Navy Times

1 week ago | navytimes.com | Beth Sullivan

The Navy relieved the commanding officer and command master chief of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4 on Friday, the service announced. Cmdr. Brett Robblee and Command Master Chief Felix Phillips were relieved by Capt. Christopher Milner, commander of Maritime Expeditionary Security Group 2, “due to a loss of confidence in their ability to perform leadership duties,” the Navy said in a brief release.

2 weeks ago | navytimes.com | Leo Shane III

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll will serve as the temporary head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives without giving up his military leadership role, a defense official confirmed Wednesday. The unusual move — which gives Driscoll the top post in two separate, complex federal agencies — came after President Donald Trump opted to remove FBI Director Kash Patel from the acting director role in recent days.

2 weeks ago | navytimes.com | Todd South

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Over the next five years Marine aviators should see more F-35s, an upgraded MV-22 Osprey fleet, a larger fleet of cargo aircraft and data-enabled predictive aircraft maintenance. That’s the vision Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Bradford Gering shared Tuesday at the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition. “So, what does modernization look like in the Marine Corps?

2 weeks ago | navytimes.com | Noah Robertson

PANAMA CITY — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the United States military would prevent China’s government from increasing its sway over the Panama Canal, as the President Donald Trump says America is “reclaiming” control of the waterway. “Together, we are going to take back the canal from China’s influence,” Hegseth said. The secretary spoke Tuesday from a Panamanian navy pier, renovated with $5 million funding from the U.S. Army.

2 weeks ago | navytimes.com | Beth Sullivan

The Navy relieved the commanding officer of Navy Information Operations Command Colorado on Thursday, the service announced. Cmdr. Christopher Johnson was relieved of his duties by Capt. Chelsey Zwicker, commodore of Naval Information Operations Command Pacific, due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said. “The Navy maintains the highest standards for commanding officers and holds them accountable when those standards are not met,” the service said in a release.