MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35B Lightning II aircraft when it successfully completed verification of the laser shock peening process and returned the first aircraft to undergo the procedure to the fleet...

GIBRALTAR - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) conducted a scheduled port visit in Gibraltar, Dec. 30, 2021...

MANAMA, Bahrain - Two U.S. Navy ships seized 385 kilograms of heroin worth approximately $4 million from a stateless fishing vessel transiting the Arabian Sea, Dec. 27...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, Dec. 27, 2021, marking the beginning of its 12th Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) area of operations in support of...

WASHINGTON - Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory evaluate early data the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft sent back to Earth as it observes comet Leonard as it heads inbound to the sun...

DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory - U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 built two driveways for the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) onboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia...

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...