09 September 2025 Seventeenth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman Releases His Priorities Aligning with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Caudle’s priorities of keeping the Foundry, the Fleet, and the Fight, MCPON Perryman emphasized a vision rooted in a simple principle: Build Competence. Live Character. Be Confident. His key priorities center on Sailors and Families First, Technical...
11 September 2025 Navy Relieves USS Santa Barbara Commanding Officer MANAMA, Bahrain – Commander of Task Force 55, Capt. Kelley Jones relieved the commanding officer of USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Blue crew, Cmdr. Adam Ochs, Sept. 11, due to a loss of confidence in Och’s ability to command the littoral combat ship...
11 September 2025 Reserve Cyber Warfare Technicians and Maritime Cyber Warfare Officers Elevate Navy Cyber Operations By Lt. j.g. Philmon Haile, Commander, Naval Information Force ReserveIn today’s contested digital environment, the U.S. Navy Reserve’s Cyber Warfare Technicians (CWT) and Maritime Cyber Warfare Officers (MCWO) incorporate cyber operations into the Operational Level of War (OLW),...
26 September 2025 U.S. Navy to Christen Future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. BATH, Maine — The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126), during a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) on Saturday, September 27, at 10:30 a.m. (EST).BATH, Maine — The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126),...
03 October 2025 Secretary Phelan Welcomes Under Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao and Launches Portfolio to Supercharge Warrior Ethos and Quality of Service Across the Navy and Marine Corps Today, Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan announced a wide-ranging cross departmental portfolio for the Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV) that unifies the Department’s most consequential levers for rebuilding warrior ethos and quality of service...
14 October 2025 USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) Returns to Mayport Following Maiden Deployment to U.S. Fourth Fleet NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), returned to Naval Station Mayport, concluding its maiden deployment to the U.S. Fourth Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR)...
05 November 2025 Above, Below, and Beyond: The Department of the Navy Honors 250 Years of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps this Veterans Day This Veterans Day, the Department of the Navy commemorates 250 years of American seapower with “Above, Below, and Beyond,” a two-hour Presidential special airing Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, on Fox Nation. ...
15 November 2025 Navy to commission future littoral combat ship, USS Pierre (LCS 38) PANAMA CITY, Fla.-- Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), will be commissioned, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. CST in Panama City, Florida.Pierre will be the 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) and the second U.S. Navy ship to bear the name.The...
01 December 2025 USFFC Welcomes 44th Commander NORFOLK, Va. — Adm. Karl Thomas assumed command of U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) during a ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) at Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 1. ...
01 December 2025 Matthew Swartz Named Executive Director on Staff of Chief of Naval Operations Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Daryl Caudle appointed Matthew Swartz as his executive director, a newly-established senior leadership position created to enhance coordination, drive continuity, and advance the Navy’s strategic priorities of Foundry, Fleet, and Fight...