The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and BNS Brasil (U 27) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 28.

The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Naples, Italy, for a routine logistics stop, Oct. 29.

During his first visit to Bahrain as Secretary of Defense, Dr. Mark T. Esper toured facilities and met with personnel on board U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Oct. 28.

Navy Junior ROTC and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps units are facing new “normals” as they returned to school this fall. More than 80,000 cadets and more than 1,000 Naval Science Instructors have had to adapt to the new challenges in a continuing COVID-19 environment.

In the Navy, with mission sets that include inherent fire danger, it’s essential that all Sailors are prepared to fight fires that may threaten equipment and personnel. Sailors across the fleet are trained in firefighting, regardless of their primary job function. When that inherent fire danger is

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach has again been selected as the winner of the Commander, Navy Region Southwest Installation Excellence Award for Small Installations, as announced Oct. 27.

Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Gregory J. Slavonic recently recognized 13 Senior Executive Service members and two Senior Professionals from the Department of the Navy who received Presidential Rank Awards.

The Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 60 Embedded Mental Health team recently collaborated with Naval Hospital Rota and USS Porter (DDG 78) to launch a secure video teleconferencing pilot program that provided mental health support to Sailors while the ship is underway.

Capt. Elaine A. Collins, of Shoreline Washington, relieved Capt. Todd E. Whalen, a Virginia Beach, Virginia, native, as commander of Destroyer Squadron 9 during an Oct. 27 change-of-command ceremony aboard aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Arabian Gulf.

In the middle of the Pacific lies an island surrounded with crystal-clear water, rich with military history. A small team of U.S. Navy Seabee underwater construction divers deployed from Task Force 75 completed a maritime infrastructure assessment (MIA) of the Port of Tinian, Oct. 13.