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The article offers information on the survey conducted by the journal "Military Times" which shows that U.S. military troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have low job satisfaction, decline of interest to be reenlisted, and diminished respect to superiors after the 13-year of wars in the two countries. It mentions that the troops feel underappreciated, underpaid, and underequipped after the war. It states that active duty troops presents a total of 56 percent decline in their overall quality of life.

The article discusses the challenges among service members in terms of morale, job security, and the future of the active-duty troops in effect of the impending funding cuts. Indicated from a survey is a drop of the overall quality of life among service men and women due to the declining interests to re-enlist for active-duty. Looked closely by the Defense Secretary is the morale for it has been a factor of consideration of keeping jobs right at the U.S. Pentagon.

The article discusses the impact of the decision of U.S. Navy to bring back mothballed Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, in incurring high costs and cutting modernization accounts for other ships. It mentions impact of the decision on causing lack of fund for modernizing the Navy's existing cruisers and destroyers. It also presents views of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, regarding the same.

The article focuses on the decision of U.S. Navy displaying three aircraft carriers in Pacific jointly which would be an act of dominance in midst of tension between U.S. and North Korea.

The article reports that the U.S. Senate has confirmed eight Department of Defense nominees which include new Navy secretary Richard Spencer.

The article focuses on the views of Richard Spencer, a former U.S. Marine Corps pilot, regarding the U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to build upto 350 ships for the Navy.

The article announces that Electrician's Mate 1st Class William Gore has been titled as the Military Times 2017 Coast Guardsman of the Year.

The article reports that in one of the U.S. Navy’s worst at-sea disasters in decades, the destroyer Fitzgerald collided with a container ship June 17 off the coast of Japan.

The article reports that a ballistic missile intercept conducted by the U.S. Navy from its destroyer John Paul Jones off the coast of Hawaii on June 21, 2017, failed, and according to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the program officials will carry out an extensive analysis of the test data.

The article reports on the indefinite delay encountered by the U.S. Pentagon to allow transgender men and women to join the military. It mentions the deadline given to the U.S. Department of Defense to fully implement a policy that will lift the ban on transgender personnel. It notes that U.S. President Donald Trump does not share his predecessor's view on transgender rights.

The article reports on the statement of U.S. President Donald Trump in Twitter on his plan to crush the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria and the presence of the U.S. military in the Middle East. It mentions that the commentary of Trump raised the stakes for a major U.S. hub in the region, Al-Udeid Air Base which is a central part of the U.S. Air war in Iraq and Syria. It notes that the Al-Udeid is home to the U.S. Central Command as well as the Combined Air Operations Center.

The article reports on the nomination of former Marine pilot and career investment banker Richard Spencer by U.S. President Donald Trump to be his Navy secretary following the withdrawal of Philip Bilden over financial assets and government requirement issues.

The article reflects on the statement of a sailor claiming of tossing trash overboard instead of allowing to trash compacter that smashes plastics into disks.

The article reflects on the accident that claimed the life of Navy SEAL and elite parachutist Remington Peters on May 28, 2017 during New York City's annual Fleet Week, which represents the SEALs' fifth jump death since 2013.

The article reports on the termination of Command Master Chief Tyrone Blockton of the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower by Captain Paul Spedero after an inquiry uncovered an unduly familiar relationship with a subordinate.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Navy to hire more sailors in 2018, according to the 2018 budget documents.

The article reports on the identification of sailor Fire Controlman 2nd Class Christopher Clavin by the U.S. Navy after went missing on June 6, 2017 who fell overboard the destroyer Normandy.

The article reports on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford accepted by the U.S. Navy, with a commissioning ceremony projected for some time in July 2017.

The article reports on the discovery of a hangman's noose in an engineering space by shipyard worker on board the Norfolk, Virginia-based destroyer Ramage undergoing an overhaul in a Mississippi shipyard on June 8, 2017.

The article reports that Jeffrey Craig, former anchorage commanding officer, and his executive officer Joshua Johnson were fired citing loss of confidence in their ability to lead and carry assigned duty and mentions that Thomas Rowden, U.S. Navy's surface warfare officer, had fired them.

The article reports that Oceana sailor Zyriel Patterson was taken into custody by Virginia Beach Police Department after she allegedly stabbed her wife several times and mentions that Patterson fled the scene of crime but was apprehended and could face several year of imprisonment.

The article reports that the U.S. Navy Special Warfare (NSW) Command wants U.S. Navy SEALs to be wirelessly networked at-ever-deeper depth and to pass information to operators and presents mentions that NSW is sending divers beneath surface which means they need to breathe helium and oxygen.

The article discusses how U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) wants to create super solders through pushing human performance and is looking to nutritional supplements and performance enhancing drugs as options and presents views of Ben Chitty of USSOCOM on the same.

The article reports that the U.S. Navy has issued guidance in fleet wide message on May 16 announcing that sailors caught violating regulations prohibiting cyberstalking and online harassment will face administrative discharge and presents views of Robert Burke, chef of naval personnel, on same.

