11 November 2025 USS St. Louis (LCS 19) Returns from Deployment in Support of Southern Border Operations The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), operating under U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in the Gulf of America, returned to Naval Station Mayport after completing a surge deployment on November 10, 2025...
11 November 2025 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Enters U.S. Fourth Fleet The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, led by the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), entered the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility (USSOUTHCOM AOR), Nov. 11. The maritime forces’ arrival comes after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed the...
30 September 2025 FY26 Lapse of Appropriations: Department of the Navy Resources for Sailors, Marines and Civilians Support is available to help Sailors, Marines, civilians and their families lessen the impact of the government shutdown. The resources listed below offer assistance...
30 September 2025 USS Benfold (DDG 65) departs U.S. 7th Fleet after 10 years of forward-deployed service The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 29, following 10 years of forward-deployed service to U.S. 7th Fleet...
30 September 2025 Blue Ridge visits Busan, South Korea BUSAN, South Korea — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Busan, South Korea for a port visit, Sept. 25, 2025, after completing the trilateral exercise Freedom Edge followed by a visit to Pyeongtaek and Republic of Korea 2nd Fleet. This arrival in Busan marks the first...
29 September 2025 Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Defend and Fortify Lethality Through Cybersecurity In today’s cyber environment, federal, state, local governments and private industry are experiencing cyber-attacks daily. Over the past few years, adversaries such as Russia, China, and Iran, and other non-state actors have intensified their campaigns against the United States, probing for...
29 September 2025 CARAT Timor-Leste 2025 Concludes DILI, Timor-Leste — The U.S. Navy and Timor-Leste Defense Forces (F-FDTL), also known as Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), concluded CARAT Timor-Leste 2025, Sept. 26, after a weeklong exchange of expertise, training scenarios, and relationship-building activities in Dili...
29 September 2025 U.S. Navy Receives Spain’s Premio Especial de la Armada, Praises Decades of Trust and Cooperation MADRID, Spain - Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF), accepted the Armada Española’s Premio Especial de la Armada award on behalf of the United States Navy during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 25, 2025...
29 September 2025 Have tools, will travel: FRCE’s C-130 field teams bring the fix to the fleet When it’s time for Marine Corps C-130 transport aircraft to undergo advanced scheduled maintenance, squadrons have two options: have the airplane go to a depot, or have a depot come to the airplane...
26 September 2025 Navy Medicine and Defense Partners Deliver Urgent Support to Guantanamo Bay WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Navy Medicine commands and partners responded to an urgent requirement request from U.S. Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Sept. 19, delivering critical surgical equipment and expertise that bolstered medical readiness across the Fleet and Joint Force...