VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - It's a process, not a place. A Maritime Operation Center, or MOC, can come in many different forms, because what matters is the processes and planning taking place within them...

NORFOLK, Va. - The Sailors of USS Cole (DDG 67) and USS Gravely (DDG 107) have been very busy in the Atlantic lately, supporting two major exercises and honing their skills in multiple areas of maritime operations and tactics...

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. - U.S. Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron and the 505th Communications Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., are supporting the U.S. Navy Large Scale Exercise 21 – the biggest U.S. Navy exercise in a generation, according to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday,...

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN - Guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) visited Egypt’s Berenice Naval Base, Aug. 12, marking the first time a U.S. warship has pulled into the Red Sea base, which officially opened in January 2020...

MONTEREY, Calif. - Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumnus Carlos Del Toro was sworn in as the nation’s 78th Secretary of the Navy, August 9. Del Toro served 26 years in uniform followed by 17 years as CEO and President of a private sector firm...

MONTEREY, Calif. - A trio of Naval Aviators attending Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) may be starting a trend – heading to command a squadron upon their graduation. All aviation community students attending NPS come to campus to research key operational problems, and to find innovative solutions to...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Navy Band Great Lakes, known as Navy’s Ambassadors to the Midwest, is back performing in front of live audiences after almost two years...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - With less than 24 hours clocked as the Department of the Navy’s top leader, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and its crew made a big impression upon the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, the Navy’s 78th and newest Secretary of the Navy...

PACIFIC OCEAN - Cindy McCain, businesswoman, philanthropist, author, and wife of the late Sen. John McCain, visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) along with a group of business executives as part of the Commander, Naval Air Force’s Distinguished Visitor Program, Aug...

GULF OF GUINEA - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) conducted a combined maritime security capabilities exercise with the Nigerian Navy, the Spanish Navy, and members of Ghana’s Special Boat Squadron (SBS), Aug. 11, 2021...