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Sgt. 1st Class Paul M. Dimond received the Purple Heart Medal March 28, 2014, for injuries he sustained from an improvised explosive device which was detonated five meters from him during a graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army 205th Corps Training Center Dec. 8, 2011. The Purple Heart is one of the oldest commendations in American military history, dating back to the later years of the Revolutionary War and was originally designed as the Badge of Military Merit.

Navy Sailor posthumously awarded Purple Heart at Hanscom AFB ceremony

April 9, 2026 — 0 Comments

Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program’s (STP) STPSat-7 payload, at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., June 25, 2025. (Photo by DoW Space Test Program)

NRL’s Advanced Payloads Soar into Orbit Aboard STPSat-7 Mission

April 8, 2026 — 0 Comments

NPS alumni U.S. Navy Capt. Victor Glover, spacecraft pilot, and mission commander retired U.S. Navy Capt. Reid Wiseman, along with mission specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency prepare for their journey around the far side of the Moon by configuring their camera equipment shortly before beginning their lunar flyby observations. (Credit NASA)

Heading Home, NPS Alumni Leading Artemis II Locked In for Return to Earth

April 8, 2026 — 0 Comments

Logistics Specialist 1st Class Shadijah Copeland, left, a recruiter assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Pittsburgh (NTAG Pittsburgh), speaks to future Sailors during a Delayed Entry Program meeting, Blair Regional YMCA, March 12, 2026. NTAG Pittsburgh, part of Navy Recruiting Command, recruits the next generation of Navy Sailors throughout areas in Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, and Maryland. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Stamer.)

Sister Recruits Brother Into US Navy

April 6, 2026 — 0 Comments

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) successfully undocked USS John Warner (SSN 785) last month, meeting a major milestone in the Virginia-class submarine’s Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA).

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Undocks USS John Warner

April 3, 2026 — 0 Comments

NASA astronaut and retired Navy Capt. Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore speaks with personnel at the Pentagon, March 26, 2026.

Standards ‘Vital’ to Navy, NASA Mission, Butch Wilmore Says

March 29, 2026 — 0 Comments

The USS Constitution sails past the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) during Massachusetts’ commissioning in Boston, on March 28th, 2026. Massachusetts is the newest fast-attack submarine and the fifth U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lucas J. Hastings)

Navy Commissions Submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798)

March 28, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) render honors to the Leeuwin-class survey ship HMAS Leeuwin (A 245) during a fleet review as a part of Exercise Kakadu in Sydney, March 21, 2026.

U.S., allied and partner navies commence Exercise Kakadu 2026

March 26, 2026 — 0 Comments

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prepares to pull alongside Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) during a replenishment-at-sea in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Mar. 10, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)

Statement on Non-Combat Related Injury Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

March 26, 2026 — 0 Comments