NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - A junior Sailor tied with a lieutenant for top score in the shiphandling competition during the recent Surface Line Week 2021 competition...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The forward-deployed Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) swapped crews at Naval Station Rota after completing the ship’s second deployment through the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, July 9, 2021...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East is always looking for new, innovative ways to improve its processes. Recently, a group of FRCE engineers and aviation maintenance professionals attended a demonstration of a robotic tool that can clean fiber optic cables more...

NORFOLK, Va. - A five-time recipient joined 14 other ships in winning top honors for the fiscal 2020 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Afloat Safety Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to fleet readiness, morale, efficiency and economical use of resources through safety...

AEKELY, Minn. - Navy Fireman 1st Class Neal Todd, was among 429 Sailors killed aboard USS Oklahoma (BB-37) while the ship was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941...

GULF OF ADEN – The Queen Elizabeth (UK) and Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups (CSG), alongside the Iwo Jima amphibious ready group (ARG), conducted a large scale joint interoperability exercise in the Gulf of Aden, July 12...

On July 12, USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law...

LIMASSOL, Cyprus - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) made a scheduled port visit to Limassol, Cyprus as part of their deployment with Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG 21), June 29-July 2...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) and the Dominican Republic Navy conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX) July 10, following a three-day port visit to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

VARNA, Bulgaria - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) arrived in Varna, Bulgaria for exercise Breeze 2021, July 11, 2021...