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

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...

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,...

EODMU-8 operated alongside 17 NATO ally and partner nations during Exercise Northern Challenge 2024...

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...

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

BJERKVIK, Norway — In a display of international collaboration the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, Norwegian Armed Forces and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division joined forces to construct and maneuver across a medium girder bridge April 26-28 here testing...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the designation of the medical center as a Level II Trauma Center, Dec. 8...

BEAUFORT SEA – Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 trained in one of the most remote parts of the world this summer – under the polar ice cap of the Arctic Circle...

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - One of the premier innovators of the fields of meteorology and oceanography, the Navy is also a trailblazer in unmanned systems, notably METOC’s use of air, sea surface, and under¬water craft...

Fourth Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment (NELR) held the command’s decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Jan. 20, 2023.Attendees of the ceremony included Rear Adm. Dennis Collins, Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group; Capt. Andrew Duessel, Commodore,...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) partnered to complete first-of-a-kind exercises that incorporated Navy and USAF expertise and assets in December 2022. Jackpot Hooligan II – a maritime strike exercise, demonstrated the capability of an MQ-9 unmanned aerial...

CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and two Dominican Republic Navy ships conducted a bilateral maritime interdiction exercise off the coast of Santo Domingo, Nov. 10...

 Rear Adm. Bradley Andros, from Poughkeepsie, New York, relieved Rear Adm. Joseph DiGuardo Jr., from Fallston, Maryland, as commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), during a ceremony at Assault Craft Unit 4 onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. DiGuardo, who...

 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 2 welcomed its newest leader during a change of command ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story, Aug. 25.Cmdr. Paul Mahoney relieved Cmdr. Douglas Alley as commander, EODTEU 2 in front of family, friends...

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 and Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 with Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6 conducted an Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (ExR-ADR) exercise at Camp Shelby, Miss, July...

ARLINGTON, Va. - This past week, the 25th Annual RoboSub competition occurred at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. RoboSub is an international robotics competition where student teams design, build, test and operate their own robotic submarines — autonomous underwater vehicles...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - In the face of debilitating obstacles and hurdles, Sailors on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) devised a creative solution to restore the ship’s engineering plant to bring Lassen back into the fight.“From the research, to the planning, to the execution, this...

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) in Duluth, Minnesota, May 21, 2022...

Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 4 and United States Coast Guard Cutter Razorbill, evaluated the Unmanned Diesel Greenough Advanced Rescue Craft (UD-GARC) in the Chesapeake Bay, Feb. 8, during Exercise Solid Curtain 2022.The joint team tested the technology during a simulated...

Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) hosted a mass casualty drill as part of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021 while pierside at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Aug. 14-15.The drill, which started with a simulated helicopter crash and resulting casualties, took...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, May 12, following the conclusion of the first of its kind, Extended Carrier Incremental Availability, conducted there...

The “War Dogs” of the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and the embarked “Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48 returned to Naval Station Mayport marking the end of their nearly 10-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), departed Mayport, Apr. 19, for deployment to participate in HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) Strike Group...

Hidden under the cover of darkness or operating in plain sight, your Navy Expeditionary Intelligence Command (NEIC) Intelligence Exploitation Teams (IETs) and Expeditionary Exploitation Unit 1 (EXU-1) Sailors operate at the tactical edge of expeditionary missions. From their forward position, these...

Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group began flight operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 31, 2021...

Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class James E. Williams was not new to war. In his 19 years of active duty service, the Cherokee Indian served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and his experience was rewarded with more responsibility...

An information systems technician is helping to maintain operational readiness of the Submarine Force while serving at Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (SUBLANT), March 22...

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is conducting flight operations in U.S. 6th Fleet to support maritime security operations in international waters alongside our allies and partners...

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...

To observe new, advanced training initiatives and engage with Sailors and civilians, the U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) commander visited the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) and its learning site, AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC), co-located onboard Naval Support Facility...

U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command completed a migration, consolidation and modernization strategy of more than 400 official public-facing websites to the Defense Media Activity’s Department of Defense Public Web (DoDPW) web hosting and content management system, American Forces Public Information...

Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence (CJOS COE), a NATO-accredited, multi-national military think tank, transferred directorship from the deputy commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command to commander, U.S. 2ndFleet (C2F), Oct. 1...

Based on a strong demand signal from the fleet, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command, on May 14, began fitting Sailors for a wear test to prototype a two-piece flame resistant organizational clothing variant...