12 May 2025 USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. – In a time-honored naval tradition, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), held a change of command aboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, May 12...
12 May 2025 FRCE earns second consecutive CNO Shore Safety Award The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) has selected Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) to receive the CNO Shore Safety Award in the Large Industrial Activity category for the second consecutive year, recognizing its continued efforts toward safety and occupational health excellence in fiscal year 2024...
09 May 2025 Realistic Simulation Sharpens Expeditionary Medicine Readiness CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC) is elevating Expeditionary Medicine (EXMED) readiness through a highly realistic training environment, employing cutting-edge moulage, immersive battle effects,...
09 May 2025 Navy Medicine CRTS Teams Prepare Aboard USS Tripoli SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Sailors assigned to Casualty Receiving Transport Ship 2 and CRTS-6 conducted shipboard familiarization training aboard the USS Tripoli (LHA 7) on May 7, 2025, a crucial step in maintaining Naval Medical Forces Pacific’s (NMFP) readiness...
08 May 2025 Like Cars, Rockets Evolve: Navy’s Ramjet Test Proves Game-Changing Potential POINT MUGU NAWC, Calif. — Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division successfully air-launched a Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet (SFIRR) from an unmanned vehicle for the first time, one step toward modernizing missile technology...
06 May 2025 U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s NIKE Laser-Target Facility Helps to Advance Department of Defense Nuclear Mission WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced a new strategic direction for its NIKE laser-target facility to align its world-class capabilities with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) nuclear strategic priorities...
05 May 2025 Exercise Obangame Express holds Opening Ceremony in Cabo Verde PRAIA, Cabo Verde — Obangame Express 2025 (OE 25), sponsored by United States Africa Command and conducted by U.S. Sixth Fleet, held the opening ceremony for the exercise May 5th, 2025 in host nation Cabo Verde...
02 May 2025 U.S. Navy Proves Sea-Based Hypersonic Launch Approach The U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs is continuing on the path toward the nation's first sea-based hypersonic fielding with a successful end-to-end flight test of a conventional hypersonic missile from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This test marked the first launch...
01 May 2025 NIWC Pacific Boosts U.S. Navy’s Next-Gen Ocean Observation Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific is riding a wave of success with its Next Generation Ocean Data Ingest (NGODI) program, an initiative poised to revolutionize the U.S. Navy’s ocean data collection capabilities...
30 April 2025 Navy Awards Contract Modification for Two Additional Virginia-Class Submarines WASHINGTON – Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a two-ship contract modification on the existing Virginia-class submarine Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for the construction of two FY 2024 Virginia-class submarines...