10 April 2025 U.S. Navy Task Force 70, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 join Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for bilateral training after memorandum signing PHILIPPINE SEA – The U.S. Navy’s expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, operating under Task Force 70, joined surface and air forces from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for bilateral training south of Okinawa, Japan, on April 3, 2025...
10 April 2025 US, Republic of Korea Navy Divers Kick Off SALVEX Korea 2025 CHINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea – U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 and divers from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) kicked off Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea, April 07, 2025, in Chinhae, South Korea...
09 April 2025 Egyptian Navy Assumes Command of CMF’s Red Sea Task Force MANAMA Bahrain – The Egyptian Navy assumed command of the Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 from the Royal Australian Navy at a ceremony held aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, April 9...
09 April 2025 Homecoming: Emory S. Land returns to Guam NAVAL BASE GUAM – The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) returned to its homeport in Apra Harbor, Guam, April 9th, 2025. Emory S. Land’s arrival marked the completion of its expeditionary submarine tender deployment, which began May 17th, 2024...
08 April 2025 U.S. Navy Invites Former Sailors Who Voluntarily Left to Apply for Reentry under Executive Order 14184 The United States Navy is inviting former Sailors who voluntarily left the service or allowed their service to lapse, rather than comply with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, the opportunity to apply for reinstatement, in accordance with Executive Order 14184, “Reinstating Service Members...
08 April 2025 US, Australian Naval Leaders Ride Submarine, Strengthening Bilateral Ties JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Apr. 3, 2025) – Director of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Adm. Bill Houston, who completed his Submarine Command Course training on Collins-class submarine HMAS Rankin in 2007, and Chief of the Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, a...
07 April 2025 Defense Innovation Leader Doug Beck to Speak at NPS’ Annual Acquisition Symposium and Innovation Summit Innovation in defense is more important than ever … But delivering innovation to the warfighter cannot happen without acquisition. ...
07 April 2025 AUKUS and PNSY: Partnering for Enhanced Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific Portsmouth, Va. - Strong alliances and partnerships have played a key role in the U.S. efforts to promote peace and stability around the world. ...
07 April 2025 USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) Arrives in Cape Town, South Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The Military Sealift Command (MSC) expeditionary mobile base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit April 4, 2025...
07 April 2025 Navy Commissions USS Iowa (SSN 797) GROTON, Conn. – The Navy commissioned its 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Iowa (SSN 797), in a traditional ceremony held April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut...