Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) continues to expand its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift mission with the recent induction of a CH-53K King Stallion engine, the first of its kind to undergo depot-level maintenance...

Rear Adm. Erin E. O. Acosta, a native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was commissioned in 2000 through the U.S. Naval Academy, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physical oceanography. She later earned a Master of Science degree in meteorology and physical oceanography from the Naval...

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, led by the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), transited the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 16...

PANAMA CITY, Fla.-- Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), will be commissioned, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. CST in Panama City, Florida.Pierre will be the 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) and the second U.S. Navy ship to bear the name.The...

Vice Adm. John Dougherty, IV, is a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is a 1995 graduate of the United States Naval Academy with merit. He holds a Master of Business of Administration (MBA) and a Master of Systems Engineering (MSSE) from the Naval Postgraduate School.After earning his Wings of...