Included in the awards and decorations the now-sergeant deceptively wore were the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon and Joint Meritorious Unit Award.

Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that kept flying

Col. Charles "Tre" Del Pizzo said the commandant of the Marine Corps ordered his removal from command after reviewing the crash investigation.

Fort Leonard Wood soldier faces murder charges in sergeant’s death

Spc. Wooster Rancy is being held in pretrial confinement as he awaits a preliminary hearing on charges of murder and obstruction of justice.

Opinion

Why troops in combat jobs should get higher danger pay than others

In this op-ed, the authors argue the Pentagon should change its current danger pay structure to pay more money to troops exposed to greater combat risk.

Pentagon drops 51 disqualifying conditions as part of recruiting push

Potential recruits with a history of childhood asthma or ADHD will now have an easier route toward enlisting.

Recruiting vets to work polls boosts election trust, study finds

When veterans and military families work the polls, voters feel more confident that elections are fair, safe and accurate, the study found.

Time running out for military members to cast their absentee ballots

Free expedited mail delivery from overseas will also help military members and their families cast their ballots in the Nov. 5 election.

Army dog handler reunites with bomb-sniffing buddy after years apart

Army Sgt. Michael Fletcher remembers tasting Dasty's slobber in a shared water bowl, describing the experience as a "bonding moment."

Conspiracies, calls for violence spike online ahead of Election Day

Posts about election denialism, the false belief that elections are unfair and could be “stolen,” increased by 317% on Telegram and 105% on Gab in October.

‘Made for this’ — Marine Corps drops new ad, motivation intensifies

The service’s marketing team once again answered the call of a clamoring public: just keep it simple.

Marines continue to make female infantry officers, with little fanfare

Women are now making it through the course with a success rate of better than 50%, though the number of volunteers opting to attend remains low.

After 142 years, Navy apologizes for destroying Alaska Native village

In 1882, the U.S. Navy shelled a southwest Alaska Tlingit village and then burned what was left of the homes, food caches and canoes.