26 August 2025 U.S., Allied Forces Join for Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2025 NAVAL BASE GUAM – Maritime forces from Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Air Force (RAAF), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal New Zealand Navy, Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps begin multilateral maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard 2025 with an...
25 August 2025 Navy Brings First-Ever Navy Week to Eugene in Celebration of 250 Years of Maritime Excellence The U.S. Navy proudly announces Navy Week in Eugene, Oregon, taking place Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, 2025. As part of a nationwide outreach effort, Eugene Navy Week will bring 50-75 Sailors to engage directly with the community through a week-long series of performances, educational events and service...
25 August 2025 USS Higgins Completes Expeditionary Missile Reload Simulation At Sea CLEVELAND BAY, Australia – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) simulated an expeditionary reload of a Standard Missile (SM) 2 while anchored in the vicinity of Townsville, Australia, July 28...
23 August 2025 Navy JAG Corps Hosts Assumption of Office Event On Aug. 22, the Honorable John C. Phelan, the 79 th secretary of the Navy, presided over a ceremony formally marking the Navy judge advocate general’s (JAG) assumption of office at the Washington Navy Yard in D.C...
22 August 2025 Washington Nationals Host U.S. Navy for Navy Day, Celebrates 250th Birthday WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals honored U.S. Navy Sailors from across the National Capital Region during Navy Day at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Aug. 21, 2025...
22 August 2025 USS Santa Barbara Conducts First-Ever Visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) conducted its first-ever port visit to Colombo, Aug. 16-21. During their time in port, the crew hosted senior Sri Lankan officials aboard to display the combat capabilities of the LCS mission set and...
22 August 2025 Strengthening U.S. Navy, JMSDF Interoperability Through Consolidated Cargo Replenishment at-Sea SASEBO, Japan – Military Sealift Command’s commercial charter motor tanker Stena Imperative conducted ships qualification training with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force oiler JS Ōmi (AOE-426), culminating in a consolidated cargo replenishment at-sea, west of Kyushu, Japan, Aug...
20 August 2025 Navy F/A-18E Pilot Safely Recovered After Ejection Off Coast of Virginia NORFOLK, Va. - At approximately 9:53 a.m. EDT, a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, ejected from an F/A-18E Super Hornet while operating off the coast of Virginia during a routine training flight...
20 August 2025 Navy Lodge Goes Cashless - Locations Update Payment Method Beginning Sept. 1, 2025, Navy Lodge locations will no longer accept cash or personal check for payment. Guests can still use a credit card and MILITARY STAR® Card as well as branded debit cards or gift cards to pay for their stay at a Navy Lodge...
19 August 2025 U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy Seize Nearly 1,300 Pounds of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific A U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel and seized approximately 1,296 pounds of cocaine in international waters Aug. 11...