24 March 2025 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Guam APRA HARBOR – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) arrived in Guam for a regularly scheduled port visit, March 24...
21 March 2025 Lasers Destroy Drones as Additive Manufacturing Builds Them: NPS Accelerates Emerging Technology at JIFX to Fulfill U.S. Navy and DOD’s Critical Needs MONTEREY, Calif. - Rapidly fielding emerging technologies and prioritizing investments in AI, drones, and counter-drone systems, among other technologies, are key to military modernization and remaining the strongest, most lethal force in the world...
18 March 2025 US, French Host First-ever Military Hackathon at Sea PHILIPPINE SEA – Data scientists aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91) conduct the first-ever military Hackathon at sea during Exercise Pacific Steller 2025...
14 March 2025 Republic of Korea Air Force, US Air Force, US Navy Conducts F-35 Air Integration Training during Freedom Shield 25 AT SEA – Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 participated in Freedom Shield 25, a defense-oriented, annual exercise between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States featuring live, virtual and field-based training that engaged alliance forces and governmental agencies, March 13...
11 March 2025 NPS Welcomes Japan’s Former Navy Chief as Inaugural International Fellow MONTEREY, Calif. -- Former Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), retired Adm. Ryo Sakai, joined the faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) as the institution’s first-ever International Fellow, earlier this year. ...
10 March 2025 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Departs Busan, Republic of Korea BUSAN, South Korea – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group departed Busan, Republic of Korea, March 7, after conducting a scheduled five-day port visit...
06 March 2025 NPS and TOPGUN Launch New Master of Warfare Operations Degree MONTEREY, Calif. -- In naval aviation, the best of the best attend the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Program, otherwise known as TOPGUN, where they hone their warfighting skills as combat pilots. Starting this year, some will also sharpen their critical thinking proficiency earning...
03 March 2025 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Busan, Republic of Korea BUSAN, Republic of Korea – USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) One, arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, March 2...
03 March 2025 ROK, USFK, CNFK Embark USS Carl Vinson, Exploring Operations and Capabilities The Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), flag ship for Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, hosted Republic of Korea (ROK), U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Korea (CNFK) for a day-long embark to explore aircraft carrier operations and power...
06 February 2025 France, Japan, U.S. Partner in Multi-Large Deck Event in Philippine Sea PHILIPPINE SEA – U.S. forces will participate in Exercise Pacific Steller 2025, a multi-large deck event (MLDE) hosted by the French Navy in the Philippine Sea beginning Feb. 8. The exercise will involve ships from the U.S. Navy’s Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG), the French Carrier...