Strengthening NATO alliances, U.S. East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and U.S. Special Warfare Combat Crewmen (SWCC) recently conducted a two-week training exercise with Lithuanian and German Special Operations Forces...

ISHIGAKI, Japan – USS San Diego (LPD 22), an Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) ship forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, arrived in Ishigaki, Japan, for a historic port visit, Feb. 26...

MANAMA, Bahrain – The director of the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) met with representatives of the cruise ship industry in both Bahrain and Dubai in February to discuss JMIC operations and purpose and to reassure industry officials of JMIC partner nations’ commitment to...

MANAMA, Bahrain – Reserve Sailors from the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet enterprise developed and tested their warfighting readiness from Feb. 9-20 during International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025, in Bahrain and Jordan and their immediate waterways...

MANAMA, Bahrain – The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), an information sharing and coordination construct established under Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) to counter Houthi threats in the Red Sea region, recently expanded its responsibilities to include the entire CMF operating area...

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. -- USS St. Louis (LCS 19), a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), returned to Naval Station Mayport this week, concluding its maiden deployment to the U.S. Fourth Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR)...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. -- The Fleet Readiness Center East  Beyond Capable Maintenance Interdiction (BCMI) team at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is a small program that adds up to huge savings: In 2024 alone, the team supported a cost avoidance totaling more than $59...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is underway conducting routine flight operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Feb. 24, after departing Souda Bay, Greece, on Feb. 23, following completion of an emergent repair availability...

Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia -- As winter weather blanketed the region, mission-essential personnel at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana worked around the clock to ensure the installation remained safe and operational. From clearing roads to securing aircraft and facilities, their efforts...

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) concluded their participation in the bilateral mine warfare exercise (MIWEX) 1JA, Feb. 11, 2025...