First Deck Log of 2021 Plays Up One Crew’s High Sea Saga of Piracy, Drug Patrols and COVID-19
The Navy’s annual tradition of writing its first deck log of the New Year in verse homed in on the…
VIDEO: Navy Expanding Use of Virtual Trainers for Surface Ship Crews
The surface navy continues to expand and evolve its use of virtual trainers, as it looks to train and certify…
Top Stories 2020: COVID-19 Pandemic
This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. The coronavirus pandemic…
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Begins Second 2020 Deployment
Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), its escorts and its embarked air wing began its second deployment in a year,…
COVID-19 Pandemic Shows Mariners Are Essential Workers, Experts Say
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted why mariners – from ferry crews to masters of Triple E-class container ships – are…
Document: COVID-19 and the International Security Environment
The following is the Dec. 14, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, COVID-19: Potential Implications for International Security Environment—Overview of Issues…
Makin Island ARG, 15th MEU Operating in the Indian Ocean, Likely Headed to the Middle East
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are now operating in the Indian Ocean after…
Makin Island ARG Operating in the South China Sea While Beijing Claims U.S. ‘Muscle Flexing’
Chinese reports accuse the U.S. of “muscle-flexing” after an American amphibious ready group quietly deployed to the South China Sea…
USS Theodore Roosevelt Departs San Diego Ahead of Second Deployment in 2020
This post has been updated to include a statement from U.S. 3rd Fleet. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and its escorts…
Massive 2021 U.S. Naval Drills Will Include Multiple Carriers and Amphibious Ready Groups
The Navy and Marine Corps plan to conduct a large scale exercise involving multiple strike groups and multiple numbered fleets…