Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Sept. 22, that the next Freedom and Independence variant Littoral Combat Ships will be named USS Marinette (LCS 25) and USS Mobile (LCS 26) to recognize the two cities' significant contribution to Navy ship building...

U.S. Marines and Sailors from the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) with U.S. Embassy-Muscat and Royal Omani Police conducted the first non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise in Muscat, Sept. 20-21...

Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 staff disembarked amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Sept. 21, following completion of their duties during exercise Valiant Shield 2016...

Littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) sailed across the international date line Sept. 21, officially marking its transition into the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations as it transits to its homeport of San Diego...

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Patrick Gravel was recognized Sept. 15 by the Portsmouth Police Department for assisting the victim of a car crash last year...

Sailors overseas and on sea duty, eligible family members, and U.S. civilians overseas casting absentee ballots between now and election day are eligible for free Express Mail service with free tracking at afloat and ashore military post offices...

The Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU) 5 participated in the first Sea and Air Parade event in eight years during San Diego Fleet Week, Sept. 10...

Rear Adm. Thomas W. Luscher relieved Rear Adm. Eric Coy Young as commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) during a change of command ceremony at the CNRFC headquarters building, Sept. 20...

Air and surface units from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force conducted a concept of operations simulated exercise during Valiant Shield 2016, Sept. 17...

Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) leadership named Marine Col. AJ Manuel winner of the Outstanding Performance Award during a NAE Air Board video teleconference Sept. 14...