US Navy ships & training bases exposed as ‘highest risk’ in military sex assault report

Young female service members, especially navy sailors, face the highest risk of sexual assault among all the branches of the US armed forces, the Pentagon’s RAND Corporation study reveals, having ranked all military installations. Back in the summer of 2014, RAND conducted a survey of the sexual assault and sexual harassment experiences of some 170,000 […]

China cancels its top navy officer's visit to US over anti-Russia sanctions

Published time: 22 Sep, 2018 17:04 Edited time: 22 Sep, 2018 17:04 China has canceled the planned visit of its Navy commander to the US in response to the sanctions imposed by Washington against Beijing over its military cooperation with Russia, the Chinese Defense Ministry said. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Let’s block ads! (Why?)

Why the Navy faces the most worrying challenges of any US military branch

US Navy Photo The next time we have a big war, I think the Navy will be our armed service that is caught the most flat-footed. Why? Because it hasn’t had its nose bloodied since 1945. That’s a long time to go without facing a serious combat challenge.See the rest of the story at Business […]

19 photos of Navy SEALs doing what they do best

US Navy As America’s elite, U.S. Navy SEALs are constantly called for operations around the globe. With a motto of “the only easy day was yesterday,” the average day in the life of a SEAL is usually anything but. Whether they are deploying to global hotspots, honing new skills in some of the military’s toughest schools, or going through training evolutions stateside, SEALs […]

Former Navy sailor pardoned by Trump files lawsuit against Obama administration

A former US Navy submariner has filed a lawsuit alleging that Obama administration officials denied him equal protection under the law, and went easy on Hillary Clinton for the same offenses. 31-year-old Kristian Saucier served a year in federal prison for taking photographs of classified sections of the submarine he worked on. In the suit, […]

Former navy SEAL working to rescue Thai soccer team trapped in a cave has died

Linh Pham/Getty Images A Navy SEAL working with an international rescue team to save a soccer team stuck in a cave in Thailand has died, local authorities said. The diver died from lack of oxygen. A former Thai Navy SEAL died on Thursday night while placing oxygen tanks in the cave where a Thai soccer […]

China’s navy holds military drills just off Taiwan’s coast every day for a week

Reuters A formation of Chinese warships has been holding daily combat drills for more than a week in waters near Taiwan, China’s state media said on Tuesday. “The drills tested the military and training abilities of warship, aviation and coastal defense troops, via organizing real combat training in multiple areas of the ocean,” it said. China […]

Navy backs ‘omniphobic’ coatings to help ships travel further

Researchers have already explored the idea of using water-repellent ship coatings that let ships travel faster and further. The US Navy, however, is taking things a step further. It’s backing University of Michigan work on an “omniphobic” coating that shrugs off virtually any liquid (it’ll even fend off peanut butter) while lasting for a long […]

A retired Navy SEAL commander explains the personality best-suited for life as a SEAL

St. Martin’s Press Jocko Willink served as the commander of SEAL Team 3, Task Unit Bruiser. Willink said to be a Navy SEAL you have to consider the job you’re signing up for: “You’re going to be risking your life; you’re going to be shooting guns; your job is to kill people.” Men who join […]

China’s navy ‘warned off’ US warships that sailed through disputed South China Sea

China’s military warned off US warships conducting “unauthorized” sailing in waters Beijing claims in the South China Sea. China’s defense ministry said two US warships, the Antiem guided missile cruiser, and the USS Higgins destroyer, entered disputed waters around the Paracel Islands on Sunday. The move comes at a sensitive time between the US and […]