VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Commander, Destroyer Squadron 22 held a Theater Undersea Warfare Symposium and a digital fleet synthetic training (FST) exercise to coordinate homeland defense across multiple platforms at Naval Support Activity Oceana Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Naval Station...

The Navy accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), July 27...

AKSAZ, TURKIYE - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Aksaz, Turkiye for a scheduled port visit, July 29, 2022...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Underway, Shift Colors! The Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship, the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), began her maiden voyage as the ship departed from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., July 11, en route to her commissioning site in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. and...

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring Navy Week back to Reno-Carson City, Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, with Sailors from across the fleet to take part in the service’s signature outreach program. Reno-Carson City Navy Week will give the community an opportunity to learn about the Navy, its...

NORFOLK - The Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) in a traditional ceremony held Saturday, June 25, at Naval Station Norfolk...

USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) returns to Naval Station Mayport, Fla...

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring a Navy Week to Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the week of September 12-18, as the 10th Navy Week of the calendar year...

PHILIPPINE SEA – Five years after the collision that took the lives of seven Sailors, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and her crew held a remembrance ceremony for the fallen while on deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet...

KIEL, Germany - Sixteen NATO Allied and partner nations concluded the 51st iteration of Baltic Operations 2022 (BALTOPS22) in Kiel, Germany, June 17, 2022...

NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, Va. – The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Oceana students and staff welcomed their new commanding officer in a change of command ceremony June 2...

WASHINGTON - In an effort to prioritize childcare access for families with higher needs, the Navy Child and Youth Programs will reinstate supplanting at Child Development Centers and School-Age Care beginning in June...

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER -- The Freedom-variant Littoral Combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) provided emergency assistance to a motor vessel in distress while transiting the St. Lawrence River, June 3, 2022.Minneapolis-Saint Paul received notification that motor vessel was taking on water near...

QUONSET POINT, R.I. – General Dynamics Electric Boat conducted a keel laying ceremony for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, June 4...

NORFOLK, Va. -- National Maritime Day is celebrated each year to recognize some of our nation’s most important professionals, the Merchant Mariners. This day is set aside to honor the dedication and sacrifices, both past and present, our nation’s U.S. Merchant Mariners make every day...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – Italian Navy destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554) arrived here today in advance of its participation in Carrier Strike Group 10’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)...

SAN DIEGO - The Navy dedicated a surface rescue swimmer training pool located at Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) in honor of Steward’s Mate 1st Class Charles Jackson French Saturday, May 21, 2022...

NORFOLK, Va. – The Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) held its annual symposium at the Marriott Norfolk Waterside Hotel, May 11-13, 2022, centered on how the human advantage strengthens Naval Aviation’s rotary wing community.On May 12, the first full day of programming, the event featured a Major...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – As the two Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers headed out to the Atlantic and away from Fort Lauderdale, it marked the end of a successful return to Fleet Week Port Everglades...

NORFOLK, Va. - Summer is right around the corner and it is time for the Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) annual “101 Critical Days of Summer” safety campaign. Summer is the longest vacation period of the year, and mishaps, as well as associated fatalities, have historically spiked during this time...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – For the next week, Southeast Florida residents will have the opportunity to see and tour Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships as Fleet Week Port Everglades kicks into gear...

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) departed Naval Station Mayport, April 27, for a routine patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations and a homeport shift to Rota, Spain...

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Rear Adm. John Meier, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, visited Naval Air Station Pensacola April 25...

NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) named the Fiscal Year 2021 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year after a week of consideration, April 21...

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring Navy Week back to Detroit, July 11-17, with 50 to 75 Sailors from across the fleet to take part in the service’s signature outreach program. Detroit Navy Week will give the community an opportunity to learn about the Navy, its people and its...

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Trenton, New Jersey, will host the city's first in-person Navy Week since the creation of the Navy Week program when the Navy visits the area for a week of events May 2-8...

NEW ORLEANS - Several military vessels arrived to the Julia Street Cruise Terminal to kick off Navy Week New Orleans New Orleans April 18...

KINGS BAY, Ga. - It has been more than 12 years since women were authorized to serve aboard submarines. While women comprise nearly one-fourth of the Department of Defense’s total force, only a small fraction of women serve on submarines...

U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The U.S. Navy is concluding its Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022 this week, wrapping up nearly three weeks of research and training on, above and below Arctic Ocean ice...

U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The ice chunks drifting on Arctic waters are inhospitable and, for most people, inaccessible. As a result, gathering accurate information about the environment in this harsh – but important – region of the world is challenging for researchers...

U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The Hon. Meredith Berger, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Navy, visited the U.S. Navy’s Ice Camp Queenfish, built on a sheet of Arctic ice floating 160 nautical miles offshore, and the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) on March...

 Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT), Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, hosted an annual, two-day leadership training symposium July 22-23, at Drexler Manor Conference Center on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek. With McLane coaching to elite performance, the conference provided a...

Since March 2020, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has assisted five Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) carrier qualification (CQ) detachments, qualifying 86 F/A-18 strike-fighter pilots to immediately enter fleet operations...