With the sound of the Navy Band and the serene backdrop of the Pacific Ocean, the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) held its first change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 5...

Thirteen students from seven nations, including three U.S. Navy military and civilian personnel, received the highest level of academic certification available in hydrography during a ceremony held at the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Park Campus, Aug. 4...

Capt. Roy Love relieved Capt. Curt Jones as commanding officer of Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) during a change of command ceremony Aug. 4...

Amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), with embarked U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), transited the Suez Canal and entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Aug. 7...

U.S. Navy and U.K. Royal Navy conducted mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise SQUADEX-16 in the Arabian Gulf, July 30 through Aug. 5...

The guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrived in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines Aug. 8 as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG)...

Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) hosted the flag officer, Goa Area during a scheduled port visit August 1...

The coastal patrol ship USS Monsoon tested the capabilities of one of the ship's newest assets, the RQ-20A Puma AE (All Environment), during a Griffin Missile System test in the Arabian Gulf, 19-25 July...

Republic of Korea's top naval officer met with senior military leaders in San Diego Aug. 2 to discuss maritime security issues and strengthen the relationship between both navies...

USS Ross (DDG-71), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer homeported in Rota, Spain, has met a significant milestone for the Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) by being the first ship to complete a Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise (BMDEX) in Rota...