EVERETT, Wash. — The Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) recently completed new installs on the Shiphandling trainer (Navigation Seamanship Shiphandling Trainer - NSST). ...

The crew of the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) made a confection connection with their namesake, April 25, when they visited a Dairy Queen in Topsham, Maine...

SAN DIEGO (April 29, 2019) – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) held a change of command on the ship’s flight deck while pierside at Naval Base San Diego, Apr. 29.Cmdr. Audry Oxley, a native of Lamar, Colorado, assumed command of the ship from Cmdr. Drew Borovies, a...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Base Pearl Harbor Apr. 26.Cmdr. John M. Loomis relieved Cmdr. Jesse M. Mink as commanding officer.During the ceremony, Mink thanked many of the senior officers in attendance for their mentoring, and his...

SUVA, Fiji – The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) arrived in Suva Fiji, April 30, for a scheduled port visit...

SAN DIEGO – For the first time in the littoral combat ship’s class history, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) conducted Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operation (AOR).The training, which concluded April 22, provided the crew of...

SAN DIEGO (April 19, 2019) - The newest littoral combat ship, the Independence-variant USS Charleston (LCS 18), arrived at its San Diego homeport April 19 after completing its maiden voyage from the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama...

SOUTH CHINA SEA – The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) conducted a maritime cooperative activity with Philippine Navy (PN) vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF 16) March 21...

SAN DIEGO — Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) held a change of command ceremony aboard ship, March 4, welcoming the crew’s second commanding officer after the ship was commissioned in January.Capt. James W. Edwards relieved Capt. Scott M. Smith while the ship was moored in is...

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO – Recent revisions to the Surface Force Training and Readiness Manual (SFTRM) now permit ships’ crews to certify early when they demonstrate full proficiency during Certification Events (CEs). Three surface ships have satisfied certification requirements under these...

SAN DIEGO — Sailors and Marines of the Essex (LHD 2) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) returned to their homeport of San Diego, following a successful deployment to the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, Mediterranean, and Horn of Africa regions, March 1...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (JBPHH), Hawaii — Cmdr. Christopher J. Forch relieved Cmdr. Kevin T. Louis as commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) in a ceremony held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, March 1.Forch served as Michael Murphy’s executive...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Sailors and Marines of the Essex (LHD 2) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) returned to their homeport of San Diego, following a successful deployment to the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, Mediterranean, and Horn of Africa regions, March 1.More than 4,500 sailors and Marines of the Essex...

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (NNS) – The amphibious assault ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for a port visit, Feb. 23 as they continue working to strengthen regional partnerships...

DDG 120 will be built in the Flight IIA configuration with the Aegis Baseline 9 Combat System which includes Integrated Air and Missile Defense capability...

Singapore (NNS) – The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Singapore for a scheduled port visit, Jan. 26.The port visit offers a chance for Sailors and Marines to enjoy the culture, visit iconic sites and...

SAN DIEGO – The Navy’s newest Zumwalt-class destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), was commissioned Jan. 26 at Naval Air Station North Island.Twenty gold star families and four Medal of Honor recipients witnessed the Navy’s second Zumwalt-class destroyer enter the fleet.The ship honors Petty...

SAN DIEGO (January 18, 2019) – USS Independence (LCS 2) held a change of command on the ship’s flight deck while pierside at Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 11.Cmdr. Matt Scarlett, a native of Ravenna, Ohio, assumed command of the ship from Cmdr. Emily Cathey, a native of Statesville, North...

SAN DIEGO — USS Omaha (LCS 12) Blue Crew held a change of command in the ship’s mission bay while pierside at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 7...

BATH, Maine (NNS) -- The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) was launched Dec. 9 at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard.The process of launching a ship is a multi-day process that includes moving the ship from the land level facility to the dry dock which is then slowly flooded until the...

PACIFIC OCEAN — Electrician’s Mate Fireman Samuel Guidroz was more than 4,500 miles away from home when he was awakened by a sharp pain in his abdomen on the morning of Nov. 27, 2018...

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) conducted a fisheries patrol exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard and Ecuadorian naval assets in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 22.The ship, along with embarked personnel of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement...

EVERETT – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Everett, Washington, November 21.While on deployment Shoup supported the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) and participated in Valiant Shield 2018.OMSI is a Secretary of...

GUAM (NNS) - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed the waters near Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) after assisting Task Force-West with Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local authorities November...

181101-N-YM543-112 ABOARD USS BLUE RIDGE (November 1, 2018) - Chief Machinist's Mate Alvin Dogojo, from Brooklyn, N.Y., attached to Afloat Training Group Western Pacific, gives Sailors advice during a simulated fire drill in the engine room of U.S. Seventh Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)...