NORFOLK, Va.  – The U.S. Navy identifies Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, as the missing Sailor following a helicopter’s emergency landing in the Arabian Sea, July 1...

PASCAGOULA, Miss.—The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS George M. Neal (DDG 131) during a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) Shipbuilding on Saturday, July 11, at 9 a.m. CDT...

Portland, United Kingdom – Exercise Sea Breeze 26-2 kicked off in Portland, United Kingdom, today. Naval forces from Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, NATO Maritime Allied Command (NATOMARCOM), Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has awarded a $2.2 billion contract to TOTE Services LLC for Vessel Construction Management to oversee the acquisition of the new Medium Landing Ships (LSM). This contract will maximize commercial practices to accelerate delivery, improve cost discipline, and expand...

The Department of the Navy announced this month the formal approval of its Strategy to Weaponize Data and Artificial Intelligence, establishing the Department’s roadmap for building a data-ready, AI-enabled force capable of accelerating decision-making and maintaining maritime superiority...

NORFOLK, Va. (July 17, 2026) — In a historic milestone for U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Combat Logistics Force (CLF), fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) during an award ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, July...

ARLINGTON, Va.—The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has released its new Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy, which serves as a roadmap for the future to meet complex challenges facing the Department of the Navy and broader Department of War. The strategy can be viewed here...

The U.S. Navy is asking for ideas from the private sector on how to best provide temporary housing for Sailors, reflecting a steadfast commitment to improving Sailor quality of life. This initiative will support a major nationwide effort to renovate and modernize barracks at naval bases across the...

SAN DIEGO - USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8) successfully completed Acceptance Trials July 17 following a three-day underway off the coast of southern California. ESB 8 is the final Expeditionary Sea Base in production and is scheduled for delivery later this summer...

Commander, Navy Installations Command’s (CNIC) West Coast installations will participate in Exercise Citadel Rumble 2026, an annual all-hazards emergency response exercise, August 3-7, 2026...