Riley Ceder
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Riley Ceder is a Navy reporter at Military Times, where he covers issues directly affecting service members and their families, as well as breaking news.
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‘Cruelty was the point’: Transgender troops look back on their ban as it’s set to end
Thirty enlisted transgender service members are in line to be allowed to serve again starting Thursday after being banned from the military in 2025.
Navy pays homage to USS Constitution for this year’s Army-Navy uniform
The uniforms pay homage to the service's original six frigate fleet, specifically the USS Constitution.
Navy report on Truman crash cites fatigue, poor seamanship as factors
The 65-page report details the specific errors that led to the USS Harry S. Truman's collision with a merchant vessel on Feb. 12 near Port Said, Egypt.
Hegseth says he didn’t see survivors after first Caribbean strike
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed reporters at The White House after The Washington Post claimed he ordered a military strike to leave no survivors.
Former JAGs say Hegseth, others may have committed war crimes
The group of ex-military lawyers published their memo after The Washington Post released a report on the alleged killing of survivors from a boat strike.
Navy tries to recover helicopter, jet that crashed in South China Sea
A MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz went down less than an hour apart on Oct. 26.
Lawmakers urge troops to refuse illegal orders in video
President Trump called for lawmakers from the video to be arrested and put on trial in a Truth Social post.
USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Latin American waters
The Navy's largest aircraft carrier is providing support to what the Pentagon is calling counternarcotics efforts in Central and South America.
A list of US military strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels
Military Times' timeline of strikes conducted by the U.S. military in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since early September.
Navy replaces admiral leading naval research with former DOGE staffer
The U.S. Navy has replaced the admiral in charge of the Office of Naval Research with a civilian who has reportedly worked as a DOGE staffer.
