NORWEGIAN CAVES - Displaying a commitment to European partners and ensuring that the U.S. Navy has the medical readiness infrastructure to respond to a dynamic security environment, Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR), in coordination with the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Medical Support Command (NEMSCOM),...

SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and JS Kaga (DDH 184) are conducting maritime security operations and exercises...

CORONADO, Calif. – For 51 years, Engineman 2nd Class (SEAL) Ray Smith Jr. has carried the memories of a mission in Vietnam on June 12, 1970. On October 7, 2021, Smith gained something new to remember his time serving on distant shores as a SEAL: a Purple Heart. Smith’s heroism and sacrifice were...

MONTEREY, Calif. - In the Fall of 1981, a young Colombian naval officer arrived in Monterey, Calif. to begin his studies at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). Exactly 40 years and an absolutely stellar career later, retired Adm. Guillermo Barrera had the opportunity to return to the esteemed...

MONTEREY, Calif. - The power of narratives in the mainstream media has proven to be a powerful force in capturing attention and shaping perspectives. But can international media events also serve as a precursor to cyber intrusions?...

QUANTICO, Va. - The U.S. Naval Community College offers seven naval-relevant associate degree programs for active duty enlisted Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen during Pilot II. The first associate degree program you can apply for at the USNCC is the Military Studies degree. These are the top...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory experts race toward sustainable clean energy with advances in fusion energy. Steve Obenschain, Ph.D., a research physicist at NRL, said nuclear fusion would be a valuable addition to clean energy sources because it can provide baseload electrical power...

APRA HARBOR, Guam – Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Jackson (LCS 6) and USS Tulsa (LCS 16) sailed with Germany Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217) in the Philippine Sea, and Tulsa hosted Bayern crewmembers for ship tours while moored at Naval Base Guam, Oct. 18 & 21...

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. - The U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Readiness program won the Aviation Week Overall Excellence Award 2021 during the annual Defense Chain Conference in Washington D.C., Oct. 20. Rear Adm. Shane Gahagan, program executive officer for tactical aircraft programs...

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.—In September, Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding an amphibious, unmanned robot system to support littoral operations globally...