Navy Warfare Development Center hosted the fifth annual MAKO Storm exercise May 14–17, bringing together U.S. Navy Reserve Sailors supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa in addition to U.S. Sixth Fleet and U.S. Fifth Fleet for an advanced Maritime Operations Center training event focused on...

On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Senate confirmed the military promotion of Rear Adm. Douglas L. Williams to vice admiral. Williams, who currently serves as the director for test at the Missile Defense Agency, will assume command as the 15th director of Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic...

SHIMODA, Japan – Forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) departed Shimoda after a port visit, May 17, following participation in the city’s Black Ship Festival...

The Navy Exchange Service Command Hospitality Group recognized its top hotels and team members on May 13, 2026, during its training symposium at Naval Air Station North Island, California...

MONTEREY, Calif. – In an era of intensifying competition and rapid innovation, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) serves as a critical link between advanced education and the operational demands of the U.S. Department of the Navy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Glowbug-2 instrument successfully launched on board the Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload at approximately 6:05 p.m. EDT on May 15, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla...

CLEVELAND (May 16, 2026) – The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest and last Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) in Cleveland...

MAYPORT, Fla. – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) got underway from Naval Station Mayport May 16, 2026, to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment. Cooperstown assumed duties previously executed by the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS...

U.S. Navy expeditionary forces are operating in the High North to deploy and test advanced Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) May 4-24, 2026, during an unmanned systems and explosive ordnance disposal EOD exercise with Norway, strengthening their bilateral posture in the Arctic...

NORFOLK, Va. — The future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, arrived at its Naval Station Norfolk homeport for the first time on May 15, 2026...