07 May 2025 USS Forrest Sherman Departs Norfolk for Routine Deployment NORFOLK, Va. -- Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment on May 6, 2025...
28 April 2025 Continuing Promise 2025 Completes Planning USNS Comfort to Deploy to SOUTHCOM Region NORFOLK, Va. — Military and civilian planners from the United States and six partner nations met this week in Norfolk, Va., to make final plans for the upcoming Continuing Promise 2025 deployment...
24 April 2025 USS New York, USS Oak Hill to Participate in Fleet Week New York 2025 NORFOLK, Va. - Fleet Week New York returns to New York City on May 21 – 27, 2025, with two U.S. Navy ships, two Coast Guard cutters, and five U.S. Navy Academy Yard Patrol boats (YPs). Additionally, our Canadian neighbor will join the week-long celebration...
17 April 2025 Secretary of the Navy John Phelan Visits PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 16, 2025) – The Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visited Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), April 16, 2025. ...
11 April 2025 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Norfolk from Forward Deployment NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S Navy expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, April 10, 2025, after operating forward deployed for almost five years, supporting U.S. Navy and allied efforts in the U.S. Naval Forces...
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) –...
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 USS John C. Stennis Implements Reactor Pin Program to Enhance Readiness and Professionalism NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 10, 2025) – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is the second nuclear-powered carrier of its class to implement a new reactor pin program. The program, started in December 2024, recognizes senior in-rate qualifications within the reactor...
28 March 2025 IWTC Virginia Beach bolsters Navy, Marine Corps intel capabilities The graduation of 17 students from the Marine Air Ground Task Force Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Course in a surge convene comes at a time when demand is on the rise for these highly skilled professionals...
27 March 2025 Forging the Future: U.S. Trains First Australian Radiological Control Technicians to Support AUKUS Submarine Force PORTSMOUTH, Va. – In a milestone for the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) enhanced trilateral security partnership, four Australian civilian maintenance technicians from the Australian government’s submarine company, ASC, graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Radiological Controls...