U.S. Navy

The Navy is building more on-base childcare centers and launching new programs to help sailors and their families. But advocates and parents say it’s not enough.

The Navy has raised its age limit from 39 to 41 — the oldest of any of the services. But the Navy’s national chief recruiter said data shows older recruits can do well.

Naval Submarine Base New London held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday to unveil its new $68 million submarine pier.

States are mailing absentee ballots sooner and — in a few places — letting troops cast ballots online. Still, voter turnout among military personnel lags the general population.

Submarine work is on the upswing, and eastern Connecticut — home of Electric Boat in Groton — is steadying for the boom.

Lawyers are aggressively advertising potential windfalls for people exposed to contaminated water at the base. But it's too soon to know how the claim process will play out.

USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear submarine, has returned to public display after almost a year undergoing a $36 million preservation.

Troops are required to meet strict weight limits or risk getting kicked out. That leads some to take extreme weight loss measures that can turn into eating disorders if they’re not identified and treated.

More than 100 military installations are in states where abortion is now banned.

Northrop Grumman and the state of New York have put the final touches on a $104 million deal to clean up the Bethpage plume, Long Island’s largest groundwater contamination site.