22 March 2025 USS Spruance deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) departed Naval Base San Diego to support U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) southern border operations in the USNORTHCOM area of responsibility, March 22...
21 March 2025 Readout of Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby Meeting with Commander Royal Canadian Navy Vice Adm. Angus Topshee Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby met with Commander, Royal Canadian Navy Vice Adm. Angus Topshee, for an office call at the Pentagon in support of Partners in Defense, today...
13 March 2025 Department of the Navy Announces New Policy on Sailors with Gender Dysphoria WASHINGTON – The Department of the Navy announced policy changes for Sailors with a current diagnosis or history of gender dysphoria, March 13...
20 February 2025 Commanding Officer of USS Harry S. Truman Relieved SOUDA BAY, Greece – Capt. Dave Snowden, commanding officer of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), was relieved Feb. 20 due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command...
20 February 2025 Chief of Naval Operations Visits New England Bases, Stresses Lethality and Readiness NEWPORT, R.I. – Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti traveled to New England to meet with area Sailors, civilians, and leadership, tour General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY), and meet with students and faculty at Navy school houses and the...
13 February 2025 USS Harry S. Truman Involved in Collision at Sea MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M at approximately 11:46 p.m. local time, Feb. 12, while operating in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean...
11 February 2025 Chief of Naval Operations Visits NSWC Crane, Purdue University Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti traveled to Indiana to visit Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division, located on Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane to speak with Sailors, civilians, and elementary school students, and then visited Purdue University for a series of...
07 February 2025 U.S. Navy Leaders Observe Joint Task Force Southern Guard Operations NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, and Rear Adm. John Hewitt, Commander, Navy Region Southeast, visited Joint Task Force Southern Guard onboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) February 5 and 6, as...
06 February 2025 Truman Strike Group Units Arrive in Greece for Port Visit SOUDA BAY, Greece – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and its embarked air wing and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay for a working port visit Feb. 6 following two...
05 February 2025 Chief of Naval Operations Hosts Thailand’s Head of Navy for Counterpart Visit Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti hosted Adm. Jirapol Wongwit, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) for an official counterpart visit, Feb. 3-5. ...