25 April 2025 Navy Awards $3.5B Contract to Northrop Grumman to Develop Successor to E-6B Mercury The Navy announced in December it awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission...
21 April 2025 Navy Week Program Sets Sail for Duluth The U.S. Navy proudly announces Navy Week Duluth, Minnesota, taking place June 30 to July 6, 2025. As part of a nationwide outreach effort, Duluth Navy Week will bring 50-75 Sailors to engage directly with the community through a week-long series of performances, educational events and service...
20 April 2025 Mission Readiness in Focus During Senior DoD Health Visit to U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Okinawa hosted Susan Orsega, deputy assistant secretary of defense for health services policy and oversight, during a visit April 9 that focused on health care delivery and operational readiness across the Indo-Pacific...
18 April 2025 Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center Holds Change of Command Ceremony SAN DIEGO -- Rear Adm. T. J. Zerr relieved Rear Adm. Wilson Marks as commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) at Naval Base San Diego, April 17...
15 April 2025 Navy Week Sets Sail for Rocket City April 21-27 Navy Week will set sail for Huntsville for the first time since the inception of the program in 2005, with a variety of outreach events scheduled April 21-27...
15 April 2025 Navy Secretary Embarks Gerald R. Ford for First Carrier Visit ATLANTIC OCEAN - Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to observe the strike group’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Apr. 10-11. The visit was the Secretary's first visit to an operational carrier...
15 April 2025 Leading by example: FRCE supervisor receives Navy League safety award Dedication to safety excellence has earned a Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) supervisor the Admiral Vern Clark Safety Award for fiscal year 2024...
11 April 2025 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Norfolk from Forward Deployment NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S Navy expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, April 10, 2025, after operating forward deployed for almost five years, supporting U.S. Navy and allied efforts in the U.S. Naval Forces...
11 April 2025 Carrier Strike Group 3 Changes Command PACIFIC OCEAN – Rear Adm. Adan Cruz was relieved by Rear Adm. Todd Whalen as commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, during a change of command ceremony held aboard the Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier and flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN...
10 April 2025 U.S. Navy Week Sets Sail for American Samoa, April 14-17, 2025 For the first time ever, the U.S. Navy is bringing Navy Week to American Samoa, April 14-17. As part of a global outreach effort, American Samoa Navy Week will connect Sailors with the community through a variety of performances, educational events, and service projects...