The Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) kicked off the fiscal year 2025 Fall and Winter Safety campaign Oct. 1. The annual safety awareness initiative runs through the end of February and aims to raise awareness and educate the naval enterprise on risks associated with typical fall and winter season...

DARWIN, Australia – The “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 participated in exercise Kakadu alongside the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and nine other partner and allied nations, Sept. 8-20...

Four U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets conducted a formation flyover to honor the 100th birthday of former U.S. President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter on Oct. 1...

September is National Service Dog Month, a time to raise awareness and showcase the extraordinary work and role service dogs play in the lives of people with specific illnesses or limitations. From guide dogs aiding the blind to diabetic alert dogs alerting parents to the onset of a child's seizure...

NORFOLK, Va. - The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was named the best all-around ship in the Atlantic Fleet based on accumulation of achievements, Sept. 30...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - NCIS was on the ground at the NAS Oceana Air Show, not only providing top-tier security but also showcasing the incredible work of a few of our specialized teams! Visitors got a firsthand look at our Critical Incident Response Team, Regional Enforcement Action Capabilities...

Student naval aviators take part in carrier qualifications aboard  USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) off the coast of Florida...

Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) forces from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps will participate in Northern Challenge 2024 alongside NATO Allies and partners, Sept. 26 to Oct. 9, 2024...

In a remarkable demonstration of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps integration and commitment to humanitarian aid, Commander David Duprey, chaplain with Task Force 61/2, visited Accra, Ghana, from July 27-30, 2024. The purpose of his visit was to observe and support the ongoing efforts of Marines from the...

NORFOLK, Va. – Vice Adm. Doug Perry, Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) and Joint Force Command Norfolk, joins leaders from the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Canadian Joint Task Force Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the 2024 Tri-Party Staff Talks...

NORFOLK, Va. - The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) held a decommissioning ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk on September 20th...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic (LANT) and Mid-Atlantic (MIDLANT) volunteers supported the Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show and Outdoor STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Laboratory, Sept. 20...

NORFOLK, Va. – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment, Sept. 23...

Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) hosted its change of command ceremony aboard the ship, Sept. 20, 2024. Capt. Colin P. Day, the second commanding officer of John F. Kennedy, was relieved by Capt. Douglas M. Langenberg...

U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard forces joined the Egyptian Naval Force in executing Exercise Eagle Defender in Safaga, Egypt, and in the Red Sea, Sept. 8-20...

USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) arrives in Limassol, Cyprus, for scheduled maintenance...

NORTHFIELD, Vermont (September 18, 2024) -- Vice Adm. John Gumbleton participated in several outreach events at his alma mater, Norwich University Sept. 18. Commander, Task Force 80 and Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Gumbleton conducted executive engagement with the President of...

Navy Reserve Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kayla Gathright, who in 2022 became the first service member to be crowned Miss Oregon for America Strong, is currently deployed with Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 1 to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti...

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti released her Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) for America’s Warfighting Navy at the Naval War College, Sept. 18...

U.S. Navy psychologists with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 collaborated with Royal Australian Navy mental health practitioners to provide training on operational stress responses and interventions at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct, NT, Australia, Sept. 2...

In a display of international cooperation and military prowess, U.S. East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and U.S. Special Warfare Combat Crewmen (SWCC) recently conducted joint maritime training with Romanian Naval Special Operations Forces. The training, held in the Black Sea,...

Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 deployed observational buoys in front of Hurricane Francine to provide real-time updates for timely prediction and operational readiness...

OS1 Tristan Sharkey reflects on his journey from his initial days as a seaman to arriving aboard Wasp as a new sailor...

MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey – The Navy commissioned the fast-attack Virginia-class submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796) in a traditional ceremony held September 14, at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, New Jersey...

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Navy will commission the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG 122) on November 9, 2024, in New York City, New York. ...

Norfolk Naval Shipyard honors the fallen during the annual Patriot Day Fall-In for Colors Sept. 11, with service members recalling where they were that fateful day and how it impacted their lives...

The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Nantucket (LCS 27), November 16, 2024, at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston...

This year, 2024, marks the Center for Security Forces’ 20th anniversary of providing specialized training in force protection, expeditionary warfare, code of conduct, law enforcement, and, more recently, small craft operations...

NORFOLK, Va. - Chief Selects assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads held a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at NSA Hampton Roads POW/MIA Chapel to pay respect to the lives lost 23 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001.  Collectively, the nation paused on Sept. 11, 2024, on what is now known as...

USS New York (LPD 21) serves as a lasting tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks, which claimed 2,760 lives in New York City. The ship’s bow stem, forged from 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, symbolizes New York City's resilience and unity while...

USS New York (LPD 21) is the first of three U.S. Navy ships built to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. ...

USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) is commissioned at Naval Air Station Pensacola...

Experimentation to make warfighters better decision-makers took a leap into the future in mid-August when a specialized capability designed by Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic made its debut during a naval integration event that wrapped up on both coasts Aug. 22...

General Mechanical Corporation from Daytona Beach, Florida, restores sand dunes at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport. ...

NORFOLK, Va. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, from an independent deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th, and 6th fleet areas of operation, Sept. 1...

ATLANTIC OCEAN-- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) completed an ammunition off-load with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE...

The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), also known as Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8, completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Aug. 23, 2024.The exercise represents the Department of the Navy’s commitment to deliver highly capable, integrated naval forces to promote...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW-3) Sailors and officers joined more than 50 Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLC) during a back-to-school kick-off meeting in Virginia Beach, Aug. 21. The panelists participated in a two-hour discussion to answer...

WASHINGTON – Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), the Hon. Franklin R. Parker today announced the launch of the National Call to Maritime Service (NCTMS) and Naval Civilian Careers (NCC) websites in Syracuse, New York. During a joint Navy Week Proclamation with...

Operation NANOOK 2024, an annual exercise led by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and supported by the U.S. 2nd Fleet and U.S. Coast Guard, successfully concluded on August 26, 2024...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is underway completing its final deployment preparations including Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), but she isn’t alone. ...

Vice Adm. Doug Perry led the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) in the role of a NATO maritime component commander during a multi-day scenario in the strike group’s current Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX)...

The “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) changed commanders during the squadron’s change of command ceremony on Aug. 22 on board Naval Station Norfolk...

U.S. Second Fleet’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), departed Halifax, Canada August 15, 2024, to join maritime partners from Canada, Denmark, and the U.S. Coast Guard for Operation Nanook 2024.Operation Nanook (OP NANOOK), led by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), is an...

LIMASSOL, Cyprus – The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), with embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), arrived in Limassol, Republic of Cyprus for a regularly scheduled port visit Aug. 8, 2024...

NORFOLK, Va. - Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40, the “Rawhides,” held a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 2, to mark a transition of command leadership. Cmdr. Brett Cameron, a native of Pinon Hills, California, assumed all duties and responsibilities as VRC-40...

LUANDA, Angola - The Gold military crew (MILCREW) of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), embarked Marines (MARDET), and the ship’s Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs) arrived in Luanda, Angola, for a regularly...

CARTAGENA, Colombia – (Aug. 5, 2024) – Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Cartagena, Colombia on Aug. 5, 2024 as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2024 (CP24)...

NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) held a change of command ceremony at Joint Forces Staff College Aug. 2, where Rear Adm. Daniel Martin relieved Rear Adm. Christopher Engdahl as the 59th commander of the Navy’s safety organization.Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Vice Adm...

GROTON, Conn. – In a first for the AUKUS trilateral enhanced security partnership, a group of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) enlisted sailors has graduated from the United States Navy’s Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS). The sailors all graduated with distinction with one of them being...