Conflict
With many issues around the globe, I've added this category so that Sailors and loved ones are aware of conflicts that may impact the United States Navy and in particular, Navy personnel who work many hours defending our country.
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NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — It’s been a year and a half since sailor Angelina Resendiz was killed, and one Texas congressman is continuing to push for more answers about what happened to her. -
At issue is that the United States Navy currently operates just 11 supercarriers, all nuclear-powered. That may provide unlimited range and endurance, but such carriers are slow to build and require significant maintenance periods. All ten Nimitz-class aircraft carriers also require midlife refueling and complex overhauls (RCOH), a process that stretches for years and sidelines one of the U.S. Navy’s most valuable assets.
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A lone mystery sailor may have nudged US naval strategy toward a multibillion-dollar U-turn—and no one can prove he exists. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Marcus Weisgerber traces how President Trump's fixation on "Bill Jones," a supposed sailor who preferred old-school steam catapults on aircraft carriers over modern electromagnetic launchers, has led to an order for the Navy to study putting 20th-century tech on a not-yet-built 21st-century warship. Trump says Jones convinced him during a 2017 tour of the USS Gerald R. Ford that steam was simpler and more reliable than the new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS).
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Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the Catholic Church's pastoral services to Catholics in the U.S. military, is condemning the proposed livestream of the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Navy is investing more than $18 million in upgrades to sailor housing at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach as part of a broader effort to improve living conditions for unaccompanied service members.
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