26 March 2025 Anchorage to Host Inaugural Navy Week, June 16-22 The U.S. Navy proudly announces the inaugural Anchorage Navy Week, taking place June 16-22, 2025. As part of a nationwide outreach effort, Anchorage Navy Week will bring 70-85 Sailors to engage directly with the community through a week-long series of performances, educational events and service...
26 March 2025 USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL (LCS 21) Departs for Maiden Deployment MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), along with the “Valkyries” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 Detachment 3 and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment, departed from Naval Station Mayport March 26, beginning her...
25 March 2025 Honorable John Phelan Sworn in as 79th Secretary of the Navy at National Archives WASHINGTON - The Honorable John Phelan was sworn in as the 79th Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) at the National Archives, March 25, 2025...
24 March 2025 Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Begins Advanced Phase ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) successfully completed its basic phase on Mar 14, and began its advanced phase with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group...
24 March 2025 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Departs Bremerton for Regularly Scheduled Indo-Pacific Deployment The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) departed Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, for a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific, March 21. For five decades, the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group has upheld the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a forward presence while ensuring...
21 March 2025 Lasers Destroy Drones as Additive Manufacturing Builds Them: NPS Accelerates Emerging Technology at JIFX to Fulfill U.S. Navy and DOD’s Critical Needs MONTEREY, Calif. - Rapidly fielding emerging technologies and prioritizing investments in AI, drones, and counter-drone systems, among other technologies, are key to military modernization and remaining the strongest, most lethal force in the world...
18 March 2025 USS Vermont Returns Home From First Western Pacific Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam March 16, following a seven-month deployment, the submarine's first deployment to the Western Pacific. 104 Sailors assigned to Vermont earned their...
14 March 2025 Republic of Korea Air Force, US Air Force, US Navy Conducts F-35 Air Integration Training during Freedom Shield 25 AT SEA – Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 participated in Freedom Shield 25, a defense-oriented, annual exercise between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States featuring live, virtual and field-based training that engaged alliance forces and governmental agencies, March 13...
13 March 2025 U.S. Navy Week Sets Sail for Sacramento, March 17-23, 2025 The U.S. Navy is bringing Navy Week back to Sacramento, California, from March 17-23, 2025. As part of a nationwide outreach effort, Sacramento Navy Week will connect Sailors with the community through a variety of performances, educational events, and service projects...
10 March 2025 Reserve Logisticians Exercise Wartime Operational Skills on Korean Peninsula CHINHAE, South Korea -- Navy Reserve logisticians assigned to Commander, Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) sharpen and perfect their skills during the semiannual joint and combined exercises every year that focus on multi-domain operations leveraging land, sea, air, cyber, and space assets with emphasis on...