In response to highly publicized stories of spare parts and equipment overpricing, the Navy established the Price Challenge Hotline in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in 1979. More than 40 years later, the hotline is still in use and has resulted in cost avoidance totaling more than one billion dollars...

SAN FRANCISCO - Sailors, assigned to Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), and members of the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) conducted an integrated damage control training exercise aboard the ship as part of ongoing events for San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW), Oct. 4,...

NORFOLK, Va. - The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), departed from Naval Station Norfolk on its first deployment to conduct operations and training exercises alongside NATO allies and partners throughout the...

UNITED STATES - A full authority digital fly-by-wire Flight Control System (FCS) is one of many impressive capabilities setting the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter apart from any other heavy lift aircraft. “Full authority” means the FCS provides all of the aircraft motion—not just...

PHILIPPINE SEA – The Sailors of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, Detachment 1, provide amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli with an important multi-role air asset...

MILLINGTON, Tenn.- Fiscal year (FY) 2022 Navy recruiting completed today, with the Navy reaching its goal in enlisted active duty recruiting, while falling short of its goals in reserve enlisted and both active and reserve officer recruiting. FY22 has been a highly challenging recruiting...

Rotor blades for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter that arrive for rework at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) will be balanced on a new system that will save about $18 million by eliminating the need for building a new testing facility...

SAN DIEGO- Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned to its  homeport Sept. 30 following completion of the 17th annual Pacific Partnership mission...

Six Navy locations are part of 28 military housing areas identified by the DOD where the cost of rental housing has increased by an average of 20 percent recently, making it especially challenging for service members and their families in these Military Housing Areas (MHA) to find affordable housing...

Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) is celebrating 25 years in San Diego, serving as one of the Navy’s major acquisition commands with an expertise in cyber and information technology, providing a substantial positive impact to the region’s economy year after year...