NORFOLK, Va. – In a time-honored tradition, Capt. James A. Quaresimo, the first commanding officer of USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), was relieved by Capt. Gill McCarthy during a change of command ceremony attended by Navy leadership, family, friends and the crew aboard the ship while in port...

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss.——Recently, a U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (Naval Oceanography) employee completed a first-of-its-kind Department of Defense (DOD) program—the Navigation Leadership Development Program (NLDP)— designated for the Navy’s...

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The Navy Department Library has commenced its relocation to a refurbished site on the historic Washington Navy Yard. The new Naval History and Research Center, a state-of-the-art, 2-floor structure, seamlessly combines two former ordnance factories and warehouses. ...

NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island performed two rescues over the Independence Day holiday weekend...

The Consortium for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) achieved the first successful demonstration of in-flight 3D printing aboard a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on June 21 in Southern California...

Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla. - Psychological Health and Outreach Program (PHOP) provides an array of psychological health services for all Navy and Marine reserve servicemembers as well as the command and support staff that serve the reserve population and their family members...

GULF OF OMAN  - On July 5, U.S. forces prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by the Iranian Navy after the Iranians had opened fire in one of the incidents near the coast of Oman...

The indomitable spirit of Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Art Nicholas, one of the first naval commandos and a celebrated World War II veteran, was honored once again as Basic Training Command (BTC) paid tribute to him with a Trident presentation during the SEAL Qualification Training Class 355...

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) (Blue) arrived in Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for a scheduled port visit, July 2...

ARABIAN GULF  - Forces from the United Kingdom Royal Navy, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force completed a weeklong large-scale mine countermeasures exercise in the Arabian Gulf, July 2...