SECDEF Hegseth Extends USS Harry S. Truman Deployment in Middle East, Carl Vinson Heading to CENTCOM
This post has been updated with additional details of USS Nimitz (CVN-68) planned final deployment. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended aircraft carrier USS…
China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Deploys to Philippine Sea
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Liaoning Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployed to the Philippine Sea Wednesday, in the carrier’s first western Pacific deployment…
Navy Restricts Civilian Employee Travel for 30 Days Following White House Order
The Pentagon and the Navy paused civilian travel and limited use of government travel and purchasing cards to adhere to a recent White House…
China Coast Guard Impounds Philippine Navy Boats, Seizes Firearms in Latest Second Thomas Shoal Incident
Chinese forces seized Philippine small boats and firearms during Monday’s botched resupply attempt to BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) at Second Thomas Shoal, Philippine military…
New Zealand Navy Hydrographic Ship HMNZS Manawanui Sinks Near Samoa
Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic dive and survey ship HMNZS Manawanui (A09) sank on Sunday after running aground off the southern coast of the…
Chinese Carrier Strike Group Operating in Philippine Sea
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Shandong Carrier Strike Group is now operating in the Philippine Sea, marking the first time this year that the…
China Deploys Amphibious Warship Near the Philippines
A Chinese amphibious warship is operating near a disputed South China Sea feature that has been the site of a standoff between Chinese and…
CENTCOM Investigation into 2 Navy SEALs Lost in Boarding Action off Somalia
The following is the Sept. 6, 2024, U.S. Central Command investigation into the Jan. 11, 2024, deaths of Chief Special Warfare Operator Christopher Chambers…
Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Leaves on Deployment, USS Theodore Roosevelt Now in the Middle East
With no fanfare, aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) left San Diego Bay Thursday to begin a planned Pacific deployment, Navy officials confirmed to…
GAO: Navy ‘Wasted’ $1.84 Billion in Repairs to Cruisers Cut from the Fleet
An ambitious 12-year plan to modernize the Navy’s aging guided-missile Ticonderoga-class cruiser fleet wasted $1.84 billion in attempting to fix ships that the service…
Coast Guard Searching Eastern Pacific for Missing Service Member
The Coast Guard is searching for a missing member of the crew of USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) off the Pacific coast of Mexico near the…
U.S. Marine MQ-9A Reapers Now Deployed to the Philippines
U.S. Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper drones are now operating out of a Philippine Air Force base on a rotational basis, USNI News has learned.…