The Pentagon said it's done with "political" ship naming. The move follows a number of name changes at US Army bases.

The Pentagon increasingly sees the Pacific as its most important theater of operations as tensions brew between the U.S. and China. To that end, the Navy plans to increase training across the vast ...

It used to be called secretary of war,” the president said. “Maybe for a couple of weeks we’ll call it that because we feel like warriors.” ...

That’s the stance we’re taking.” Under U.S. law, naming ships is the responsibility of the Secretary of the Navy, going back to the 19th century.

U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is on Guam for an official scheduled visit, said Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Tucker, public affairs officer for Joint Region Marianas.

President Donald Trump nominated the staff judge advocate to the Marine Corps commandant to serve as the Department of the Navy’s top lawyer, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.  Marine Corps Maj. Gen.

Sec. Hegseth announced Trump's nominations of Daryl Caudle as chief of naval operations and Michael Donnelly as commander of ...

The U.S. Navy is officially changing the name of the San Diego-built USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, Defense ...

News Military Hegseth directs renaming of Navy ship honoring LGBT icon Harvey Milk June 27, 2025 Updated Fri., June 27, 2025 at 12:11 p.m. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears at a Senate Armed ...

At least three people have turned down potential roles working for the defense secretary and former Fox News host. Supporters say his leadership has been effective.

June 18, three months ahead of the end of the current fiscal year after contracting 40,600 future Sailors. Achieving the contracting ...

The Navy is implementing a program that will transfer non-deployable sailors to jobs that will keep them in the service long enough to return to duty rather than being separated on medical grounds.