NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 24, 2026) – Navy Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. 2nd Fleet, and U.S. 4th Fleet gathered at the Navy Warfare Development Center for exercise MAKO Challenge 2026, held from Feb. 19-22...

A topping out ceremony was held Jan. 29 to mark a major milestone in the construction of a new facility for the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD) at Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay, Georgia...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to oversee the acquisition of the new Medium Landing Ship (LSM). This strategy is designed to maximize commercial practices to accelerate delivery, improve cost discipline, and expand the...

MOBILE, Ala (February 13, 2026) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in Mobile, Alabama for a scheduled port visit, in conjunction with the city’s 2026 Mardi Gras celebration, February 13.As the oldest organized Mardi Gras in the United...

In an era of great power competition, the Navy Reserve must be ready to deploy at the Operational Level of War (OLW) at a moment’s notice, and how OLW Reserve Sailors prepare for that eventuality must align with their active-duty fleet counterparts for seamless integration and mission success...

Marking a significant reorganization of expeditionary public affairs forces, the Navy redesignated Navy Public Affairs Support Element (NPASE) Headquarters as Navy Public Affairs Command (NPAC) and renamed all subordinate units Fleet Public Affairs Centers (FLTPACENs) Jan. 9...

Navy Medicine conducted its first pilot test of the Operational Medicine Care Delivery Platform (OpMed CDP) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) to bring modern, seamless patient care to service members aboard ships, Dec. 1-12...

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has launched a brand new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) degree that will confer the advanced knowledge, skills, and practices necessary to develop, assess, and deploy AI for the U.S. Navy, joint forces and allied militaries. Graduates through...

GROTON, Conn. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the Submarine Force’s newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) Dec. 15, marking the second delivery of a Virginia-class fast attack submarine this year...

Information Warfare Squadron (IWRON) Two, a first-of-its-kind unit designed to operationalize Information Warfare (IW) capabilities and provide decisive decision advantage to Carrier Strike Group Commanders, was established, Dec. 5...

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), currently deployed in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, arrived in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 1, 2025...

MARINETTE, Wis. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31) from Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) in Marinette, Wisconsin, November 26...

NORFOLK, Virginia – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) will depart Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment Nov. 25, 2025...

BATH, Maine - The U.S Navy accepted delivery of future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124), from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Nov. 17...

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps bands will be performing at various locations in Philadelphia, P.A. and Camden, N.J. as part of the Navy and Marine Corps 250th celebration, October 9-16, 2025. The Navy 250th is Oct 13 and Marine Corps 250th is Nov. 10...

The cities of Philadelphia and Camden will host the Navy Marine Corps 250 celebration October 9-16, 2025, with four U.S. Navy ships, two Coast Guard cutters, and four U.S. Navy Academy Yard Patrol boats (YPs) and sailboats. These vessels will participate in the Parade of Ships on Thursday, Oct 9...

HIGH NORTH (Sept. 11, 2025) –Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) arrived in Bergen, Norway, for a scheduled port visit Sept. 11, 2025...

The U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), arrived in Porto Romano, Durrës, Republic of Albania, on Sept. 9, 2025, for a scheduled port visit, highlighting the close partnership between the United States and Albania, a key NATO Ally...

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), arrived in Bar, Montenegro, on September 2nd for a scheduled port visit, underscoring the strong and enduring partnership between the United States and Montenegro and the two nations’ commitment to regional security...

GROTON, Conn. – The keel for the future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827), a Columbia-class submarine, was laid during a ceremony on Aug. 27 at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point facility in Kingstown, Rhode Island...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — More than 6,400 service members, 100 aircraft, and 7 U.S. and Canadian vessels began participation in exercise Northern Edge 2025, a joint field-training exercise at various locations in-and-around Alaska, on Aug. 17...

ATLANTIC OCEAN – Two months after returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) demonstrated its sustained readiness with a five-day ammunition offload while underway in the Atlantic...

MARSEILLE, France – The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) arrived in Marseille, France, for a scheduled port visit August 4, 2025...

NORFOLK, Va.—The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and United Service Organizations (USO) held a ribbon cutting ceremony onboard, officially opening the first ship-based USO centers on an amphibious assault ship, July 28...

ADRIATIC SEA – The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), all assigned to Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), integrated their force with Italian Navy...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The United States’ newest and world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), all assigned to Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG),...

PACIFIC OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted two suspected drug smugglers, and seized approximately 3,439 pounds of cocaine in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean July 10...

GROTON, Connecticut – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), under the command of Cmdr. Jason Patton, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London Saturday, July 5, completing a six-month deployment to U.S. European Command area of responsibility...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The U.S. Navy marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter during a ceremony July 3, as Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 was formally disestablished and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EOD) 10 was established aboard Joint Expeditionary Base...

Naval forces from Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States have begun Exercise Sea Breeze 25-2 in Portland, England...

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) Flight II configuration, from Austal USA, June 24. ...

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully demonstrated innovative mission planning software for swarms and other configurations of unmanned air, surface, and underwater systems at its headquarters...

NORFOLK, Va. — Nearly 4,500 Sailors assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, June 24, for a regularly-scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) area of responsibility...

CARIBBEAN SEA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), supporting maritime southern border operations, conducted a hold-and-transfer of 245 kilograms of contraband recovered by the Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel HMCS William Hall...

SKRUNDA, Latvia – As part of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2025, U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marines from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), and Latvian Army engineers are constructing a fortified trench network designed for survivability in a drone-contested battlespace. The project...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain on Jun. 10, 2025 with a Unit Combat Action Ribbon following completion of her first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth...

LIEPAJA, Latvia - U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), and NATO allies joined forces on the Baltic coast to construct critical waterfront infrastructure during exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25)...

BALTIC SEA - A Polish Special Operations Squadron successfully completed a deck landing qualification (DLQ) aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) on June 8, during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 25...

Norfolk, Va. – The order to cancel evening flights came down at 8:15 p.m. on April 7, 2025, a reprieve from a rapidly approaching storm that promised to shroud USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in darkness and rain. ...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – When you combine mission focus, teamwork, technical expertise, and creativity, the results are remarkable if not predictable. Training Support Vessel Squadron (TSVRON) 4 is no exception...

NORFOLK, Va. – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) returned to Naval Station Norfolk May 15, concluding a nearly three-month deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. ...

ROTA, Spain – Twenty-two Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa (MSCEURAF) reserve unit gathered at Naval Station Rota, Spain to conduct exercise Tuscan Trident 25 (TT25) April 26 to May 7, 2025...

The littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel May 1 while supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South. This is the ship's third successful interdiction during its maiden deployment. In mid-April, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul...

NORFOLK, Va. -- Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment on May 6, 2025...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to observe the strike group’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Apr. 10-11. The visit was the Secretary's first visit to an operational carrier...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The Military Sealift Command (MSC) expeditionary mobile base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit April 4, 2025...

GROTON, Conn. – The Navy commissioned its 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Iowa (SSN 797), in a traditional ceremony held April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut...

CARIBBEAN SEA — U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Guyana Defence Force Defiant-class patrol vessel GDFS Shahoud (1039) on Mar. 27. The two ships conducted formation-maneuvering events supported by...

ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) successfully completed Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training, a rigorous multi-domain exercise designed to increase the tactical readiness and proficiency of surface units. Led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting...

ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) successfully completed its basic phase on March 14, and began its advanced phase with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group...