Innovation Lessons from Great White Fleet and Great Green Fleet ‘Energize’ RIMPAC 2016
By Rear Adm. John Fuller Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Commander, Task Force Energy and Environment More than 100 years ago this month – July […]
Navy Innovation, Silicon Valley Style
By Cmdr. Zachary Staples Director, Naval Postgraduate School Center for Cyber Warfare A diverse collective of nearly 150 of Silicon Valley’s best coders, hackers and all around cyber experts gathered […]
Faces of the Fleet
“Faces of the Fleet” is a collection of images of Sailors serving our country in the greatest and most technologically advanced Navy in the world. These fine men and women […]
Demonstrating Capable, Adaptive, Partners During 25th RIMPAC
By Vice Adm. Nora Tyson Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Commander, Rim of the Pacific’s Combined Task Force It’s hard to imagine that when RIMPAC began in 1971, only five nations […]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Afghanistan
The United States has maintained a steadfast commitment to our Afghan partners, and President Obama’s decision today is firmly in keeping with that enduring commitment. The troop level adjustment he announced today, which I recommended after consulting…
Senior Executive Service Announcements
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has announced the following Department of Defense Senior Executive Service assignments:Daryl B. Witherspoon has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and is assigned as the general counsel, Defense Contract Audi…
July issue of Airman magazine now available
The July issue of Airman magazine is now available to download and is viewable through a web browser. In the cover story, titled “Arctic Vigil,” you’ll go behind the scenes with the 176th Air Defense Squadron and the Combat Alert Cell of F-22 Raptors that monitor the sovereign airspace around Alaska and intercept any potential intruders. 
MQ-9 crashes in northern Syria
An MQ-9 Reaper crashed in northern Syria July 5. The aircraft was flying a combat mission when positive control of the aircraft was lost. The remotely piloted aircraft crash was not due to enemy fire. There are no reports of civilian injuries or damage…
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on strike targeting ISIL military commanders
Coalition forces conducted an airstrike against two ISIL senior military commanders on June 25 near Mosul, Iraq, resulting in their deaths. The precision strike killed Basim Muhammad Ahmad Sultan al-Bajari, ISIL’s deputy minister of war, and Hatim Tali…
Flag Officer Assignments
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Capt. Darius Banaji for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). Banaji is currently serving as director, Maritime Headquarters, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Navy Capt. Carl P. Chebi for