29 April 2026 USS San Antonio Returns to Norfolk from U.S. 4th Fleet Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - First-in-class San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) returned to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, April 28, 2026, after eight and a half months at sea supporting the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit...
28 April 2026 From Pier to Platform: Seabees Enable Autonomous Operations During Obangame Express 2026 U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 and 22nd Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) are enabling the next generation of maritime operations during Exercise Obangame Express (OE) 2026, constructing expeditionary infrastructure designed to support autonomous systems...
28 April 2026 Blue Ridge Returns to Yokosuka After Spring Patrol U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, April 23, marking the completion of the spring patrol in the Indo-Pacific region...
23 April 2026 USS Blue Ridge conducts consecutive combined maritime operations with allies in Western Pacific Ocean U.S. 7th Fleet flagship Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a series of bilateral and multilateral maritime exercises with allies across the Western Pacific Ocean, April 13-17.Ships from the Royal Australian Navy, Philippine Coast Guard and U.S. Navy conducted...
22 April 2026 Blue Ridge departs Okinawa, Japan U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Okinawa following a port visit, Mon. 21, 2026. Blue Ridge’s last visit to Okinawa was in 2020. ...
20 April 2026 Chile Welcomes Nimitz Carrier Strike Group VALPARAISO, Chile – Ships of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG), including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), arrived in Valparaiso, Chile, for a scheduled port visit on April 17, 2026, as part of U.S...
17 April 2026 US Navy celebrates 250 years of our nation with National Parks Navy Week The U.S. Navy proudly announces National Parks Navy Week, scheduled April 19-26...
10 April 2026 NMRTC New England Sailors Gain Fleet Perspective Aboard Future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England gained a rare, firsthand look at the future of naval warfare during a tour of the future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) while the ship was ported in Newport, R.I.,...
10 April 2026 Blue Ridge departs Changi, Singapore U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Changi following a port visit, April 10, 2026...
06 April 2026 USS Ashland Completes Ship Wartime Repair and Maintenance Exercise in the Philippines CEBU, Philippines – Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) completed a ship wartime repair and maintenance exercise (SWARMEX), April 5, as part of its scheduled port visit to Cebu...