03 August 2026 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS San Antonio Transit Panama Canal PANAMA CANAL — On August 1, 2026, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) — operating as Littoral Combat Force-24 (LCF-24) — aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), completed a transit through the Panama Canal while operating under United States...
03 August 2026 RIMPAC 2026 comes to a successful conclusion JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, the world’s largest combined and joint maritime exercise successfully concluded, July 31...
31 July 2026 USS Truxtun Returns to Naval Station Norfolk from Deployment to U.S. 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleets NORFOLK, Virginia – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on July 31, concluding an almost six-month deployment across multiple geographic theaters, including the U.S. 4th, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations...
30 July 2026 NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Supports Navy's 250th Birthday Celebration Contracting specialists from the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk Contracting Department (Code 200) provided husbanding and contracting support for Navy ships and events celebrating the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday with the International Naval Review 250 in New York and Sail 250 events in...
30 July 2026 USS Minnesota Completes First Deployment as Navy’s First Forward-Deployed Virginia-Class Submarine NAVAL BASE GUAM (July 29, 2026) — Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) returned to its homeport at Naval Base Guam on July 29, 2026, completing its first deployment since becoming the Navy’s first forward-deployed Virginia-class submarine...
30 July 2026 George Washington arrives in Da Nang, highlighting enduring U.S.-Vietnam partnership Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) arrived in Da Nang, July 30, 2026,...
29 July 2026 Navy Ships Complete First-of-a-Kind Exercise The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Stout (DDG 55) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) completed Limited Integrated Training Exercise (LITEX) July 28...
28 July 2026 New Navy HAZMAT Tracking System Modernizes Operations, Bolsters Fleet Readiness Aboard 50 Ships MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Information technology (IT) specialists from Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) have installed Hazardous Inventory Control System (HICS) 4 aboard 50 ships since January 2025, bolstering the fleet's operational readiness and ensuring...
27 July 2026 USS Mahan concludes participation in ‘Rendez-vous Naval de Quebec 2026,’ highlighting lethality and U.S.-Canada defense partnership QUEBEC CITY, Canada (July 27, 2026) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) departed Quebec City on July 27, concluding its participation in the 2026 Rendez-vous Naval de Québec (RVNQ) which took place July 23-26...
27 July 2026 Japan, Philippine, U.S. forces conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity The Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.S. Navy conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, July 21-25, 2026. This activity demonstrated a collective commitment to strengthening regional and...