10 April 2025 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Norfolk from Forward Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – A U.S Navy expeditionary sea-base ship USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Apr. 10, after operating forward deployed for almost five years, supporting U.S. Navy and allied efforts in U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) –...
10 April 2025 U.S. Navy Task Force 70, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 join Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for bilateral training after memorandum signing PHILIPPINE SEA – The U.S. Navy’s expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, operating under Task Force 70, joined surface and air forces from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for bilateral training south of Okinawa, Japan, on April 3, 2025...
10 April 2025 U.S.-Indian forces go high-tech at Tiger Triumph 2025 VISAKHAPATNAM, India – U.S. and Indian armed forces are incorporating satellite and unmanned technologies into this year’s edition of the joint combined Tiger Triumph exercise for the first time, April 2025...
07 April 2025 Defense Innovation Leader Doug Beck to Speak at NPS’ Annual Acquisition Symposium and Innovation Summit Innovation in defense is more important than ever … But delivering innovation to the warfighter cannot happen without acquisition. ...
07 April 2025 AUKUS and PNSY: Partnering for Enhanced Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific Portsmouth, Va. - Strong alliances and partnerships have played a key role in the U.S. efforts to promote peace and stability around the world. ...
03 April 2025 Rear Adm. Craig T. Mattingly Concludes Tenure at NSTC, Strengthening Navy Training Programs Rear Adm. Craig T. Mattingly was relieved by Rear Adm. Matthew T. Pottenburgh as commander of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) during a combined Recruit Training Command (RTC) Graduation and change of command ceremony held April 03,2025 at Naval Station Great Lakes...
03 April 2025 Marines, Air Force fight as a joint force for the first time in the Navy's Joint Simulation Environment NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, Patuxent River, Md. – For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps F-35 and Air Force F-22 pilots trained as a joint fighting force in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's (NAWCAD) Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at Naval Air Station...
31 March 2025 NASA, DoD Medical Components Integrate Aboard USS Somerset in Preparation for Artemis II Mission SAN DIEGO — At a moment’s notice, aeronautical capsules carrying astronauts streak through Earth’s atmosphere, landing in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. When a space module carrying astronauts splashes down, a joint recovery team from the Department of Defense (DoD) and NASA...
31 March 2025 Department of Defense Completes Underway Recovery Test 12 with NASA SAN DIEGO — NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Landing and Recovery team and the Department of Defense successfully completed the third recovery test for the crewed Artemis II mission aboard amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) off the coast of San Diego, March 31...
28 March 2025 NPS Hall of Fame Alumnus Inspires Graduates During Winter Quarter Commencement The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recognized the achievements of its 2025 Winter Quarter graduates during its latest commencement ceremony, March 28, in King Hall auditorium on the school’s Monterey, California, campus...