NORFOLK, Va. (May 16, 2026) – Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Ireland Lowe, assigned to the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), hugs her family on the pier at Naval Station Norfolk, May 16, 2026, following a historic 11-month deployment to U.S. 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleets as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. Before returning to Norfolk after 326 days, the Gerald R. Ford crew conducted 23 replenishments-at-sea and sailed over 57,713 nautical miles. Embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 logged more than 5,760 flight hours and 12,200 flight launches. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Clay M. Whaley)

260515-N-EE423-1028 - NORFOLK (May 15, 2026) The newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) arrives in its future homeport of Naval Station Norfolk , May 15, 2026. The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) on a date to be announced at a later time in Whittier, Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sophie A. Pinkham)

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A U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine arrives in Gibraltar, May 10, 2026. Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines are undetectable launch platforms for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, providing the U.S. with its most survivable leg of the nuclear triad. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle released CNOte #8: Continuous Improvement as Warfighting Advantage.