The article discusses how there is no definitive word on who President Donald Trump's new secretary of the U.S. Navy will be and mentions how it will be starting to have an impact on Trump's signature campaign. Topics discussed include how Trump's first nominee financier Philip Bilden dropped out of consideration in February 2017, how Trump's new presumptive nominee financier Richard Spencer is also up in a mess of financial entanglements and how the new administration is lagging behind.

The article discusses an interim revision to the U.S. Navy regulations that prohibits Navy and Marine Corps personnel from posting intimate photos without legal justification or excuse. It mentions regulations was signed off by Acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley. It also mentions the regulation was a response to the nude photo-sharing scandal that surfaced when a reporter outed a private social media account of Marines and sailors group that was used at times to swap nudes.

The article informs that the seven chief petty officers on Hue City, Vietnam were punished by their commanding officer. It mentions Hue City's skipper Daniel Gillen has conducted non-judicial punishment proceedings for six chiefs for their involved in adulterous affairs, and was found guilty of fraternization and adultery.

The article informs that MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Dewey destroyer ship has crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Guam on April 26, 2017, while two pilots and one air crewman were recovered safely.

The article reports that the head of all U.S. forces in the Pacific canceled a planned carrier exercise and port visits in Australia and redirected the Carl Vinson carrier strike group to the waters off the Korean Peninsula.

The article reports that head of naval aviation Vice Admiral Mike Shoemake has extended a three-day grounding of all the Navy’s T-45 training jets indefinitely after a group of instructor pilots refused to fly the aircraft.

The article reporst that the U.S. Navy has banned e-cigarettes in its fleets.

The article reports that two U.S. Navy destroyers including the Porter and the Ross were ordered to prepare to strike at the Syrian regime as punishment for violating an international convention banning the use of chemical weapons. Both ships were hundreds of miles away from where they needed to be to launch the strike. Destroyers usually put along at lower speeds to conserve fuel, but to get in position at those speeds might take four or five days.

The article reports that Lieutenant Commander Joseph Ferrari has been relieved as the executive officer of the Ohio Submarine's Gold Crew by the head of Submarine Squadron 19.

The aticle reports that top enlisted sailor on the amphibious transport dock New Orleans Command Master Chief Anthony Rivera was fired on March 31, 2017 amid a misconduct investigation.

The article discusses release of chief petty officer from the destroyer Donald Cook, who was arrested by Irish police in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a shipmate and comments from Captain Pamela Kunze, regarding release of the sailor without any charges.

The article discusses comments from Vice Admiral Robert Burke of the U.S. Navy on their plans for boost to retention bonuses for pilots as the Navy tries to fend off competition from the airline industry and address pilot concerns over a lack of flying hours and broken aircraft.

The article reports on the threats of the U.S. Navy supercarrier USS George H.W. Bush and USS Carl Vinson while fighting the ISIS in Syria and Iraq and participating the annual Foal Eagle exercise, respectively. Topics mentioned include the anticipated tensions as North Korea might depict the participation of the U.S. on the annual exercise as preparation for war, the decreasing tension between the U.S. and China and the constant collaboration of the U.S. with North Korea.

The article reports that U.S. Patrol Squadron Commanding Officer Ryan Cech was relieved of duty as head of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10 based on his lack of professionalism, poor judgment and credibility to effectively serve the command.

The article reports on the nude online photo-sharing scandal involving the U.S. Navy. Topics mentioned include the cyber variation similarity of the scandal with the Tailhook debacle in 1991, the outrage of the legislators on the scandal and the responsibilities of the commanding and division officers in addressing the issue. The statement of Representative Jackie Speier that condemns the scandal, citing such as military's rotten culture and violation of privacy, is also emphasized.

The article reports on the departure of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) of the U.S. Navy and the 32st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Okinawa, Japan in late February 2017 for a series of training and exercises in the Asia Pacific with partner forces.

The article reports on the absence of any female recruits for the U.S. Navy's Sea, Air, and Land Team (SEALs) or into its Special Warfare Combat Crewman field since 2016. Topics discussed include the opening of the Naval Special Warfare jobs to women, the failure of women to met the position standards, and the projected slow pace of women in getting women into the pipeline.

The article reports on the stranded U.S. Navy littoral combat ship Coronado crew, which was deployed to Singapore in June 2016.

The article reports on the suspected suicide of a junior sailor on board attack submarine Missouri at Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut on February 27, 2017.

The article offers investigation done by the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the primary law enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Navy on the disappearance OF 20 concussion grenades from the San Diego-based destroyer Pinckney ship while an inventory inspection.

The article focuses on the various issues of declining readiness of the U.S. Navy which will be inherited by the new Navy secretary Philip Bilden. Topics discussed are cultural shifts made by former secretary Ray Mabus by opening services to transgender people and maintain low budget; financial approval by the U.S. President to increase the fleet of ships; and opinion of former Navy leaders to focus on fighting, fleet maintenance and training instead of social changes.