SOUTH CHINA SEA – Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) completed joint expeditionary strike force training operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 16...

MARI, Cyprus - A composite team of professional divers assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet (NAVEUR-NAVAF-SIXTHFLT) completed a week of underwater search and rescue (SAR) training at the Naval Base Lieutenant General Evangelos Florakis in Mari, Cyprus, Dec. 22, 2021...

SAN DIEGO — The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group departed on a regularly scheduled deployment Monday in support of global maritime security operations.  ...

GULF OF ADEN — It’s not uncommon for service members to meet others from their home state when they report to a new command. It’s far less likely you’ll serve alongside a hometown friend. That’s what happened to Electronics Technician 3rd Class Julianna Kowalewski-Silva while she was working at the...

SAN DIEGO -- In this era of strategic competition, the U.S. Navy is shaping a more capable and lethal force through Ready, Relevant Learning (RRL). RRL addresses the questions of when, where and how Sailors train for combat readiness...

MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. 5th Fleet ships seized approximately 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a stateless fishing vessel during a flag verification boarding in accordance with customary international law in the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 20...

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - The forward-deployed Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) swapped crews in Djibouti after completing the ship’s third deployment through the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Dec. 15, 2021...

DILI, East Timor - As part of the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series, CARAT Timor-Leste 2021 concluded Dec. 15, following nine days of virtual, in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration between the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) and U.S...

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. - With frost on the ground, Sailors and Marines can see their breath creating cold clouds of condensation as they move around exiting their camouflaged tents on the edge of a remote airfield on Wallops Island, Virginia. In the distance, the sound of radio chatter and propeller...

WASHINGTON - Cmdr. Mark deVry and Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Dursa – both admiralty Law specialists affiliated with the Navy Reserve Law Program – recently returned home after volunteering on short notice to assist Louisiana officials in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.  The storm – which made landfall in...