07 April 2026 NRL's Advanced Payloads Soar into Orbit Aboard STPSat-7 Mission WASHINGTON,D.C. – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) successfully launched three advanced experimental payloads aboard the Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program’s (STP) Satellite-7 mission at approximately 4:33 a.m. PDT on April 7 from Vandenberg U.S. Space Force...
06 April 2026 USS John P. Murtha to support NASA's Artemis II mission SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, Amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) is slated to serve as the recovery ship for the Orion spacecraft and its crew upon their return from the historic Artemis II mission...
06 April 2026 USS Ashland Completes Ship Wartime Repair and Maintenance Exercise in the Philippines CEBU, Philippines – Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) completed a ship wartime repair and maintenance exercise (SWARMEX), April 5, as part of its scheduled port visit to Cebu...
03 April 2026 MSC Ships Awarded for their Excellence NORFOLK, Va. (April 2, 2026) – Five ships from Military Sealift Command (MSC) were recognized for their readiness efforts and awarded the Maritime Excellence Award (Maritime “E”) for the year 2025 on April 2, 2026...