SOUTH CHINA SEA - Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) joined Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) during presence operations in the South China Sea...

Mechanicsburg, Penn. - Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) hosted more than 20 personnel from across the Department of Defense Aug. 16-27 for the first time the command has ever hosted the 10-day Joint Operational Contracting Support (OCS) Planning and Execution Course (JOPEC)...

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) established a new task force, Sept. 9, to rapidly integrate unmanned systems and artificial intelligence with maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations...

NORFOLK, Va. – The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia after deploying to U.S. 4th Fleet area of operation to support a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operation in Haiti, Sept. 8...

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, September 8, for the multi-mission dry dock project...

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) headquarters, Sept. 8, during his first visit to Naval Support Activity Bahrain as secretary...

Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka Navy Reservists from St. Louis, El Paso and Phoenix traveled to the command’s headquarters 26 miles south of Tokyo, Japan to participate in a series of exercises, training sessions and certifications...

SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during the group's 2021 deployment...

On Sept. 8, USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law. This freedom of navigation operation ("FONOP") upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea. USS Benfold demonstrated that Mischief Reef, a low-tide...

NORFOLK, Va. – Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic commissioned Officer in Charge of Construction (OICC) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine, Sept. 2, 2021...