24 April 2026 Navy Shore Enterprise Announces 2025 Sailor of the Year Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) announced Navy Counselor 1st Class Frederick L. Salazar, representing Naval District Washington as the 2025 Shore Enterprise Sailor of the Year. Emerging from a fiercely competitive field of elite performers, Salazar presents the absolute pinnacle of...
24 April 2026 U.S. Navy to Commission Submarine Idaho (SSN 799) GROTON, Conn. — The Navy will commission the 26th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, April 25, at Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut...
24 April 2026 Historic U.S. Naval Visit Reinforces U.S.-Côte d’Ivoire Security Partnership Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF), visited Abidjan this week, marking the highest-level U.S. Navy visit to the country and underscoring the growing strength of the U.S.–Côte d’Ivoire defense partnership...
23 April 2026 The Need for Speed — Senior DOW Acquisition Leaders to Keynote NPS Symposium The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) will host two of the U.S. Department of War’s (DOW) top acquisition leaders as keynote speakers for Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities, the 23rd Annual Acquisition Research Symposium & Innovation Summit, May 6-7, 2026...
23 April 2026 Rear Admiral Todd Weeks Rear Admiral Weeks graduated with Merit from the United States Naval Academy in May 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture. In June 2006, he graduated Cum Laude from Norwich University with a Master of Arts in Diplomacy. He is also a graduate from the Naval Command and Staff College...