June 4, 2026

Dougherty Nominated to Lead NAVAIR

The White House has nominated RADM John Dougherty to lead NAVAIR, currently led by VADM Carl Chebi. Other new nominees are MAJGEN Christian Wortman to lead I Marine Expeditionary Force, RADM Jeffrey Czerewko, to lead Navy personnel, and LTGEN Michael Borgschulte to superintendent of the US Naval Academy.

White House: ‘Higher Priority’ Is F-47, Not Navy’s F/A-XX

F-47

The White House supports reevaluating the Navy’s F/A-XX program due to concerns of two sixth generation programs occurring simultaneously. Awarding the contract would likely delay the “higher-priority F-47,” the administration said.

Naval Academy Drops Race from Admissions Process

Despite fighting in federal court and winning the right in December to maintain race in its admissions process, US Naval Academy superintendent VADM Yvette Davids changed the policy in February in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump.