VIDEO: USS Canberra Commissions in Rare Overseas Ceremony
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Leaders of the U.S. Navy joined their Australian counterparts on a windy winter day at the ancestral…
Navy Raises Battle Force Goal to 381 Ships in Classified Report to Congress
The Navy is now more than 80 ships short of the latest estimate of what the sea service thinks it…
Navy Set to Implement ‘Brandon Act’ Mental Health Reforms
A set of new policies offering more confidentiality to sailors seeking mental health care was approved by Secretary of the…
Navy Secretary Names Fourth Frigate After Revolutionary Hero Marquis de Lafayette
The Navy is naming its fourth Constellation-class frigate in honor of Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who helped the United…
SASC Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Bill Calls for 10 New Ships, Demands New Shipbuilding Plan
The Senate Armed Services Committee authorized the Navy to buy 10 battle force ships in its version of the annual…
VIDEO: U.S. Naval Academy 2023 Graduation
The following is the May 26, 2023, U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony and the text of the address by Secretary…
SECNAV Del Toro Names New Class of Medical Ships After Bethesda Medical Center
This post has been updated with additional information on the Bethesda-class (EMS-1). The Navy’s new class of expeditionary medical ships…
Littoral Combat Ship USS Cooperstown Commissions in New York
The Navy commissioned the 12th Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Saturday in New York City on Saturday.…
Navy Exporting Middle East Unmanned Template to SOUTHCOM to Curb Illegal Fishing, Battle Drug War
The U.S. Navy will expand its unmanned systems experimentation testbed to U.S. 4th Fleet to counter both drug trafficking and…
Navy Awards $1.3B to Ingalls Shipbuilding for LPD-32 Amphibious Warship
The Navy has issued a $1.295 billion contract modification to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding for the detail design and construction of…