26 February 2026 Task Force Ashland, USS Ashland arrive in Thailand for Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 CHUK SAMET, Thailand — Task Force (TF) Ashland, a forward-deployed force of U.S. Marines and Sailors aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), arrived in the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 22, to join approximately 8,000 service members from 30 nations for the 45th...
26 February 2026 AUKUS Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia — Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S...
25 February 2026 Secretary of War inducts Naval Aviator and Medal of Honor recipient into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes Last night President Donald J. Trump awarded retired Navy Capt. Elmer Royce Williams the Medal of Honor at the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol. Today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle inducted Williams...
23 February 2026 Topping Out Ceremony Marks Investment in Future of Submarine Readiness A topping out ceremony was held Jan. 29 to mark a major milestone in the construction of a new facility for the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD) at Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay, Georgia...
20 February 2026 U.S. Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia HMAS Stirling, Western Australia - Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S. submarine...
13 February 2026 NAVSUP Business Systems Center Installs Hazardous Material Inventory Control System 4 Aboard USS Comstock and USS Boxer MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Information technology (IT) specialists from Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) completed installation of the Hazardous Material Inventory Control System 4 (HICS 4) aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) and...
12 February 2026 Optimizing the Warfighter NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Navy’s first and only Human Performance Optimization (HPO) program is officially open for business onboard Naval Base San Diego (NBSD). Capt. Brian Bungay, commanding officer, marked the milestone during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Harbor Side Fitness...
11 February 2026 USS Pinckney departs Singapore after ship repair and maintenance exercise Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) departed Singapore, Feb. 4, after a port visit in support of a ship repair and maintenance exercise...
11 February 2026 U.S., Japan naval forces complete Mine Warfare Exercise 1JA 2026 The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 26 1JA off the coast of Japan in Ise Bay, Jan. 30 -Feb. 11...
11 February 2026 Prepared to Fight From the MOC – OLW Training Continuum Supports Advanced Warfighter Capabilities, Seamless Active-Reserve Integration In an era of great power competition, the Navy Reserve must be ready to deploy at the Operational Level of War (OLW) at a moment’s notice, and how OLW Reserve Sailors prepare for that eventuality must align with their active-duty fleet counterparts for seamless integration and mission success...