Navy opens youth center in Japan as $500 million improvement program advances

The Navy opened a new youth center at Ikego Hills housing area in Japan, completing one piece of a roughly $500 million construction project that is reshaping facilities around Yokosuka…

USS Abraham Lincoln families press Navy leaders over sailors’ mental health

Family members and sailors say the roughly 5,000 service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have endured food and water shortages, disrupted mail service and long workdays with little time…

Navy limits process for anonymous harassment and discrimination complaints

The services will no longer process such anonymous reports as part of Military Equal Opportunity complaints. Instead, service members are encouraged to use the confidential reporting system.

Navy restricts process for anonymously reporting harassment and discrimination

The U.S. Navy announced new policy guidance for complaints about harassment and discrimination that changes how those complaints will be managed. Anonymous allegations of misconduct that occur in the Navy…

Navy destroyer returns home after Caribbean, Iran war deployments

After a little over eight months, the USS Thomas Hudner pulled into its home port this weekend. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer returned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, after more than…

Navy limits anonymous complaints for harassment and discrimination

The Navy and Marine Corps are curtailing when service members can file anonymous complaints alleging discrimination and harassment, a recent Navy-wide message says. Both services will no longer process such…

A Navy family moved into military housing, then started getting sick

The privatized family housing program was established to address chronically poor conditions in military housing. Advocates say the problems persist.

Navy separation reviews for some sailors with shaving waivers could begin next month

Starting Sept. 30, sailors who have held a medical shaving waiver for 12 consecutive months could be considered for administrative separation, a Navy spokeswoman said.

Navy relieves commanding officer of medical training unit in California

Capt. Mathew Loe was relieved as the commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore due to a loss of confidence in his ability to lead the command. 

Navy decommissions fast-attack submarine USS San Juan

The Navy has been steadily retiring the Cold War-era Los Angeles-class submarines as newer Virginia-class submarines began to enter the service.