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...

NORFOLK -- The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, following a change of homeport from Naval Submarine Base New London, March 7, 2024...

MANAMA, Bahrain – Reserve Sailors from the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet enterprise developed and tested their warfighting readiness from Feb. 9-20 during International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025, in Bahrain and Jordan and their immediate waterways...

GULFPORT, Miss. -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 came to the aid of stranded motorists off of Interstate 10 East outside New Orleans, Feb. 6, 2025...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT -- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) returned to Naval Station Mayport, Fla. following a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet, 6th Fleet, and 2nd Fleet areas of operations, Nov. 26...

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Beloit (LCS 29) November 23, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...

Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 1st Class Gabriel Journey, stationed aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) saved two people who were trapped during an apartment fire in Norfolk...

NNSY Veterans Employee Readiness Group hosts a Veterans Day Fall-In for Colors Ceremony to honor veterans across the military branches...

USS John Basilone is commissioned in New York...

HAMPTON, Virginia – A Sailor’s quick response and emergency training saved the life of a three-year-old girl who nearly drowned at a pool in Hampton, Virginia, on Aug. 11...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – When Hurricane Helene swept across North Carolina, it left communities like Asheville in ruins—roads blocked by debris, homes destroyed, and entire neighborhoods cut off from aid. U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brock McQueen, an Information Warfare Officer with Naval Information...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

MT. PLEASANT, South Carolina – Three Royal Australian Navy Officers graduated the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) Charleston today, marking a significant step in Australia’s goal to operate conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). ...

NORFOLK, Va. - President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, alongside renowned Chef Robert Irvine, hosted a Friendsgiving meal in the Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 hangar on Naval Station Norfolk for roughly 400 family members of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and USS...

NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 26, 2023) – The U.S. Fleet Forces Command Chaplain’s Office, hosts the inaugural Norfolk Clergy Collective meet-and-greet event at the Naval Station Norfolk Base Chapel. During the event, U.S. Navy chaplains met with local clergy of various faith groups from the Norfolk area to...

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...

CONSTANTA, Romania - Exercise Sea Breeze 2023 commenced following an opening ceremony held in Constanta, Romania, Sept. 11, 2023...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 26, 2023) – The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and members of Newport News Shipbuilding marked a major milestone in the ship’s refueling, complex and overhaul (RCOH) maintenance period with a mast stepping ceremony, July 26...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Working in a shipyard environment is tough, especially for the U.S. Navy’s newest Sailors. Not only are new check-ins coming from boot camp trying to figure out their new rating and jobs, but the shipyard provides an even more complex and often difficult physical work...

WASHINGTON - Dr. Dennis McCarthy─former Director of the Directorate of Time at the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) and GPS pioneer─was inducted into Naval Oceanography Hall of Fame in ceremony hosted by USNO, April 6, 2023...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA- Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Whelan, assistant navigation officer aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), was recently named Shiphandler of the Year by Naval Air Force, Atlantic. The award recognizes the dedicated professionals skilled at maintaining position...

Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) continues to demonstrate its commitment to the care and resiliency of its members across the force, by focusing on mental health and other critical care areas. The force uses the Recovery Care Management (RCM) program, which provides assistance to injured and...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA - On Nov. 13, 1942, during the Battle of Guadalcanal, the light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) was struck by a Japanese torpedo causing the ship to sink. Among the Sailors that lost their lives that day were the five Sullivan brothers. Since then, siblings are rarely assigned to...

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece - Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) participated in two community relations (COMREL) events during their stay in Souda Bay, Greece, helping the local community while enjoying some of Greece’s...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (NAVSUP FLCSI) and the U.S. Army's 21st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) have been collaborating in recent years to develop and test contingency plans in the European Theater in an effort to improve joint...

WASHINGTON - If you have yet to meet Teea Wyatt at one of the Navy Wounded Warrior sports camps, you have to make it a point to do so the next time around...

NORFOLK, Va. - Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, U.S. 6th Fleet, and U.S. 10th Fleet conducted MAKO Challenge 23, an operational level of warfare (OLW) exercise within a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) scenario, from Jan. 19-22 at the Navy Warfare...

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Senior military leaders came together to discuss the state of the Surface Force and to highlight some key topics that affect Sailors and their families during an enlisted roundtable at the 35th Annual Surface Navy Association Symposium in Arlington, Va., Jan. 10, 2023. ...

ADRIATIC SEA – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 – Team Jackpot (77+7) made strides in a performance campaign to drive warfighting readiness and reinforce a culture of self-assessment and improvement with safety and procedural compliance at the core while...

GROTON, Conn. - The new year is only three days old, but it’s already been a good 2023 for the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750)...

WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense’s (DoD) most valuable assets are its warfighters and their families. Consequently, the DOD has taken steps to ensure that military families are given the support that they need in order to accomplish the mission. One of the DOD’s most important...

NORFOLK, Va. - The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, concluding Continuing Promise, Dec. 21, 2022...

GROTON, Conn. – With Santa Claus waving onboard topside, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS South Dakota (SSN 790) returned home to Naval Submarine Base New London on Sunday, Dec. 18, after a five-month deployment under the command of Cmdr. Adam Zaker...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Five Officers trained as Warfare Tactics Instructors currently serve aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), demonstrating their continued commitment to elite tactical excellence and training onboard...