02 March 2026 DoDEA School Meal Prices to Increase Overseas for 2026 – 2027 School Year The price for school breakfast and lunch at all Department of Defense Education Activity schools outside the continental United States managed by the Navy Exchange Service Command will increase $0.25 for the 2026 – 2027 school year...
26 February 2026 USS Gerald R. Ford Crew Demonstrates Resilience, Readiness During Extended Deployment NORFOLK, Va. — More than eight months into an extended deployment, the Sailors of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) continue to demonstrate resilience, professionalism, and sustained morale while serving far from home...
25 February 2026 Navy Realigns Base Maintenance and Public Works Under Shore Enterprise The U.S. Navy has begun transferring full command and control of installation maintenance and public works to Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), directly empowering installation commanding officers with greater authority...
22 February 2026 Navy Relieves USS Truxtun Commanding Officer MAYPORT, Fla. – Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet. relieved the commanding officer of USS Truxtun (DDG 103), Cmdr. James Koffi, Feb. 22, due to a loss of confidence in Koffi’s ability to command...
19 February 2026 Navy Advances No Sailor Lives Afloat Initiative by Expanding Shore Housing Capacity The Navy is advancing the Chief of Naval Operations’ No Sailor Lives Afloat initiative, which ensures all Sailors assigned to ships and afloat units have access to housing ashore. As of February, approximately 4,500 Sailors have transitioned from living afloat to residing ashore...
13 February 2026 Keel Laid for Future USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg SAN DIEGO - The keel for the future USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg (T-AO 212) was authenticated at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard on Feb. 13. The event marked a major construction milestone for the John Lewis-class replenishment oiler...
13 February 2026 Navy Relieves USS Mason Commanding Officer NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Carrier Strike Group 10, Rear Admiral Alexis T. Walker, relieved the commanding officer of USS Mason (DDG 87), Capt. Chavius G. Lewis, Feb. 13, due to a loss of confidence in Lewis’ ability to command...
09 February 2026 Chief of Naval Operations Unveils “Fighting Instructions” at U.S. Naval War College The Navy’s 34th Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, today released the United States Navy Fighting Instructions, a comprehensive framework to guide how the Navy organizes, trains, equips, and fights in an increasingly contested global security environment...
04 February 2026 PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Completes Builder’s Sea Trials WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers (PEO CVN) announced the successful completion of Builder’s Sea Trials (BST) for the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of HII, in Newport News, Virginia, Feb. 4...
04 February 2026 Exercise Cutlass Express 2026 to Enhance Maritime Security in East Africa PORT LOUIS, Mauritius – Exercise Cutlass Express 2026 sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and enabled by U.S. Sixth Fleet kicks off in Port Louis, Mauritius Feb. 2-12...