21 August 2017 USS Porter Enters Black Sea Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) entered the Black Sea, Aug. 18, to conduct maritime security operations and enhance capability and interoperability with allies and partners in the region...
21 August 2017 America Departs Malaysia The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Malaysia after a scheduled port visit, Aug. 19...
21 August 2017 USS Oscar Austin Arrives in Rota, Spain The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Aug. 18, 2017, for a mid-patrol availability period...
21 August 2017 Ocean Giant Returns to Norfolk, Completes Annual Resupply of Remote Arctic Air Base Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship MV Ocean Giant pulled into Naval Station Norfolk to complete its support of of Pacer Goose 2017, the annual resupply mission to Thule Air Base, Aug. 18...
21 August 2017 Statement from Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer on USS John S. McCain The following is a statement by Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer on USS John S. McCain, which was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug. 21...
20 August 2017 UPDATE: USS John S. McCain Collides with Merchant Ship The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) has arrived at Changi Naval Base following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug. 21...
19 August 2017 Researchers Announce Wreckage from USS Indianapolis Located A team of civilian researchers led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen has announced they have found the wreck of the World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA 35), which was lost July 30, 1945...
18 August 2017 Navy Completes First LRASM Free Flight from B-1B Lancer The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin conducted the first free flight launch of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a B-1B Lancer Aug. 16 over Point Mugu Sea Range in California...
18 August 2017 Truman Completes CART II Sailors aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) completed the Command Assessment of Readiness and Training (CART) II, Aug. 18...
18 August 2017 First CVW-5 Jet Squadrons to Relocate to Iwakuni this Fall The U.S. Navy announced Aug. 18, that the first jet squadrons from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 will relocate to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI) later this fall...