At 11 a.m. of July 29, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) completed its historic first flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The tailless, unmanned aircraft took off from Pax River and flew over the Chesapeake Bay, reaching an altitude of 7,500 feet and an air speed of 180 knots, in a [...]

The U.S. Navy recently released additional guidance for the Voluntary Sea Duty Program (VSDP) which will provide incentives to Sailors who extend at sea or return to sea duty early. Navy officials expressed confidence that the program will encourage highly trained and motivated Sailors to voluntarily extend their enlistment in their current sea duty billet [...]

Teamwork is indeed a very important element in the military and that’s what you will see in combat operations center in preparation for the service member’s move to southern Helmand province. The room is adorned with cords hanging from the walls, countless monitors, maps, and modems working to their full capabilities — just like a [...]

Working in a submarine is something that happens only to a select few, and there are a lot of people who do not know what it is like to spend months on end under the sea. Here are a few details regarding what a day in the life of a submarine crew member is like. [...]

The diving that U.S. Navy divers do are a far cry from what the average Joe might do when going on a holiday in Palau. Therefore, it is but fitting that they don only the best of the best, in terms of diving suits. Wet Suit. This is the suit that the U.S. Navy diver [...]

The United States military is an entity that is as much about strategy as it is about innovation, and research plays an important role in its operations. It is therefore only fitting that there is an office within the military that focuses on technology, research, and innovation, such as the Office of Naval Research. The [...]