16 April 2026 Unmanned Surface Vessel Division 11 holds change of command ceremony Unmanned Surface Vessel Division (USVDIV) 11 held a change of command ceremony March 4 at Naval Base Ventura County, marking a significant transition in leadership...
15 April 2026 The evolution of Surface Fleet maintenance management UNITED STATES For decades, the Navy inspected maintenance. Today, it is learning how to understand it.“Maintenance is what turns spare parts into combat power,” said Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP).We strive to improve and fully understand how well...
13 April 2026 Navy announces commissioning date and location for the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31) The U.S. Navy will commission the future Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) on May 16, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio...
11 April 2026 USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. Commissions NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2026) – The U.S. Navy welcomed a new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to the fleet Saturday morning during the commissioning ceremony of USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) at Naval Station Norfolk...
09 April 2026 First Contact: Meet the Dive Medical Recovery Team of Artemis II SAN DIEGO -- The first face the Artemis II crew will see upon their return to Earth will be the face of a U.S. Navy Sailor...
07 April 2026 Rear Adm. T.J. Zerr Hosts Rear Adm. Takuo Kobayashi, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO - Rear Adm. T.J. Zerr, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), hosted Rear Adm. Takuo Kobayashi, commander, Surface Warfare Group ONE, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), for an office call at the SMWDC Headquarters in San Diego,...
06 April 2026 USS John P. Murtha to support NASA's Artemis II mission SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES Amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) is slated to serve as the recovery ship for the Orion spacecraft and its crew upon their return from the historic Artemis II mission.The ship is named in honor of the late and long-serving Pennsylvania...
03 April 2026 USS Anchorage conducts change of command ceremony SAN DIEGO (April 3, 2026) – Capt. Matthew Ventimiglia was relieved by Capt. Christopher Petro as commanding officer of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), during a change of command ceremony aboard the ship in San Diego, April 3, 2026...
27 March 2026 Junior officers receive first-of-its-kind maintenance availability training CORONADO, CALIFORIA, UNITED STATESThe setting was a warm, sunny day in September 2025. Lt. Sydney Tse, from Bayonne, New Jersey, sat in the audience at the Junior Officer Training Symposium (JOTS) hosted by Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP). As the...
25 March 2026 First SWO U Officers set to bring unmanned expertise to the Fleet PORT HUENEME, Calif. —Ensigns Patrick Close and Andrew Xie have become the first two junior officers to complete a specialized twelve-month tour at Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) 1. Their success marks a significant milestone for the Navy’s Surface Warfare Officer – Unmanned (SWO-U)...