The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class successfully launched sea-based missiles at a land-based target for the first time during a proof of concept exercise, May 12...

VADM Koehler, RDML Watkins, RDML Steindl, RDML Williams, Commanders and Commanding Officers, staff of SURFDEVRON, family, friends, and other honored guests… Good morning. It’s a pleasure to be here to mark this historic occasion with all of you. Let me first acknowledge CAPT Jeff Heames [OUTGOING],...

Good afternoon. VADM (ret.) Hunt, VADM (ret.) Giffin, VADM (ret.) Route [VIRTUAL], RADM McLane, RADM Schlise, RADM (ret.) Hart, RDML Alexander, RDML Menoni, RDML (Sel.) Kennedy, RDML (ret.) Williamson, Captains, Commanders, shipmates, and colleagues. It’s an honor to speak with you and a pleasure...

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) arrived at Changi Naval Base in Singapore May 2, as part of a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...

SASEBO, Japan - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) departed Fleet Activities Sasebo after completing an eight day voyage repair availability (VRAV)...

USS PAUL HAMILTON (DDG 60) VADM (ret.) Rowden, CDRE Flemming, Commanders and Commanding Officers, Officers and Crew of PAUL HAMILTON, family and friends, and other honored guests… Good morning.  It’s a pleasure to be here to mark this significant occasion with all of you. Let me first acknowledge...

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) completed underway return to flight operations of the Navy’s unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, in the Philippine Sea, April 20...

Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) is undergoing a reorganization to establish a more efficient and functional organization focused on meeting the complex needs of the dynamic environment of the future by delivering on SMWDC’s major lines of operations: warfare tactic...

Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to give my thoughts. As you know we need to deliver every available ship to the fight with the most capable systems, sustain them, and, if necessary, repair them and get them back in the fight. To create UNITY OF EFFORT to support these objectives, we...

The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) conducted its first in-class, live fire missile exercise, April 14, as the crew prepares for future employment opportunities...

SOUTH CHINA SEA- The U.S. and Indonesian navies concluded three days of at-sea bilateral operations in the South China Sea from April 12-14...

RDML Lloyd, RDML Ver Hage, Mr. Perotti, Mr. Sermon, Ms. Sheridan, Captains, Commanders, and teammates, Good Morning! RDML Lloyd thank you for the invitation. I wish I could be there with you all in person to discuss the breakthroughs, innovations, ideas inherent to emerging technologies -and...

Balikatan featured field and maritime training events including an amphibious exercise...

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Mobile (LCS 26) completed installation of its Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launch module on April 8, 2022...

SASEBO, Japan – Capt. Ken Ward, sixth commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), turned over command to Capt. Shockey Snyder in a ceremony aboard America, April 7...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) held a change of command ceremony on the ship’s forecastle while underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...

Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, give remarks during a retirement ceremony for Capt. Matthew McGonigle, left, on the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4)...

Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, speaks with Lt. Cmdr. Scott Margolis, the operations officer aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), during a scheduled visit to the ship...

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday attended and delivered remarks at the christening ceremony for the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) in Pascagoula, Mississippi, March. 26...

Sailors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) and the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) worked together to demonstrate expeditionary combat repair capability to fix an essential ship system...

OS1 Alicia Griffin, from Missouri City, TX, is a master of her craft, and a leader on the Zulu watch floor...

USS Makin Island (LHD8) was recently announced as the 2022 recipient of the Navy Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award in the Large Afloat category, Feb. 28...

USS Fitzgerald and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft VP-47, joined with ships, aircraft and personnel from India and other navies to begin Exercise Milan 2022...

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) arrived in Guam Feb. 14 following an extended underway period including 19 straight days in the South China Sea...