06 April 2026 USS Ashland Completes Ship Wartime Repair and Maintenance Exercise in the Philippines CEBU, Philippines – Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) completed a ship wartime repair and maintenance exercise (SWARMEX), April 5, as part of its scheduled port visit to Cebu...
03 April 2026 MSC Ships Awarded for their Excellence NORFOLK, Va. (April 2, 2026) – Five ships from Military Sealift Command (MSC) were recognized for their readiness efforts and awarded the Maritime Excellence Award (Maritime “E”) for the year 2025 on April 2, 2026...
03 April 2026 Rear Admiral Brad J. Collins Rear Adm. Brad J. Collins is a native of Lake Forest, California. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, where he earned a Master's Degree in National Security...
02 April 2026 Norfolk Naval Shipyard Undocks USS John Warner Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) successfully undocked USS John Warner (SSN 785) last month, meeting a major milestone in the Virginia-class submarine’s Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA)...
02 April 2026 USS Gerald R. Ford Departs Split, Croatia The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed the Port of Split, Croatia, following a five-day port visit, March 28-April 2...