18 February 2025 U.S. Navy Joins Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo in Indonesia BALI, Indonesia – The U.S. Navy joined more than 20 navies for the opening ceremony of the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK), hosted by the Indonesian Navy in Bali, Indonesia, on Feb. 16...
18 February 2025 US, Japan Conduct Combined Operations SULU SEA – The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Asahi-class destroyer JS Asahi (DD 119) conducted combined operations in the Sulu Sea, Feb. 9-10...
18 February 2025 Navy Expanded Access to Childcare in 2024, Continued Growth Plans for 2025 The Navy Child and Youth Program (CYP) has made significant strides in improving access to and quality of child care...
16 February 2025 USS Harry S. Truman Conducts Emergent Repair Availability SOUDA BAY, Greece -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Greece, on Feb. 16 to conduct an Emergent Repair Availability (ERAV) on the ship’s starboard quarter following a recent collision...
12 February 2025 NPS Develops AI Solution to Automate Drone Defense with High Energy Lasers MONTEREY, Calif.-- Lasers enable the U.S. Navy to fight at the speed of light. Armed with artificial intelligence (AI), ship defensive laser systems can make rapid, accurate targeting assessments necessary for today’s complex and fast-paced operating environment where drones have become an...
12 February 2025 Navy Week Charts Course to Tucson February 17-23 MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- The U.S. Navy’s premiere outreach program, Navy Weeks, returns to the city of Tucson for the fifth time since the creation of the program in 2005, with events scheduled Feb. 17-23...
12 February 2025 U.S. 6th Fleet Celebrates 75th Anniversary, 250th Navy birthday U.S. 6th Fleet held a joint celebration of its 75th anniversary and the Navy’s 250th birthday onboard its flagship, the Blue Ridge-Class Command and Control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Feb. 12, 2025...
11 February 2025 US, Australia, and UK forces conduct joint combined operations SOUTH CHINA SEA - The U.S. Navy (USN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and Royal Navy (RN) joined together to conduct a link exercise, a coordinated maneuvering exercise, and a variety of other combined operations in the South China Sea, Feb. 6-7...
11 February 2025 U.S. 6th Fleet embarks flagship USS Mount Whitney The U.S. 6th Fleet staff embarked the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, Italy, Feb. 10-12...
10 February 2025 USS O’Kane returns home after seven-month deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of...