24 June 2025 Readout of the Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan's Testimony Before Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense (SAC-D) The Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs Office provided the following readout: ...
24 June 2025 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Departs for Deployment NORFOLK, Va. — Nearly 4,500 Sailors assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, June 24, for a regularly-scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) area of responsibility...
24 June 2025 Rear Adm. Richard G. Burgess Rear Admiral Rick Burgess, a native of Bellevue, Washington, graduated from the United States Naval Academy and commissioned in 1996. He is the son of an Army Field Artillery Officer and grandson of a World War II Surface Warfare Officer. As an aviator, he was a TOPGUN Instructor and Forward Air...
24 June 2025 ‘The mission is the same’: Retired Marine F-35 pilot finds new way to serve at FRCE In his new role as a civilian F-35 maintenance test pilot, retired Marine Ross Fearon traded combat maneuvers for flight testing to ensure the nation’s warfighters receive flight-ready aircraft following modification or repair at the depot...
24 June 2025 U.S., Australia, and Japan Strengthen Ties During Southern Jackaroo 25 TOWNSVILLE, Australia — U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) arrived in Townsville to train alongside the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during Exercise...