29 April 2026 Matthew Swartz to lead Navy staff as dual-hatted executive director WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle announced today that Matthew Swartz has assumed duties as Director Navy Staff while remaining the executive director on the CNO staff. This leadership consolidation is a deliberate order to shift the Navy staff from a peacetime posture to a...
29 April 2026 USS San Antonio Returns to Norfolk from U.S. 4th Fleet Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - First-in-class San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) returned to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, April 28, 2026, after eight and a half months at sea supporting the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit...
29 April 2026 Decoding the Battlefield: NPS Students Develop Solution to Support Urgent U.S. and NATO Need Adversarial soldiers, vehicles, drones, and other assets communicating wirelessly — whether stationary or on the move in the battlefield — emit electromagnetic (EM) signals that can be detected and recorded. Because deciphering signals that are mixed together can be extremely difficult,...
29 April 2026 Rear Admiral Tom Dickinson Rear Adm. Tom Dickinson, a native of Whitehall, Michigan, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree in 2006 from the Naval Postgraduate School, in Monterey, California, where he graduated...
28 April 2026 Navy Week “tees off” in Charlotte The U.S Navy will arrive in the Queen City May 4-10 for the first time since 2007, offering residents a unique opportunity to meet Sailors, experience naval traditions, and gain a deeper understanding of the Navy’s role in national defense and global security...