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…
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…
Navy, Marine Corps Focus on Smaller Eligible Population As Recruitment Problems Mount
The Navy’s ongoing struggle to meet recruitment missions and the Marine Corps’ growing concerns over the shrinking pool of possible enlistees topped a Senate…
UPDATED: 30 Sailors, Marines Injured After LCAC Collision During Wasp ARG, 24th MEU Training Off Florida
This post has been updated with additional information from U.S. 2nd fleet. One sailor remained hospitalized Friday for treatment of injuries sustained after two…
Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Back in Red Sea, Passes 200-Day Deployment Mark
Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is back in the Red Sea and has been deployed for more than 200 days, according to…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 6, 2024
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 6,…
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…
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…
Destroyer USS Halsey Sails Through Taiwan Strait
Destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97) performed a Taiwan Strait transit on Wednesday, U.S. 7th Fleet announced.…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 13, 2024
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 13,…
Philippines Receives U.S.-funded Coast Guard Repair Facility Amid South China Sea Damages, Modernization Efforts
The Philippine Coast Guard received its first dedicated facility for vessel maintenance and repair from U.S. officials last week. …
Navy Elects to Fix USS Boxer Rudder with Divers, Repair Could Take 2 Months
Divers will attempt to repair the big deck amphibious warship USS Boxer (LHD-4) in the water while the ship is pierside at Naval Station…