26 May 2025 Blue Ridge Arrives in Sydney, Australia SYDNEY - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Sydney, Australia for a routine port visit, May 26, 2025. This is Blue Ridge’s first visit to the coastal city since 2015...
22 May 2025 Two U.S. Navy DDGs Successfully Engage SRBM and MRBM during exercise Formidable Shield 2025 NAPLES, Italy - U.S. 6th Fleet Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) and USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) conducted two separate live-fire events as part of exercise At Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 25. U.S. Navy destroyers are equipped with the Aegis...
22 May 2025 Blue Ridge Departs Wellington, New Zealand Following Port Visit WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Wellington, New Zealand following a scheduled port visit, May 16-21, 2025...
21 May 2025 U.S. 6th Fleet Staff embarks USS Mount Whitney in Atlantic Ocean ROTA, Spain – U.S. 6th Fleet conducted a staff embark on the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) from May 15-22, 2025...
20 May 2025 U.S. and Malaysia Deepen Defense and Commercial Partnerships at LIMA 25 LANGKAWI, Malaysia — U.S. service members and military units arrived on the Malaysian island of Langkawi to participate in the biennial Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2025 (LIMA 25) from May 20-24...
20 May 2025 FY 2024 U.S. Pacific Fleet Sailors of the Year HONOLULU – Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), announced the FY 2024 Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony held, May 14, at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Andrew Velikic was selected as the Sea Sailor of the Year, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st...
19 May 2025 Acquisition Research Symposium and Innovation Summit Addresses Rapid Tech Integration for the Warfighter The 22nd Annual Acquisition Research Symposium and Innovation Summit, hosted by the Acquisition Research Program at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), gathered key leaders from the Department of Defense (DoD), industry, and academia, May 7-8...
19 May 2025 USS Alexandria Returns to Naval Base Point Loma Following Seven-Month Pacific Ocean Deployment SAN DIEGO — Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) returned home to Naval Base Point Loma following a successful seven-month deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, May 15, 2025...
19 May 2025 Adm. Munsch Delivers Keynote Address at NDSU 2025 Commencement and Speaks at Two NDSU ROTC Commissioning Ceremonies FARGO, North Dakota – Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa and commander of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command Naples, concluded a successful visit to Fargo, May 17, where he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from North Dakota State...
19 May 2025 Chief of Navy Reserve Announces the 2024 Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Force, announced the selection of Air Traffic Controller 1st Class (AW/SW/IW) Stephanie Y. Ramirez as the 2024 Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year (RSOY), in a ceremony, May 16...