01 May 2025 Blue Ridge departs Noumea, New Caledonia following port visit NOUMÉA, New Caledonia - The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Nouméa, New Caledonia, following a scheduled port visit, April 26 - May 1, 2025...
30 April 2025 Navy Awards Contract Modification for Two Additional Virginia-Class Submarines WASHINGTON – Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a two-ship contract modification on the existing Virginia-class submarine Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for the construction of two FY 2024 Virginia-class submarines...
30 April 2025 NIWC Atlantic Delivers Next-Gen Wi-Fi, Boosting Morale for Military Sealift Command Mariners JB Charleston, S.C. - NIWC Atlantic launched CivMar WiN, a wireless network providing internet access for civilian mariners on Military Sealift Command ships. Successful initial installations on two vessels led to high demand fleet-wide. The network enhances quality of life and aims to be on 50+...
21 April 2025 Blue Ridge departs Cairns, Australia following port visit CAIRNS, Australia - The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Cairns, Australia, following a scheduled port visit, April 16 - 20, 2025...
18 April 2025 Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center Holds Change of Command Ceremony SAN DIEGO -- Rear Adm. T. J. Zerr relieved Rear Adm. Wilson Marks as commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) at Naval Base San Diego, April 17...
17 April 2025 Secretary of the Navy John Phelan Visits PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 16, 2025) – The Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visited Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), April 16, 2025. ...
16 April 2025 NPS Applied Math Professor Wei Kang Named 2025 SIAM Fellow Recognized for outstanding research and service to the community, Wei Kang, a Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, was honored by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) as a 2025 SIAM Fellow. Applied mathematics provides a...
16 April 2025 Blue Ridge Conducts Port Call in Cairns, Australia U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Cairns, Australia for a routine port visit April 16, 2025. This is Blue Ridge’s first visit to the city since 2013...
11 April 2025 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Norfolk from Forward Deployment NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S Navy expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, April 10, 2025, after operating forward deployed for almost five years, supporting U.S. Navy and allied efforts in the U.S. Naval Forces...
10 April 2025 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Norfolk from Forward Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – A U.S Navy expeditionary sea-base ship USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Apr. 10, after operating forward deployed for almost five years, supporting U.S. Navy and allied efforts in U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) –...