US Navy plans major torpedo stockpile overhaul as military shifts to two-war strategy

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Navy is poised to overhaul its torpedo inventory under the newly-approved congressional budget as the military shifts toward a “two-war” strategy. Lawmakers made it clear that the U.S. needs to build quantities of undersea weapons sufficient to maintain two major regional conflicts simultaneously, according to … Read more

Over a dozen Navy SEALs disciplined for racist memes earlier this year

Washington — The Navy quietly disciplined 18 Navy SEALs earlier this year after military investigators found a private group chat that contained racist memes targeting a Black SEAL who was also in the chat, according to documents and a Naval Special Warfare spokesperson.  Using the Freedom of Information Act, CBS News obtained the Navy’s investigation … Read more

Navy withholding sailors’ service history, in another curb on Pentagon press access

Washington — The U.S. Navy is taking a major step to restrict press access to information about service members by no longer releasing information about any sailor’s service history – information that has been freely offered by the service for decades. The move, which officials say is being driven by increased security threats and harassment … Read more

Navy says it will no longer release sailors’ service history

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is taking a major step to restrict press access to information about service members by no longer releasing information about any sailor’s service history — information that has been freely offered by the service for decades. The move, which officials say is being driven by increased security threats and harassment … Read more

US military death toll in Iran war rises to 14 after Navy pilot death this month

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s official tally of deaths in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea. The number of wounded troops from the conflict also has grown to more than 400 as of Monday. … Read more

Navy identifies missing sailor in Arabian Sea whose helicopter made emergency landing

The United States Navy on Tuesday identified Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards as the missing sailor who was aboard a helicopter that went down in the Arabian Sea on July 1. Edwards, the commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5, was missing when three members of the four-person MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter crew were rescued at sea … Read more

Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden says America’s 250th proves hard work still pays, warns of ‘victimhood’ culture

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former U.S. Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill, who is credited with killing Usama bin Laden, reflected on America’s 250th anniversary, praising opportunities for those willing to work hard while urging Americans to preserve the nation’s values amid what he described as a growing hatred of its history. “As … Read more