After a fleetwide Osprey stand-down, the Navy continues to rely on its remaining C-2 Greyhound squadron — 15 planes based at Naval Station Norfolk — to fill in the gaps for cargo and personnel deliveries to aircraft carriers across the globe. trib.al/5Kjdcts

Families gathered today at Naval Air Station Oceana to welcome home the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) air wing after an intense deployment to the Red Sea defending maritime traffic against Houthi missiles. Story to follow Stars and Stripes

The squadrons returned to the US after nearly 9 months with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in the Middle East and Eastern Med. Most of the time was spent in and near the Red Sea defending vessels against Houthi drones and missiles launched from Yemen. stripes.com/theaters/us/20…

The last sunrise of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE)'s deployment. The warship is returning today to Naval Statiom Norfolk following a twice-extended deployment spent defending against Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Story to follow Stars and Stripes

It is tradition that aviators affix “victory marks” on aircraft indicating successful engagements against, for example, bombs dropped, missiles launched, drones destroyed, and boats destroyed.

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and about 5,000 sailors returned from what senior U.S. officials are calling a “deployment of firsts” following nine months at sea, seven of which were in a combat zone. stripes.com/theaters/us/20…

That is one wonderful home page

Intense, extended deployments raise concerns for the Navy about sailor burnout and its effects on retaining crews. At the same time, clear missions with purpose such as battling the Houthis in the Red Sea could drive more people to recruiting offices stripes.com/branches/navy/…

Support at sea: Navy on track to have a chaplain on every destroyer by 2025 stripes.com/branches/navy/…

Dozens of family members and friends gathered Monday at Naval Station Norfolk to wish the crew of the USS Truman fair winds and following seas ahead of a deployment that is expected to take the warship’s strike group into the Middle East. See photos: stripes.com/branches/navy/…

Wow. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his admin has decided that after the press voices concerns over losing office space, they will DOUBLE the ousters. They boot The Washington Post, CNN, The Hill, and The War Zone …and add Washington Examiner, NEWSMAX, Daily Caller, Free Press

To be clear, I asked why he selected an “UNDERqualified” nominee. Dan Caine, does not meet the legal requirements to be chairman and would need a waiver. (Caine is a retired three star, and will need to be brought back to service and then promoted).

TO BE CLEAR: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has neither canceled nor delayed any cyber operations directed against malicious Russian targets and there has been no stand-down order whatsoever from that priority.

The USS Gravely has deployed to the Gulf of America on a mission usually reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard to help deter illegal crossings and drug trafficking as part the military’s efforts to bolster security along the southern border. stripes.com/branches/navy/…

UPDATE: U.S. strikes on Houthis in Yemen are ongoing daily and will continue until the Iran-backed terrorists stop attacking military and merchant vessels transiting shipping lanes in and near the Red Sea. stripes.com/theaters/middl…

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Printing this out in a wallet-sized card for PAOs who wrongly tell me something is too OPSEC-sensitive to release x.com/TheAtlantic/st…

NEW: The Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is always saying he's all about the warfighter...the feeling doesn't seem to be mutual. Steve Beynon and I spoke with more than a dozen troops and plumbed the internet to explore why the 'vet bro Pentagon' isn't catching on. military.com/daily-news/202…

USS Truman leaves Middle East after eventful deployment for carrier stripes.com/branches/navy/…

USS Harry S. Truman is HOME. Thousands welcomed the carrier Sunday to Naval Station Norfolk after a brutal 8-month deployment. Story to follow.