06 March 2026 George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Completes COMPTUEX ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Sailors, ships, squadrons and staffs of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) successfully completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) March 5, 2026...
06 March 2026 NIWC Pacific, AFCEA International San Diego host NAML 2026 to advance machine learning for the warfighter SAN DIEGO - Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, in partnership with AFCEA International San Diego, hosted the 10th annual Naval Applications of Machine Learning workshop in San Diego, March 2–5, 2026...
04 March 2026 Keel Laid for Future USS Philadelphia PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The keel for the future USS Philadelphia (LPD 32), a San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship, was authenticated at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, March 3...
04 March 2026 Japan, U.S. forces conduct Fleet Synthetic Training Joint 26-71 YOKOSUKA, Japan – Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. forces conducted Fleet Synthetic Training Joint (FST-J) 26-71 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka and command centers across the region Feb. 23-27, 2026...
02 March 2026 Cobra Gold 2026 Strengthens Crisis Response Through Joint Multinational Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Training U-TAPAO ROYAL THAI NAVY AIRPORT, Thailand — U.S. joint services and multinational partners conducted a simulated noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airport, Thailand, Feb. 26, 2026...
27 February 2026 U.S. Navy to Christen Future USNS Robert Ballard PASCAGOULA, Ms. — The U.S. Navy will christen the future USNS Robert Ballard (T-AGS 67) during a ceremony at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Feb. 28 at 10:00 a.m. (CST)...
27 February 2026 Japan, Philippine and U.S. forces conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA — The combined armed forces of Japan, the Philippines and the United States conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 20-26, 2026. This activity demonstrated a collective commitment to strengthening...
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...