MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica -- The Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Giant has completed a cargo offload of supplies at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze 2025...

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2, conducted Snow Crab Exercise 2025 at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota, Jan. 27-Feb. 7...

U.S. Space Force members of the 8th Training Squadron (8 TS), Space Delta 8 joined U.S. Navy submarine forces, Commander Submarine Atlantic (COMSUBLANT), to embark on a pre-deployment training exercise aboard the USS New Mexico (SSN 779) Norfolk Naval Station, Va., 21-24 Jan., 2025. These were the...

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79, the “Griffins,” welcomed its newest commanding officer during a time-honored change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Rota, Feb. 6. ...

KITTERY, Maine -- The Los Angeles improved-class attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) was successfully undocked Feb. 6, marking a significant milestone in its service life extension program at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Naval Information Warfare (IW) warfighters, leaders, and industry partners gathered at WEST 2025 to highlight the growing importance of IW in maritime operations. Held at the San Diego Convention Center from January 28-30, the conference, co-sponsored by the Armed Forces...

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica - The Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Giant is conducting a cargo offload of supplies at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze 2025.Ocean Giant arrived at McMurdo Station Jan. 26 and began the assembly...

SOUDA BAY, Greece – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and its embarked air wing and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay for a working port visit Feb. 6 following two months of...

NORFOLK, Va. – Navy Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, and U.S. 6th Fleet assembled at the Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) in Norfolk, Virginia, for MAKO Challenge 2025 from Jan. 30-Feb. 2...

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola service members and civilian employees conducted an active shooter and hostage training exercise Feb. 4 at the Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) onboard the installation...

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba  - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) is moored at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) and the crew is supporting the expansion of the base’s Migrant Operations Center as part of Operation Southern Guard...

NORFOLK, Va. – Reserve Sailors from U.S. Sixth Fleet kicked off Exercise MAKO Challenge 2025 today at the Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) in Norfolk. ...

U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Navy Installations Command will conduct the annual two-part force protection exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain, Feb. 3-14, at all Navy installations in the continental United States. The exercises will simulate realistic threat scenarios to boost the...

Capt. John "Swede" Anderson, commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic (HSMWL), was relieved by Capt. David "Biz" Bizzarri during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Station Mayport, Jan. 23. ...

DANVILLE, Va. — The U.S. Navy strengthened its efforts to revitalize the nation's shipbuilding capability with the opening of a new training center in Danville, Virginia...

FORT EUSTIS, Va. - Military Sealift Command civilian teammates and service members attended the dedication ceremony for the Ron Law Marksmanship Training Center at MSC’s Training Center Hampton Roads on Fort Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 23.The facility will provide small arms training, qualification and...

NORFOLK, Va. - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, USS New York (LPD 21), held a change of command and retirement ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia January 23.Capt. Benjamin Oakes relinquished command to Capt. Justin Issler and retired after 27 months as the commanding officer and 26...

With a dream of serving in the military since the age of five, Oklahoma City native Donn Turner is beginning a new chapter in his life as a military chaplain. What makes his story so unique is that he was commissioned into the Navy Reserve in his early fifties...

NORFOLK, Va. - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 20.Philippine Sea will deploy to the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility (USSOUTHCOM AOR) to...

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia – The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) to commence a scheduled Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) period after completing a historic nine-month deployment, Jan 8. The maintenance phase ensures the...

Rear Adm. Scott Ruston, director of the Navy’s “Get Real, Get Better” initiative, energized Navy Reserve Sailors at the Navy Reserve Center, Great Lakes, with a compelling call to action. He emphasized the Navy Reserve’s critical role as the Navy's “Strategic Advantage,” while urging Sailors to...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – The 78th U.S. Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Carlos Del Toro visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to meet with Sailors on duty from the ship and surrounding units in Norfolk, Jan. 8, 2025...

BURGAS, Bulgaria – Under Commander Task Force (CTF) 68, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 along with EOD technicians from the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group participated in the mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise Poseidon, Oct. 31-Nov. 10, 2024 in Burgas, Bulgaria. U.S...

Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 the “Big Red” welcomed its new commanding officer during a time-honored change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Jan. 10...

