Sailor Deployed to CENTCOM Dies in Non-combat Related Incident
A sailor operating in U.S. Central Command died this week, the Navy announced on Friday.…
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Suffers Soft Grounding Off Gabon
The expeditionary sea base USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (ESB-4) grounded off the western coast of Africa on Thursday, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa confirmed to…
Navy T-45C Goshawk Test Aircraft Return to Flight After Operational Pause
The Navy resumed using the T-45C Goshawk test aircraft on Thursday, the service announced Friday.…
PLAN Warships Sail Around Japanese Islands; Japan, U.S., Australia Sign Information Warfare Memo
A pair of People’s Liberation Army Navy frigates sailed around Japan’s southwest islands from this week, while a PLAN intelligence ship transited the Miyako…
U.S. Destroyer Makes ‘Innocent Passage’ Past Chinese-controlled Island Chain in the South China Sea
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed through the Paracel Island chain in the South China Sea on Friday as part of a Freedom of Navigation…
HASC’s Adam Smith Says Pentagon Must Assess Platform Capability for Modernization Efforts
The Pentagon must make modernization choices between legacy systems and new technology like lasers by evaluating each platform’s capability, the top Democrat on the…
Former Red Hill Task Force Commander Heading to U.S. 3rd Fleet
Vice Adm. John Wade has a new assignment following his stint as the leader of Joint Task Force – Red Hill.…
U.S. and Philippine Forces Defend Island Chain Near Taiwan in Balikatan 2024 Exercise
U.S. and Philippine forces tested their ability to secure a strategic island group only 125 miles away from Taiwan during Balikatan 2024. …
Report to Congress on Economic Effects of Red Sea Disruptions
The following is the May 8, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Red Sea Shipping Disruptions: Estimating Economic Effects.…
Philippines Fires First Anti-Ship Missile in South China Sea Strike Test with U.S. and Australian Forces
The Philippine Navy sank a decommissioned tanker in the South China Sea with an anti-ship cruise missile during Balikatan 2024’s climactic maritime strike exercise…
SECNAV Del Toro Names Virginia-class Attack Sub USS Miami, Singer Gloria Estefan to be Sponsor
Miami chanteuse Gloria Estefan will be the sponsor of the 38th planned Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine named for her hometown.…
SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Attack Sub After San Francisco
This post has been updated to correct the hull number of the planned submarine Long Island. The ninth Block V Virginia-class nuclear attack boat…