Flight operations is an essential piece of the Navy's mission of maintaining freedom of the seas, deterring aggression and having a capable warfighting force. The Navy's key assets for aviation requirements are aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships...

Amphibious assault ship USS America's (LHA 6) Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) chapter hosted an 'American Gladiator' competition in the ship's hangar bay May 17...

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) arrived in Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan, May 19 to participate in the 77th annual Black Ship Festival...

In March, Naval Medical Logistics Command's (NMLC) former executive officer was frocked to his present rank aboard USS Constellation in the Baltimore Harbor. On 29 April, he took command of Navy Expeditionary Medical Support Command, Williamsburg, Virginia...

Members of the USS Wasp crew witnessed one of the Navy's oldest traditions as a Sailor was baptized aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) May 20...

Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) integrated medical team set a new benchmark during a mass casualty drill, May 14...

At Athena DC 1.0, a challenge styled in the fashion of the "Shark Tank" TV show, five Sailors pitched their ideas for improving the Navy to a panel of experts and an audience of representatives from academia, industry, the military, and government agencies, officials announced May 20...

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast public works professionals celebrated National Public Works Week (NPWW) May 15-21...

Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) hosted a dedication ceremony in honor of Alcide "Bull" Benini, a World War II combat veteran and Bataan Death March survivor, May 20...

The Navy announced today the future next-generation guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is scheduled to be homeported at Naval Base San Diego following its commissioning in fall 2016. Zumwalt is scheduled to arrive in San Diego in late 2016...