Rising sea levels and global temperatures, more severe and frequent droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme weather increasingly inflict devastation across the planet – not only to people and their homes and livelihoods, but also to infrastructure and the …
By using the block buy approach the Navy expects savings of $491 million as compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. This T-AO block buy delivers on the Department of Navy’s commitment to get more …
The command is still in the early stages of the project, but in the end all 78 rooms in Barracks 2234 will receive a new coat of paint and vinyl laminate flooring to enhance the look, reduce upkeep and cleaning, and generally, just provide a better living …
CARRIBEAN SEA (Aug. 29, 2024) – The sun beats down in Kingston, Jamaica, and sweat is already dripping down Lt. Cmdr. Zachary Smith’s face. He waits on a pier as a motorcade pulls up, and a black SUV with two American flags on its hood stops directly in …
PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- When our Nation awoke on Sept. 11, 2001, many carried on with their morning routine just like any other day, commuting to work, school, or wherever life took them that particular day. It was just another day in the United States…and then …
Electronics Technician 2nd Class Zachery Tucker, from Ellenton, Florida, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), returned from a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided- …
The ship honors United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. He was killed in action during the February 1945 invasion of Iwo Jima and was posthumously …
Lacore’s visit to San Diego is her first since being sworn in as the 16th Chief of Navy Reserve, August 23, and the stop at URC is illustrative of the impact Navy Reserve Sailors have on the Navy’s submarine rescue mission. Reserve Sailors comprise more …
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will deliver the principal address. Additional speakers include Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro; Adm. William Houston, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program; the Honorable Frank Pallone and Donald Norcross, U.S. …
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti welcomed Chief of Staff of the French Navy Adm. Nicolas Vaujour to the Pentagon today to discuss regional security, maritime stability, and increased interoperability between their navies. The leaders …
SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The U.S. and Italy navies, alongside the Royal Australia Air Force, convened to conduct a multilateral exercise in the South China Sea in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Sept. 8-11. Participants included the U.S. Navy Arleigh …
SAN DIEGO – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) arrived at its San Diego homeport Sept. 11, following an 18-month deployment. “We are extremely proud of the accomplishments made by the USS Manchester crews throughout their …
The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Nantucket (LCS 27), a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, November 16, 2024, at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. The naming of LCS 27 honors the rich heritage of the people of Nantucket and the …
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Sept. 12, 2024) - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro hosted the first-ever Department of the Navy Foreign Area Officers Summit at the U.S. Naval Academy’s Mahan Hall, Sept. 12, 2024. The summit provided the secretary with an …
Cheryle Stone did not even know she had a second cousin—much less one who had been killed at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941—until the U.S. Navy contacted her in 2021, asking for a DNA sample. The sample matched, and Stone was suddenly connected to history. A …
SOUDA BAY, Greece – USS New York (LPD 21) is the fifth ship of the United States Navy to bear the name New York. Designed to transport and land Marines, equipment and supplies, the ship is equipped to operate in high-density and multi-threat environments, …
NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEXAS –A significant milestone in the modernization of the United States Air Force (USAF) Reserve Command (AFRC) was reached with the Military Construction (MILCON) of a new two- story squadron operations facility and simulator facility …
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) held a change of command ceremony in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, August 29. Capt. Bryan E. Geisert relieved Capt. Adam G. Cheatham as the commanding …
MANAMA, Bahrain— Chief petty officer selectees from multiple commands on board the installation hosted a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Sept. 11. The event opened with the parading of colors, national anthem, and …
YAP, Federated States of Micronesia–A multinational team representing five Pacific nations concluded the fourth mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) with a closing ceremony at the Yap Living History Museum in Colonia, Yap, Sept. 10. The 11- …
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