18 June 2025 NPS Spring Graduates Challenged to Shape the Future of Warfare and Security The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated its 2025 Spring Quarter graduates during a commencement ceremony on June 18 at King Hall Auditorium. A total of 375 warrior-scholars—including 32 allied and partner military officers representing 21 nations worldwide — received advanced...
18 June 2025 Corpsman Up: Hospital Corps Marks 127 Years of Unwavering Commitment and Courage FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Today, the 127th birthday of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps was celebrated with honor and pride at the Defense Health Headquarters. The ceremony brought together Navy Medicine leadership and corpsmen to reflect on the enduring legacy of the Hospital Corps and their continuing...
17 June 2025 Math Acceleration Lab at NPS Strengthens Calculus Foundations Through Personalized Mentorship Military members and government employees returning to academic studies at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) now have access to a resource designed to sharpen foundational math skills and support defense-focused education: the Math Acceleration Lab (MAL). ...
17 June 2025 Task Force 66 Applies Lessons Learned from the Black Sea Battle Lab to Exercise BALTOPS 25 Alongside NATO Partners UTSKA, Poland – Commander, Task Force (CTF) 66, U.S. 6th Fleet’s purpose-built all-domain task force with the mission of integrating Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) into fleet operations, is participating in Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS) June 5-20, 2025...
17 June 2025 USS San Diego, USS Rushmore Join USS America in Sydney SYDNEY — Amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), and embarked elements from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Sydney, Australia, for a routine port visit while conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area...
16 June 2025 Navy Installations Now Require Visitors to Present Real ID to Gain Unescorted Access Visitors to U.S. Navy installations who do not possess a Department of Defense-issued Common Access Card (CAC) or a military dependent ID must present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued identification card, or U.S. passport to gain unescorted access...
16 June 2025 Secretary of the Navy Addresses Naval War College 2025 Graduates NEWPORT, RI— In his first visit to the professional military education institution, Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Naval War College’s (NWC) summer graduation ceremony onboard Naval Station Newport, June 13...
10 June 2025 USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) Completes Patrol with Newly Awarded Combat Action Ribbon NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain on Jun. 10, 2025 with a Unit Combat Action Ribbon following completion of her first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth...
10 June 2025 Allied engineers reinforce Baltic shoreline during BALTOPS 25 LIEPAJA, Latvia - U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), and NATO allies joined forces on the Baltic coast to construct critical waterfront infrastructure during exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25)...
09 June 2025 Polish Helicopter Conducts Deck Landing Qualification Aboard USS Mount Whitney During BALTOPS 25 BALTIC SEA - A Polish Special Operations Squadron successfully completed a deck landing qualification (DLQ) aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) on June 8, during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 25...