20 November 2025 Ship in the Spotlight: USNS William McLean Congratulations to this week’s Military Sealift Command “Ship in the Spotlight, USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). McLean recently returned stateside after a successful five-and-a-half month deployment serving the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group.During the 169-day...
19 November 2025 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. BATH, Maine - The U.S Navy accepted delivery of future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124), from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Nov. 17...
17 November 2025 FRCE expands fleet support with first CH-53K engine induction Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) continues to expand its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift mission with the recent induction of a CH-53K King Stallion engine, the first of its kind to undergo depot-level maintenance...
30 September 2025 USS Benfold (DDG 65) departs U.S. 7th Fleet after 10 years of forward-deployed service The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 29, following 10 years of forward-deployed service to U.S. 7th Fleet...
30 September 2025 Blue Ridge visits Busan, South Korea BUSAN, South Korea — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Busan, South Korea for a port visit, Sept. 25, 2025, after completing the trilateral exercise Freedom Edge followed by a visit to Pyeongtaek and Republic of Korea 2nd Fleet. This arrival in Busan marks the first...
29 September 2025 Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Defend and Fortify Lethality Through Cybersecurity In today’s cyber environment, federal, state, local governments and private industry are experiencing cyber-attacks daily. Over the past few years, adversaries such as Russia, China, and Iran, and other non-state actors have intensified their campaigns against the United States, probing for...
29 September 2025 CARAT Timor-Leste 2025 Concludes DILI, Timor-Leste — The U.S. Navy and Timor-Leste Defense Forces (F-FDTL), also known as Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), concluded CARAT Timor-Leste 2025, Sept. 26, after a weeklong exchange of expertise, training scenarios, and relationship-building activities in Dili...
29 September 2025 U.S. Navy Receives Spain’s Premio Especial de la Armada, Praises Decades of Trust and Cooperation MADRID, Spain - Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF), accepted the Armada Española’s Premio Especial de la Armada award on behalf of the United States Navy during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 25, 2025...
26 September 2025 CTF-66 showcases RAS capabilities with partners in Portugal-led unmanned systems demonstration during REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 2025 Commander, Task Force (CTF) 66 conducted a live robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) demonstration with Allies and partners during the experimentation exercise Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned Systems (REPMUS) / Dynamic Messenger 2025, in Troia, Portugal, Sept. 25,...
25 September 2025 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Bands to Perform during the Navy and Marine Corps 250th Birthday Celebration U.S. Navy and Marine Corps bands will be performing at various locations in Philadelphia, P.A. and Camden, N.J. as part of the Navy and Marine Corps 250th celebration, October 9-16, 2025. The Navy 250th is Oct 13 and Marine Corps 250th is Nov. 10...