NORFOLK, Va - The Sailors and Marines of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps team operate the most advanced weapons systems and platforms 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They deploy as integrated warfighting teams designed to operate with the joint services, partners, and allies...

The Ticonderoga-class guided missile destroyer USS Normandy, a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG) transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 5, 2024...

SOUTHERN RED SEA -- The commodore of the Combined Maritime Forces’ Combined Task Force 153 presided over the promotion of a Royal Navy liaison officer Dec. 24 aboard USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer supporting Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea...

NAPLES, Italy — The Honorable Brendan Owens, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment visited Naval Support Activity Naples (NSA Naples) and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NAS Sigonella) to meet with leaders and discuss critical base infrastructure...

MANAMA, Bahrain –A combined naval effort between multiple nations thwarted an attempted seizure of an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 26...

ARABIAN GULF – The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) completed a scheduled transit through the Strait of Hormuz into the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 26...

PARACEL ISLANDS, South China Sea — On November 25, USS Hopper  (DDG 70) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of the operation, USS Hopper (DDG 70) exited the excessive claim area and...

MONTEREY, Calif. — In today’s era of strategic competition, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps understand that innovation is a key to success in the maritime warfighting domain...

MANAMA, Bahrain — An Ohio-class submarine arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Nov. 5. The submarine's rapid deployment in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility demonstrates the flexibility and dynamic ability to deter potential adversaries, reassure partners,...

SPRATLY ISLANDS, South China Sea  –  On November 3, USS Dewey (DDG 105) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of the operation, USS Dewey (DDG 105) exited the excessive...