SAN DIEGO -- Rear Adm. T. J. Zerr relieved Rear Adm. Wilson Marks as commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) at Naval Base San Diego, April 17...

When military history enthusiasts, Hollywood producers and cooky uncles predict a distant future A.I.- driven robot war in the vein of The Terminator, don’t shake your head at them...

The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) will move to Sasebo, Japan, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy announced today...

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of operations,...

I am very thankful and grateful to you the Surface Navy Association for all of the hard work that goes into making this phenomenal symposium a success...

ARLINGTON, Va.— Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, emphasized the Competitive Edge 2.0 strategy and 250 years of our Navy’s ability to fight and win during his keynote remarks at the 37th Annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) National Symposium in Arlington, Va., Jan. 14...

SAN DIEGO - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrived Dec. 9 in its new homeport of San Diego from Sasebo, Japan. This homeport shift will be a permanent change of station for the crew and family members. This shift complies with the National Defense...

SAN DIEGO (October 25, 2024) – The 41st Surface Line Week (SLW) Pacific 2024 came to an end with an award ceremony where USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) was announced as the overall winner, Oct. 25...

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 21, 2024) – Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) kicked off the 41st Surface Line Week (SLW) Pacific competition at Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 21...

SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to Naval Base San Diego Oct. 15, following an eight-month deployment with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) departed San Diego Sept. 22, 2024, shifting its homeport to Yokosuka, Japan. The move is part of a scheduled rotation of forward-deployed naval forces in the Pacific a permanent change of station move for for the crew and family...

For Navy Reserve Lt. Sarah Hanzes, from Clanton, Alabama, the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) offers one of the most thrilling and rewarding paths a Sailor can take, especially within the Reserve. “Who wouldn’t want to get paid to go on small boats and fire machine guns as training?” she...

SAN DIEGO – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) arrived at its San Diego homeport Sept. 11, following an 18-month deployment...

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard and Navy completed the rescue of a distressed woman, child and their pets from a sailboat beset by weather offshore Hawaii Wednesday...

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) was recognized for more than 33 years of naval service during the decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on August 27...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center, August 24...

The Sailors of the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, visited the ship’s namesake city on August 21 to engage with the community, talk about the Navy, and learn more about the historical connection to their vessel’s namesake...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Aug. 19, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) departs Busan, Aug. 19, after a scheduled port visit...

SAN DIEGO – Leaders from across the Navy, business, and academia gathered to discuss the future of naval surface warfare at the fifth annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) West Coast Waterfront Symposium onboard Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 14-15...

The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) left San Diego, Aug. 14, for Sasebo, Japan...

The U.S. Navy and French Navy joined forces to conduct bilateral operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 13...

Royal Australian Navy Mine Warfare Clearance Diving Officer (MCDO) Adam Zilko’s current exchange posting to the United States has seen him lead Mine Counter Measures (MCM) exercise planner at RIMPAC 2024...

When the team of engineers from the Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) loaded their 3D hybrid-metal printer onboard Somerset as part of the experimentation sector of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, they had no idea that they would soon be asked to solve a...

SATTAHIP, Thailand (July 18, 2024) – The Royal Thai Navy (RTN), Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), and U.S. Navy began exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2024 in Sattahip, July 18, 2024...

Gunner’s Mate Seaman Delilah Medina, a native of Riverside, California, is a Sailor currently assigned to the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101). On of a team of nine, she is the ship’s only woman Gunner’s Mate...