Fire-Stricken USS Iwo Jima Conducts Sea Trials; Investigation into Cause, Damage Assessment Ongoing
A month after a fire in a hazardous material space injured 11 sailors, amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)…
Foggo: Navy Needs Unmanned ISR, Tankers to Counter Russia
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Russia continues to increase its submarine activity in the Mediterranean, Arctic and Atlantic, the U.S. Navy…
Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Leaves Middle East After 220 Days, Truman in Red Sea
This post has been updated with an additional statement from the Department of Defense. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group…
Acting SECNAV Modly Puts a Ten-Year Clock on Reaching 355 Ship Navy
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly has made a bold call: the Navy should reach a fleet of 355…
Underway on USS Gerald R. Ford: Navy Marks Progress on Carrier as Scrutiny of Program Grows
ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GERALD R. FORD – The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier left a pier from Naval Station Norfolk, Va.,…
Navy, Industry Still Talking Over What Ship Designs Could Best Support Distributed Maritime Ops
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy and industry are still facing a lot of unknowns during a “dynamic” conversation about what…
Report: U.S. Shoulders Steep Price to Protect Merchant Ships in Strait Of Hormuz
The Navy pays a steep price keeping an aircraft carrier with escorts on station to deter attacks on oil tanker…
Carrier Lincoln Enters Persian Gulf After 6 Months Nearby; Truman Back At Sea Ahead of Relieving Lincoln
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) moved into the Persian Gulf for the first time since since it was scrambled to the…
Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Fixed, Set to Deploy Soon
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is repaired and preparing to deploy, after extensive electrical issues sidelined the carrier…
Truman Escorts Now Supporting Carrier Lincoln on Extended Deployment
This post has been updated to clarify the Navy cannot immediately deploy an aircraft from the East Coast to replace…