The following is the Nov. 2, 2023, Pentagon swearing-in ceremony for Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be the 33rd chief of naval operations. Read More
Category Archives: News & Analysis
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Now in Eastern Med, En Route to Middle East
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group transits the Strait of Gibraltar, Oct. 28, 2023. US Navy Photo
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is in the Eastern Mediterranean on its way to the Middle East, USNI News has learned. Read More
U.S., Canadian Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait, China Says U.S. ‘Hyped Up’ Transit
Cmdr. Charles Cooper stands watch on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) in the Taiwan Strait, Nov. 2, 2023. US Navy Photo
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer and a Canadian frigate sailed through the Taiwan Strait Thursday, U.S. 7th Fleet announced. Read More
UPDATED: Adm. Lisa Franchetti Sworn in as 33rd Chief of Naval Operations
Adm. Lisa Franchetti delivers remarks after being sworn in as the 33rd chief of naval operations in the Pentagon, Nov. 2, 2023. US Navy Photo
Adm. Lisa Franchetti was sworn in as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations on Thursday in a ceremony following her Senate confirmation. Read More
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 2, 2023
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 2, 2023, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Read More
Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith Stable, Recovering After Heart Attack
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, pay their respects during ceremonial colors at the 40th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith is in stable condition and recovering after experiencing a medical emergency earlier this week, the service said in a Wednesday news release. Read More
Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Embarked with Team to Test Future of Navy Medicine
From left, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Bradley Christian, a search and rescue medical technician assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training (NMRTC) Patuxent River, and Lt. Kyle Rowland, a critical care nurse assigned to NMRTC Camp Lejeune, test an integrated intensive care mobile unit during inventory in the medical department aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). US Navy Photo
When the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group enters U.S. Fifth Fleet – the first time an aircraft carrier has operated in the Middle East in two years – it will do so with a small medical team, dedicated to a new approach to Navy medicine. Read More
People’s Liberation Air Force Drill with Chinese Carrier Shandong
CNS Shandong.JMSDF Photo
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force and Navy drilled with the Shandong Carrier Strike Group near Taiwan on Tuesday, according to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND). In other developments, the Carl Vinson CSG, along with Australian and Canadian forces, will participate in drills for 12 days with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) as part of the JMSDF Annual Exercise 2023. Read More
Second Set of Australian Sailors Graduate from U.S. Navy Nuke School
Naval Nuclear Power Training Command at Goose Creek, S.C.
The second group of Royal Australian Navy sailors have graduated from the U.S. Navy’s nuclear power school in Charleston, S.C., the service announced this week. Read More
Heckl to Marine Corps: ‘Continue the March Forward’
Lt. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl gives remarks during the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 24, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo
The Marine Corps’ interim leader urged his Marines to move forward in a Tuesday message, as the head of the service remains hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. Read More
