10 December 2025 Navy's Flight III Destroyer Brings Significant Combatant Capabilities The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) is the first Flight III warship in the U.S. Navy, marking a significant evolution in surface force combatant capabilities...
29 November 2025 USS Wayne E. Meyer Returns to Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) returned to its homeport of Pearl Harbor following nine months underway in the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Nov. 29...
24 November 2025 USS Benfold (DDG 65) Arrives at New Homeport EVERETT, Wash. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold (DDG 65), arrived at its new homeport of Naval Station Everett, Nov. 24, following 10 years of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific region...
15 November 2025 USS Pierre (LCS 38) Commissions ‘Under the Bright Florida Sky’ PANAMA CITY, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2025) – The Navy commissioned its newest ship, the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38) in a ceremony held in Panama City, Fla., Nov. 15.During the ceremony, the guest speaker, Honorable John Phelan, 79th Secretary of the Navy, recognizedthe...
29 September 2025 USS Benfold (DDG 65) departs U.S. 7th Fleet after 10 years of forward-deployed service YOKOSUKA, Japan – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 29, following 10 years of forward-deployed service to U.S. 7th Fleet...
23 September 2025 USS America to Return to United States America-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) departed Sasebo, Japan for San Diego, California as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific...
22 September 2025 USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) arrives in Koror, Palau, Sept. 22, during Pacific Partnership 2025 KOROR, Palau– The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) arrived in Koror, Palau Sept. 22, 2025...
16 September 2025 MRF-D surges forward as the stand-in MAGTF DARWIN, Australia – U.S. Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 25.3 closed out the summer by operating alongside key allies and partners during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 25 in Indonesia and embarking combat-credible forces aboard the U.S...
15 September 2025 Surface Force Delivers Leadership Coaching Program What It Is. Everyone has a different theory about what it means to be a good leader. Some leaders will say it is a natural ability, others believe it can be learned. Still others might say leadership is all about setting a good example. Whatever your perspective, one thing seems undeniably true:...
11 September 2025 USS America Enhances Joint Readiness with Army and Marine Corps Rotary-Wing Operations NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN – Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) concluded joint aviation training with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, boosting interoperability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region. On Sept. 7 and 11, 2025, off the coast of Pearl Harbor, America served as a floating...