SYDNEY – Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), the flagship of the America Strike Group, arrived in Sydney, today, June 14, for a scheduled port visit. The ship carries embarked Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and is currently conducting routine operations in the...

SKRUNDA, Latvia – As part of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2025, U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marines from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), and Latvian Army engineers are constructing a fortified trench network designed for survivability in a drone-contested battlespace. The project...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain -- Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Rota, in partnership with the Spanish Armada’s intermediate-level maintenance command and their embedded additive manufacturing (AM) contractor, manufactured parts for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile...

The U.S. Navy is setting a course for the Connecticut River Valley this fall, launching the Hartford-Springfield region’s first-ever Navy Week from September 22–28. Navy Weeks bring the fleet to the community, with 50 to 60 active-duty Sailors from across the country engaging in outreach...

Navy Week will set sail for Anchorage, Alaska, for the first time since the inception of the program in 2005, with a variety of outreach events scheduled June 16-22...

SAN DIEGO -- Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) celebrated its 10 year anniversary at Naval Base San Diego, June 9th. Rear Adm. T. J. Zerr, commander, SMWDC, with guest speaker Rear Adm. Joseph Cahill, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, delivered remarks to former...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain on Jun. 10, 2025 with a Unit Combat Action Ribbon following completion of her first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth...

LIEPAJA, Latvia - U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), and NATO allies joined forces on the Baltic coast to construct critical waterfront infrastructure during exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25)...

GUAM - The U.S. and Republic of Singapore navies kicked off Exercise Pacific Griffin 2025 in the waters off Guam, June 7...

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, hosted the Fleet Commanders’ Round Table (FCRT) with fleet leadership from eight allied and partner nations aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a scheduled port visit to Sydney, May 30.Participating in the FCRT in addition to...