US Navy Punishes Over Two Dozen Officers and Sailors Over Fire on USS Bonhomme Richard

In July 2020 an explosion and fire broke out aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard dockside at the Naval Base San Diego. The fire would burn for four days, injuring 60 firefighters and ultimately resulting in the total loss … Continue reading

“Fat Leonard,” a Major Navy Corruption Scandal, Then an Award Winning Podcast, and Soon a TV Series

The “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal has been described as “perhaps the worst national-security breach of its kind to hit the Navy since the end of the Cold War.” More than two dozen Naval officers have pleaded guilty to taking bribes … Continue reading

More Than 200 Sailors Moved Off Carrier USS George Washington Following Multiple Suicides

CNN reports that more than 200 sailors have moved off the USS George Washington aircraft carrier after multiple deaths by suicide among the crew, including three in less than one week in April, according to the Navy. The sailors are moving to … Continue reading

Navy Seeks To Dispose of All Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ships Now in Service

USNI News reports that the nine Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) currently in Navy service – the youngest of which commissioned in 2020 – have been marked for disposal as part of the Department of Defense’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget … Continue reading

US Navy Naming Replenishment Oiler for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has announced that the US Navy will name a replenishment oiler now on order in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The new ship will be the eighth of the John Lewis … Continue reading

Hawaii Deputy AG: Pearl Harbor Leaking Fuel Tanks a “Ticking Time Bomb”

We recently posted about how on the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 1,000 military families have been forced from their homes and suffered illness by drinking water apparently contaminated by petroleum from a leaking, World War II … Continue reading

Echoes of Fat Leonard — Navy Hit by New Contractor Bribery Scandal

For almost a decade the US Navy has struggled through an ongoing corruption and bribery scandal involving ship support contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia, a firm run by Leonard Glenn Francis, a Malaysian national known as “Fat Leonard.” U.S. federal … Continue reading

US Navy “Fat Leonard” Bribery Scandal Grinds On — New Guilty Plea

The “Fat Leonard” Navy bribery and corruption scandal keeps grinding inexorably onward. One might say that the pace is glacial, except in an age of climate change, glaciers appear to be moving faster. There has been a recent guilty plea … Continue reading

The Rail Gun is Dead, Hypersonic Missiles Latest High Tech Weapon For Navy Ships

For more than a decade the Navy has labored to develop a workable rail gun, a futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity. It failed.  The Washington Post quotes Matthew Caris, … Continue reading

Remembering Susan Ahn Cuddy, First Female Asian American Officer, Gunnery Officer in US Navy

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, so it seems appropriate to remember the life and accomplishments of Susan Ahn Cuddy, a Korean American who would serve as the first female Asian-American officer in the US Navy and … Continue reading

Navy Continues to Battle Covid-19, New Outbreak on USS Theodore Roosevelt

Recently, three sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the second outbreak at sea on the ship within a year.  In the spring of last year, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt … Continue reading

Navy Refuses to Reinstate Captain Crozier, Despite Earlier Recommendation

The US government has now reversed the recommendation made by high ranking Navy officials that Capt. Brett Crozier, commander of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, be reinstated.   In April, the coronavirus was spreading out of control on the aircraft … Continue reading

Affirmation of “Respect, Dignity and Inclusion” From US Navy Sixth Fleet Leadership

As protests over the death of George Floyd and against racism and police brutality continue across the nation and parts of the globe, the leadership of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet has issued a letter titled “Respect, … Continue reading

New Coronavirus Outbreak on Navy Oiler — One Dead, Over 50 Sick

The latest coronavirus outbreak on a Navy ship is on the Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Leroy Grumman. The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is reporting that the outbreak occurred late last month, barely a week after … Continue reading

Sailors Sewing Cloth Masks on US Aircraft Carriers, USS Roosevelt Infections Rise to 550

Since April 5, the U.S. Navy has required fabric face coverings for all service members and civilians where social distancing isn’t possible, such as in the cramped quarters aboard an aircraft carrier or other Navy ship. While they required face … Continue reading