NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – With the words, “I hereby declare the keel of the United States Ship Enterprise truly and fairly laid,” Olympians Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky chalked their initials on respective steel plates, which were then embossed by skilled welders and affixed to the keel of the future...

Originally announced in December 2021 with the release of NAVADMIN 284/21, the Navy's Military Pilot Program is a team effort, administratively managed by the Chief of Naval Personnel’s Uniform Matters Office with the support of the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) for fulfillment...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Recruit Training Command (RTC) Motorcycle Mentorship Program hosted 50 riders during a three-day event intended to help participants improve skills, abilities and awareness...

CANBERRA, Australia – Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 74, visited multiple sites in Australia as part of a visit to highlight the importance of interoperability between U.S. and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) forces to regional security, Aug. 14-16, 2022...

SAN DIEGO - Leaders from across the Navy, business and academia gathered to discuss the future of naval surface warfare at the third annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) West Coast Waterfront Symposium aboard Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 18...

NORFOLK, Va. – Sailors now can access and interface with essential services and information available online for their professional requirements during shipyard availabilities using the Wireless Connectivity Bridge (WCB)...

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The pungent smell of jet fuel overwhelmed his senses, and the constant whirring of machinery throughout shipboard compartments was almost audible outside the hull of the ship. “You can almost hear them yelling as they [Sailors] try to communicate,” said Capt. Bryon Smith,...

The keel for the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), a Flight III Arleigh-Burke class destroyer was ceremonially laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, August 16.The ship is named for former Senator Jeremiah Denton, Jr., a Vietnam War veteran who was awarded the...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Brian and Angel Hernández Mendoza of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, are identical twins who are leading the way, as they are the first in their family to swear into the world’s greatest Navy...

SAN DIEGO - Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) kicked off the 39th Surface Line Week (SLW) Pacific competition at Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 15...