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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Five Navy Chaplain Candidate Program Officers (CCPOs) embarked the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 8-24, 2025...

SAN DIEGO – Every summer, the United States Naval Academy and Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Universities send their students, known as midshipmen, to submarines, aircraft carriers, and surface ships for professional training. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) hosted 44...

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 20, 2025) -- The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, in Panama City, Florida, Nov. 15...

SAN DIEGO – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, returned to its homeport of San Diego after a historic nine-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 13...

SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) returned to its homeport of San Diego following a nine-month deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 13...

SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the U.S. Navy, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), assigned to the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG), returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, marking the end of a successful seven-month deployment to the U.S. Seventh Fleet area of...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 3, 2025 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) was awarded the 2024 Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 2, 2025...

SAN DIEGO (July 3, 2025) – Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron Three (USVRON 3) held a change of command at the Roncador Memorial on Naval Base Point Loma on Thursday, July 3, 2025 with Rear Admiral Justin Kubu, commander, Unmanned Task Force, as the guest speaker and Capt. Garrett Miller, Commodore,...

The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) held a change of command ceremony aboard the ship’s flight deck at Naval Base San Diego, Jun. 12...

Capt. Leo Leos relieved Capt. Emily Cathey as Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9 during a change of command ceremony onboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68), May 21...

The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) departed Naval Base San Diego May 19 to forward deploy to Sasebo, Japan, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific...

Since the latest outbreak of conflict in and around the Red Sea in October of 2023, several U.S. Navy ships operating within carrier strike groups have engaged and defeated hostile airborne targets while patrolling the area...

INDIAN OCEAN (April 26, 2025) – A Sailor assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) was selected as the Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific (COMNAVSURFPAC) Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year (SOY) for Fiscal Year 2024...

SAN DIEGO - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) arrived Apr. 22 in its new homeport of Naval Base San Diego, California from Naval Base Everett, Washington, after conducting phased modernization at Vigor Shipyard in Seattle. This move was a permanent change of...

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...