MANUS ISLAND, Papua New Guinea - The U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 are building a dental facility at the Lombrum Naval Base, Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG)...

NAS SIGONELLA, Italy - Military working dog (MWD) Weezy, assigned to Naval Air Station Sigonella security department, retired during a ceremony on NAS Sigonella after more than 10 years of distinguished service, Dec. 17, 2021...

WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced on Dec. 22, 2021, a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into Balfour Beatty Communities LLC (BBC), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, for defrauding the U.S. Air Force, U.S...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii - The U.S. Navy completed flushing system water lines at the Pearl City Peninsula military housing neighborhood, Dec. 22. Samples were sent to the mainland for testing and, pending results expected back next week, workers will move on to flushing individual...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) returned to Rota, Spain, Dec. 23, 2021, completing her inaugural patrol as a member of the U.S. Navy’s Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) and culminating in a successful year of...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA - USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), ships from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8 and the Tunisian Navy vessels Hannon (612) and Tunis (502) conducted multiple tactical operations to enhance maritime security and increase interoperability between the two navies, December 20-21, 2021...

Viña del Mar, Chile - In an effort to strengthen naval capabilities in the area of maritime sustainment—specifically, the rapid repair of ships in dry dock—the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global and the Chilean Naval Polytechnic Academy recently held the 2021 AVANTE Challenge...

WASHINGTON - Vice Adm. W. R. Merz, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, OPNAV N3/N5, released NAVADMIN 289/21 today, encouraging all Active and Reserve Component Navy personnel to obtain a COVID-19 booster shot...

MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. 5th Fleet ships seized approximately 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a stateless fishing vessel during a flag verification boarding in accordance with customary international law in the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 20...

MARI, Cyprus - U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Construction Dive Detachment ALFA (CDD/A), a detachment of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) ONE, completed a Cyprus subject matter expert exchange at the Naval Base Lieutenant General Evangelos Florakis in Mari, Cyprus, Dec. 21, 2021...