Navy Commissions USS New Jersey (SSN 796)
The ceremony culminated a years-long process for commissioning the New Jersey, the third U.S. Navy ship named after the state of New Jersey, the most...
Navy Awards T-AO Block Buy Contract
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...
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Robert E. Simanek
The ship is named for Private First Class Robert Ernest Simanek, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for shielding fellow Marines from a grenade...
USS Kingsville Commissions in Corpus Christi
In the week preceding the ceremony, the crew built ties with their namesake city and visited the King Ranch for a luncheon at the Henrietta...
Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship Kingsville
The Honorable Russell Rumbaugh, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and Comptroller, will deliver the commissioning ceremony's principal address. Remarks will also be...
HM-15 Holds Change of Command Ceremony, Welcomes New Commanding Officer
The ceremony was held as a rite of passage to signify a change of commanders. Cmdr. Andrew Countiss, a native of Severna Park, Maryland,...
U.S. and Italian Naval Forces Conduct Bilateral Operations
Participants included the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), the flagship of the Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550),...
Navy’s Carrier Air Wings Will Train as a Joint Fighting Force in Simulators at Sea
The first-of-its-kind training capability, called Simulators at Sea, features connected desktop trainers that enable aviators to practice missions together while deployed—a historically limited capability.“Simulators at...
7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) is conducting a routine Taiwan Strait transit on August 22 (local time) through waters where...
USS Blue Ridge Returns from Summer Patrol
Blue Ridge departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka on June 4. During the patrol, the ship and the Seventh Fleet staff participated in Valiant Shield—a multinational,...