NORFOLK, Va. – Sailors and Marines from across 22 time zones, six component commands, and seven U.S. numbered Fleets are now participating in Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025, as the Navy and Marine Corps officially kick off one of their largest global training events, July 30.LSE 2025 is a global,...

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...

[KINGS BAY, GA] – Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT) held a Change of Command at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. Explosives Handling Wharf on June 18. Capt. Gregory Price relieved Capt. Juan Hines as commanding officer in a ceremony attended by base leadership, family members,...

NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. Kenneth Blackmon, Vice Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC), and Rear Adm. Kimberly Walz, Reserve Director, Maritime Operations, USFFC, led the USFFC Reception Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration (RSOI) mobilization exercise, July 25-27.This exercise...

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...

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, July 21, 2025, after a four-day mission stop during Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). At the Dominican mission stop, Comfort’s team provided medical and dental care, veterinary subject matter...

NORFOLK, Va. -- Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 held a change of command ceremony at its headquarters building aboard Naval Station Norfolk, July 22.Rear Adm. Michael Spencer relieved Rear Adm. Max McCoy as commander, CSG 4.McCoy served as commander of CSG 4 since May 2023 and was responsible for...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — U.S. Navy Medicine launched its national initiative pilot program, “Top Doc,” showcasing Medical Corps capabilities and career paths at Nova Southeastern University’s Fort Lauderdale campus on Saturday, July 12.The “Top Doc,” program was designed to enhance career pathways...

NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic (NCTAMS LANT) held a change of command ceremony on July 17 at Naval Station Norfolk. During the ceremony, Capt. R. Brian Conner, an Alabama native, relieved Capt. J. Brettman O’Donovan, a native of Pennsylvania, who...

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...

KINGS BAY, Ga. – Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) leadership visited Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic (SWFLANT) on July 2, 2025, to celebrate SSP’s 70th anniversary and recognize the exceptional dedication of the SWFLANT team to the SSP mission...

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic - The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic for the fourth mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25), July 15, 2025.“It is an honor and a privilege to leave our footprint in the Dominican Republic,” said...

Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana partnered with the City of Virginia Beach and local first responders today to conduct a simulated aircraft mishap in preparation for the 2025 NAS Oceana Air Show. The mass casualty exercise tested the installation’s ability to effectively respond to a large-scale...

ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit-Special Operations Capable (MEU (SOC)) successfully completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), demonstrating the ability to jointly operate across a full spectrum of military...

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 held a change of command ceremony where Cmdr. Patrick Dunn was relieved by Cmdr. Amanda McNally, July 11...

MANTA, Ecuador – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Manta, Ecuador following the third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25), July 10, 2025.Throughout the six-day visit to Ecuador, Comfort’s crew worked alongside Ecuador providing medical care to the people of...

Exercise Sea Breeze 25-2 officially concluded following two weeks of multinational mine countermeasure operations in the waters off the United Kingdom’s southern coast July 11, 2025...

"Our Special Agents deployed onboard these ships are playing an integral role in both protecting our warfighters and enhancing the Navy’s maritime security efforts in support of the southern border operations. Their vigilance supports the warfighters’ ability to focus and fulfill their...

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750) conducted a port visit in Iceland, marking the first time a nuclear-powered submarine pulls into port on Iceland’s shores, July 9, 2025...

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...

MANTA, Ecuador - The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Manta, Ecuador for the third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP 25), July 4, 2025.“We look forward to building upon our relationship with Ecuador through medical care and exchanges, community relations events,...

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...

The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is now scheduled to conduct its Continuing Promise 2025 mission stop in Manta, Ecuador from July 4-10, instead of the previously planned July 12-19.Adjusting the mission dates allows the USNS Comfort to maintain readiness to support U.S. Navy global operations while...

NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Information Warfighting Development Center (NIWDC), commanded by Rear Adm. Brian Harding, celebrated the graduation of 17 new Information Warfare (IW) Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTIs) during a ceremony where Vice Adm. Mike Vernazza, Commander, Naval Information Forces, served...

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...

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, and U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Commander, Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) during a port call in Souda Bay, Greece, June 29. ...

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet hosted the UNITAS 2025 final planning conference (FPC) from June 23-27, building upon the momentum established during the main-planning conference held in April and initial planning conference held in February. The FPC brought together...

Rear Adm. Luke Frost relieved Rear Adm. Michael Steffen as Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) during a ceremony held at the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 2 (HSC-2) hangar, June 27...

Forty Naval Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidates (NUPOC) recently flew to Norfolk to tour the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) June 10 and 12, gaining exposure to the Force long before graduating from college...

NORFOLK, Va. - When he was 12 years old, Greg Saddler relocated from North Carolina to Portsmouth, Virginia, with his mother. It didn’t take long for the energetic, talkative young man to get acclimated to his new home. When he got to high school, he met a very special young woman whom he developed...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE (NMCB-1) and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE (NMCB-5) supported Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) training at the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC) by constructing a...

PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy interdicted three suspected drug smugglers and more than 7,850 pounds of cocaine, with an assessed wholesale value of approximately $58.1 million, in the Eastern Pacific on Sunday morning. At 5:34 p.m., a Navy helicopter aircrew from the Arleigh...

NORFOLK, Va. – Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM), alongside Allies from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, will conduct Atlantic Alliance 2025 (AA25) from June 27-July 15. AA25 is the premier East Coast naval integration...

COLÓN, Panama - The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Colón, Panama as part of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25), June 25, 2025.“The bond between our nations is built on mutual respect and shared values,” said Capt. Ryan Kendall, commodore, Destroyer Squadron 40 and CP25...

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...

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed St. George’s, Grenada, June 16, 2025, concluding a seven-day mission as part of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25).This visit marked the third Continuing Promise mission stop to Grenada since 2007, and the second visit to Grenada by Comfort...

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...

Sixteen NATO Allies concluded the 54th iteration of exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25), in Kiel, Germany, June 20, 2025...

LEIPAJA, Latvia - While BALTOPS 25 brought the noise, jets roaring overhead, ships maneuvering through the Baltic Sea, a quieter mission unfolded behind the scenes.Navy preventive medicine teams, deployed across Latvia and Sweden, focused on something less visible but just as critical: ensuring...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – Capt. Aaron R. Kelley relieved Capt. James A. Quaresimo as commanding officer of Tactical Training Group Atlantic (TTGL) during a ceremony at Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4, headquartered on Naval Station Norfolk, June 13. The ceremony also celebrated Quaresimo’s...

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...

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in St.George’s, Grenada, to provide a variety of medical treatments to include: dental, family medicine, internal medicine, optometry, nursing, pharmacy, biomedical repair, lab, radiology, X-ray and veterinary medicine as a part of...

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...

Equipment Operator First Class Raymond Tam, a native of Chicago, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, was announced as Navy Expeditionary Combat Command’s Fiscal Year 2024 Sailor of the Year, May 30, 2025...

MONTEREY, Calif. - U.S. Navy Lt. Caroline Kelly, an officer-scholar studying meteorology and oceanography (METOC) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), returned from the Arctic this past February where she conducted cryoacoustics research supporting her NPS thesis. With the U.S. Navy facing...