The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) conducted a successful joint live-fire exercise with Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in the Pacific Ocean, June 19...

Chief Fire Controlman Gary Rehm, Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Noe Hernandez, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier A. Martin, Fire Controlman 1st Class Carlos V. Sibayan, Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo A. Douglass, Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Ngoc “Tan” Truong and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Dakota K. Rigsby...

In a landmark initiative aimed at enhancing leadership capabilities within the United States Navy’s Surface Fleet, Commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF) successfully conducted its inaugural Surface Warfare Command Leadership Assessment (SWCLA), June 10-14...

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jun. 10, 2024) - An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, prepares to land aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) during flight operations in the South China Sea, June 10, 2024...

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) of Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG-5) joined with surface vessels and aircraft from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (INDOPACOM) joint forces and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to conduct a formation sailing and fly-over...

Eighty years ago today, June 6, 1944, 132,500 Allied forces stormed ashore on France’s Normandy coast to begin the final liberation of Europe from Nazi rule...

SAN DIEGO – Rear Adm. Michael Wosje relieved Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello as Commander, Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1), during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Air Station North Island, June 6...

SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) and Henry J. Kaiser class replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) conducted a refueling at sea, June 2, in the South China Sea.“The U.S. Navy’s ability to refuel at sea is a key component to providing...

ASTORIA, Oregon – Sailors assigned to USS Augusta (LCS 34) and USS Montgomery (LCS 8) will pull into Astoria, Oregon on June 2, 2024...

Since age 13, Petty Officer 3rd Class Krystina Sosa, had the dream of joining the U.S. Navy to make her family proud and be able to further provide for them. A Kissimmee, Fl...

Cmdr. Yilei Liu relieved Cmdr. Joseph M. Foster as the commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a change of command ceremony on May 31...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Capt. Holman Agard relieved Cmdr. Dale Tourtelotte as commanding officer of the the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) May 23, during a change of command ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan...

SINGAPORE (May 22, 2024) - The Netherlands and United States’ navies conducted bilateral operations in the South China Sea, May 22...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) received the 2023 Battle Effectiveness Award, May 22 for the second year in a row...

SHIMODA, Japan (May 20, 2023) – The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) departed Shimoda, Japan after a port visit, May 20, during the city’s Black Ship Festival...

The U.S. Navy has approved the commissioning date for the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29)...

HAKODATE, Japan (May 18, 2024) – The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) departed Hakodate, Japan, after a scheduled port visit, May 18...

SAN DIEGO – Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) established Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) Three at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado during a ceremony, May 17...

U.S. Navy chefs from around the world converged at the prestigious Palmer House in Chicago to attend advanced training and receive their Captain Edward F. Ney awards for preeminence in Navy Food Service, 17-19 May...

The winners of the Captain Edward F. Ney Afloat General Messes, representing the Navy's Undersea Enterprise, Surface Warfare Enterprise, and Naval Aviation Enterprise:...

SASEBO, Japan – The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America received the 2023 Battle Effectiveness Award, May 17...

SAN DIEGO -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) hosted a Friends and Family Day Cruise off the coast of San Diego, May 13...

SAN DIEGO - Cdre. Craig Trent, Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) One, presented the Battle Effectiveness Award to the crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), May 1 during a ceremony on the ship’s flight deck...

SAN DIEGO – Cmdr. Peter C. Schunk relieved Cmdr. Kevin M. Schaeffer as commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during a change of command ceremony in San Diego beneath the destroyer’s bow on the deck of the General Dynamics National Steel and...