05 May 2025 Blue Ridge Arrives in Suva, Fiji SUVA, Fiji — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Suva, Fiji for a scheduled port visit May 5, 2025, marking the ship’s first return to the city since 1998...
05 May 2025 U.S. 6th Fleet and STRIKFORNATO kick off Exercise Formidable Shield 2025 BODØ, Norway — Eleven Allied nations kick off exercise At Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 25, led by U.S. 6th Fleet and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), in the North and Norwegian Seas and North Atlantic Ocean, May 3, 2025...
02 May 2025 U.S. Navy Proves Sea-Based Hypersonic Launch Approach The U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs is continuing on the path toward the nation's first sea-based hypersonic fielding with a successful end-to-end flight test of a conventional hypersonic missile from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This test marked the first launch...
02 May 2025 Blue Ridge Participates in Exercise Croix du Sud 2025 CORAL SEA - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) participated in the 11th iteration of Exercise Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea near New Caledonia, May 1, 2025...
01 May 2025 NIWC Pacific Boosts U.S. Navy’s Next-Gen Ocean Observation Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific is riding a wave of success with its Next Generation Ocean Data Ingest (NGODI) program, an initiative poised to revolutionize the U.S. Navy’s ocean data collection capabilities...
01 May 2025 Blue Ridge departs Noumea, New Caledonia following port visit NOUMÉA, New Caledonia - The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Nouméa, New Caledonia, following a scheduled port visit, April 26 - May 1, 2025...
30 April 2025 Navy Awards Contract Modification for Two Additional Virginia-Class Submarines WASHINGTON – Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a two-ship contract modification on the existing Virginia-class submarine Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for the construction of two FY 2024 Virginia-class submarines...
30 April 2025 NPS Energy Academic Group, International Fellow Add Expertise to Black Sea Maritime Forum Experts from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) contributed their insights and leadership to the Black Sea Maritime Forum hosted by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF), April 15-17. Now in its fourth year, the forum provides a platform for discussion on enhanced security cooperation and...
30 April 2025 Readout of SECNAV Phelan's Meetings With Republic of Korea (ROK) Acting President and Navy Chief of Staff On April 30, Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan met with Republic of Korea (ROK) Acting President Han Duck-soo and Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Yang Yong-mo to reinforce the ironclad U.S.-ROK alliance and President Trump’s agenda that achieves Peace through Strength. ...
30 April 2025 NIWC Atlantic Delivers Next-Gen Wi-Fi, Boosting Morale for Military Sealift Command Mariners JB Charleston, S.C. - NIWC Atlantic launched CivMar WiN, a wireless network providing internet access for civilian mariners on Military Sealift Command ships. Successful initial installations on two vessels led to high demand fleet-wide. The network enhances quality of life and aims to be on 50+...