04 April 2025 Navy to Commission Submarine Iowa (SSN 797) GROTON, Conn. — The Navy will commission the 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a 10 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn...
04 April 2025 Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby Speaks at Australian, US, UK Naval Capabilities and Science and Technology Talks Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby spoke to leaders from the Royal Australian Navy, the British Royal Navy, and the U.S. Navy to discuss the long-standing partnership between the three navies and the continued integration and interoperability of their forces, at the inaugural...
03 April 2025 Navy Relieves Naval Information Operations Command, Colorado Commanding Officer FORT MEADE, Md. – The commanding officer of Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Colorado was relieved April 3 due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.Capt. Chelsey Zwicker, commodore of Naval Information Operations Command Pacific, relieved Cmdr. Christopher Johnson of his...
27 March 2025 US Navy to Christen Future USNS Billy Frank Jr. MOBILE, Ala.—The U.S. Navy will christen the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11) during a ceremony on Saturday, March 29, at 10:00 a.m. CDT at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama...
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...