WASHINGTON — Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has appointed M. Barry Tanner as the permanent Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of the Navy (DON). In this role, he will serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary and oversee the Department’s $12+ billion...

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) hosted a historic Tiger Cruise for friends, family, and members of the community prior to returning to homeport, Aug. 14, 2026...

Pacific Ocean - Pacific Dragon (PD26) is a U.S. Navy, U.S. 3rd Fleet-executed, biennial, multilateral ballistic missile defense (BMD) and tactical data link (TDL) information-sharing exercise conducted with allied and partner forces and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)...

PANAMA CITY, Panama – The Honorable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War, visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) while the ship was pier side in Panama City, Panama, August 13, 2026...