02 March 2026 Cobra Gold 2026 Strengthens Crisis Response Through Joint Multinational Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Training U-TAPAO ROYAL THAI NAVY AIRPORT, Thailand — U.S. joint services and multinational partners conducted a simulated noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airport, Thailand, Feb. 26, 2026...
27 February 2026 U.S. Navy to Christen Future USNS Robert Ballard PASCAGOULA, Ms. — The U.S. Navy will christen the future USNS Robert Ballard (T-AGS 67) during a ceremony at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Feb. 28 at 10:00 a.m. (CST)...
27 February 2026 Japan, Philippine and U.S. forces conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA — The combined armed forces of Japan, the Philippines and the United States conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 20-26, 2026. This activity demonstrated a collective commitment to strengthening...
26 February 2026 Task Force Ashland, USS Ashland arrive in Thailand for Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 CHUK SAMET, Thailand — Task Force (TF) Ashland, a forward-deployed force of U.S. Marines and Sailors aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), arrived in the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 22, to join approximately 8,000 service members from 30 nations for the 45th...
26 February 2026 AUKUS Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia — Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S...
25 February 2026 Secretary of War inducts Naval Aviator and Medal of Honor recipient into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes Last night President Donald J. Trump awarded retired Navy Capt. Elmer Royce Williams the Medal of Honor at the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol. Today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle inducted Williams...
25 February 2026 U.S. Navy concludes participation in multilateral exercise MILAN 2026 VISAKHAPATNAM, India (NNS) — A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 concluded their participation in the multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026, Feb. 17-26, 2026...
24 February 2026 Navy Reserve Sailors Sharpen Skills in MAKO Challenge 2026 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 24, 2026) – Navy Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. 2nd Fleet, and U.S. 4th Fleet gathered at the Navy Warfare Development Center for exercise MAKO Challenge 2026, held from Feb. 19-22...
23 February 2026 Topping Out Ceremony Marks Investment in Future of Submarine Readiness A topping out ceremony was held Jan. 29 to mark a major milestone in the construction of a new facility for the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD) at Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay, Georgia...
20 February 2026 Astronaut, Educator, Leader – Dr. Jim Newman Retires After 40 Years of Service, Impact Forty years to the day after launching his illustrious federal career, Dr. James H. Newman officially retired from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Dec. 8, 2025...