190514-N-KW492-5419 ARABIAN SEA (May 14, 2019) Seaman Caleb Geffeney poses for a photo in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryre Arciaga/Released)

Boot camp revives the lost art of letter writing

SARASOTA, Fla. — Some 2,000 years before the printing press became a thing, a queen of Persia named Atossa did something historians say had never been done before. Stylus in hand, she committed her thoughts to parchment and, in 500 B.C., produced the world’s first recorded letter.

Male sailors created ‘rape lists’ of female shipmates on Georgia-based submarine

The guided-missile submarine Florida’s “Gold Crew” was already troubled with a bad command climate when Capt. Gregory R. Kercher took the helm on Sept. 25, 2017.

Command Master Chief of USS Harry S. Truman retires after 'strip club' comment

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) -- The Command Master Chief of the USS Harry S. Truman has retired from the Navy days after comments made before Vice President Mike Pence's trip to the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier. 

Commander of Guantanamo Bay detention center fired

2 US Navy warships sailed through te Taiwan Strait, defense ministry says

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Monday, in a move that Beijing said threatened to hinder U.S.-China relations.