NORFOLK, Va. - U.S. Navy Cmdr. James Koffi relieved U.S. Navy Cmdr. Chance Smith as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) during a change of command ceremony here, Jan. 9, 2025.Friends, family, and honored military guests gathered to bid...

NORFOLK, Va. -- Vice Adm. Rob Gaucher, commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT), announced the COMSUBLANT winners of the 2024 Battle Efficiency (“E”) Competition awards, Jan. 1.The Battle “E” competition is conducted to strengthen and evaluate both command and overall...

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD -- The U.S. Navy announced today that it has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission...

NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 23, after being deployed for more than seven months to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Africa and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command areas of operation.Cole deployed for 224 days...

Guardian, the Navy’s new UAS detect-and-avoidance system, will make unmanned training safer and more efficient at its first-ever operational squadron, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2, after its August installation at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. ...

The Navy recently installed the world’s first Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), where Air Vehicle Pilots (AVPs) will control future MQ-25 Stingray airborne operations. ...

Naval Cargo Handling Battalions 10 and 1 reload vertical launching systems for USS Gettysburg (CG 64) in Skagen, Denmark and USS Stout (DDG 55) in Brest, France. ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 12. In a pier-side ceremony, Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7 awarded Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr...

Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, made a surprise visit at a children’s Christmas party, taking time out of his busy schedule to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. The social event was held at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story and sponsored by the Center for Security Forces’ (CENSECFOR)...

For Mineman Seaman Isaiah Fye, assigned to USS Dextrous (MCM 13), joining the Navy offered more than just a job, it was a lifeline to a better future. Working two jobs with little personal impact, Fye dreamed of something bigger. Inspired by his brothers who had joined the Army, he took a leap of...

Approximately 30 Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariners (CIVMARs) partnered with Olongapo local organizations and visited two centers for children in order to interact with children and provide donations during a community outreach event in Olongapo, Philippines, Dec. 8, 2024...

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Chief Petty Officer Angelica Brown, a native of San Antonio, Texas, is one of the sailors ensuring the U.S. Navy maintains freedom from the ocean to the stars at Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command (METOC).Brown currently serves as a yeoman at METOC, headquartered...

Sailors from MSRON-1B provide maritime security during Exercise Bull Shark, a biannual joint training with U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and French maritime forces...

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) entered the U.S. Central command area of responsibility, Dec 14...

At just 13 years old, Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Erica Dolor, assigned to USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) found herself uprooted from the familiar chaos of her childhood in the Philippines. Her early life in a lower-middle-class province had been framed by the unconditional love of her siblings and...

NEW ORLEANS – The latest Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 111 was delivered to the Navy from Textron Systems on Nov. 27.The delivery of LCAC 111 comes after completion of Acceptance Trials conducted by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey, which evaluated the readiness and capability of the...

The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG), commanded by Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 4, returned to Hampton Roads, Virginia following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, Dec. 6...

​USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and more than 30 Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit recently marked a significant milestone by certifying the ship's flight deck for aviation operations during a critical week at sea, Dec. 2-6. This accomplishment is a key step in preparing for integration...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The first crop of Robotics Warfare Specialists (RW) is contributing to the stand-up of their rating as they support MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft worldwide operations. The Robotics Warfare Specialists rating was created in March 2024. Chief Robotics Warfare Specialist Ryan Fox,...

Cmdr. Robert Foster relieved Cmdr. Matthew Iwanczuk as U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania (USAAMDSRO) commanding officer during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, Romania, Dec. 4...

On Oct. 19, 2023 USS Carney (DDG 64) was involved on in the most intense combat engagement by a U.S. Navy warship since WWII...

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) concluded Fleet 360, marking a significant milestone toward Maritime Operations Center (MOC) certification, November 26, 2024...

PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to EOD Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6 conducted an afloat salvage exercise aboard the ex-USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) ported in Philadelphia,...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in Larnaca, Cyprus, for a scheduled port visit, November 30, 2024...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Megan Hooper and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Hunter Ketch, Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), spearheaded a critical mission aboard the warship: teaching CPR to their fellow crewmembers.Hooper, originally...

MARSEILLE, France — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class frigate Carabiniere (F 593), and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1), arrived in Marseille, France, on 28 Nov...