24 February 2025 USS Stockdale returns home after seven-month deployment to 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) returned to homeport at Naval Base San Diego after a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Feb. 21...
24 February 2025 CTF153 and USS Stout ‘Ready Together’ for Red Sea Maritime Security MANAMA, Bahrain - Combined Maritime Forces’ Combined Task Force 153 and the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) have remained ‘ready together’ as they safeguard maritime security in the Red Sea...
24 February 2025 Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. participate in Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint 25-71 (Resilient Shield) YOKOSUKA, Japan – Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. forces launched Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint (FST-J) 25-71 (Resilient Shield), at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region, Feb. 24-27, 2025...
24 February 2025 The Navy’s carrier airwing flies further with Hercules’ new tanker approval PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- The Navy Reserve’s KC-130T Hercules fleet, upgraded with the NP200 propeller system, is cleared to aerially refuel a significantly wider range of aircraft across the carrier airwing following envelope expansion testing at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division...
21 February 2025 Adm. Munsch Discusses Vital Role of NPS in Developing Warfighters, Warfighting Solutions MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently hosted U.S. Navy Adm. Stuart Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, and Allied Joint Forces Command, Naples, for a thought-provoking discussion, Feb. 4, 2025, as the latest distinguished speaker to...
20 February 2025 International Maritime Exercise 2025 concludes MANAMA, Bahrain -- The Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise, International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025, concluded during a closing ceremony here, Feb 20...
19 February 2025 Navy Region EURAFCENT sweeps Retention Excellence Awards for FY24 NAPLES, Italy -- Six commands throughout Navy Region Europe, Africa, and Central (EURAFCENT), the Navy’s largest region, received Retention Excellence Awards (REA) for fiscal year (FY) 2024. ...
19 February 2025 USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. rescues seven mariners U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY – Crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard fast-response cutter USCGC Clarence Sutphin, Jr. (WPC-1147) and the mine countermeasures ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) rescued seven mariners from a disabled vessel in the international waters of the central...
19 February 2025 NUWC Division, Keyport embraces wartime readiness culture KEYPORT, Wash. -- The Wartime Readiness Action Team at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport was established in response to the changing global security landscape and the need for the Navy to be prepared for potential conflicts. Since its launch in late 2023, it has made significant...
18 February 2025 Navy Expanded Access to Childcare in 2024, Continued Growth Plans for 2025 The Navy Child and Youth Program (CYP) has made significant strides in improving access to and quality of child care...