NORFOLK, Va. (February 7, 2025)—The Civil Service Mariners (CIVMAR) who crew Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) were awarded the Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) ribbon during a ceremony aboard the ship while the ship was pier-side on Naval Station...

MANAMA, Bahrain -- A U.S. Coast Guard fast-response cutter, working in direct support of New Zealand-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces, seized nearly 2,400 kilograms of illegal drugs from a vessel in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 7...

VICTORIA, Seychelles -- Exercise Cutlass Express 2025 will take place throughout East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean from Feb. 10-21, 2025...

The U.S. 6th Fleet staff embarked the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, Italy, Feb. 10-12...

MANAMA, Bahrain – The Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise, International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025, kicked off in two locations, Bahrain and Jordan, Feb. 10...

NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif – Service members and civilian personnel assigned to Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) are participating in Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2025 (CS-SC25), a Navy-wide, multi-week annual force protection exercise. Running from Feb. 3 to Feb. 14, the exercise is...

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of...

SALT LAKE CITY — Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) received the People’s Choice Award at the 2024 Maintenance Innovation Challenge (MIC) for its presentation on cold spray technology, a repair process designed to restore corroded and damaged naval aircraft components...

KITTERY, Maine -- The Los Angeles improved-class attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) was successfully undocked Feb. 6, marking a significant milestone in its service life extension program at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Naval Information Warfare (IW) warfighters, leaders, and industry partners gathered at WEST 2025 to highlight the growing importance of IW in maritime operations. Held at the San Diego Convention Center from January 28-30, the conference, co-sponsored by the Armed Forces...