Pentagon Announces New U.S. 6th Fleet Commander, JAG
The Pentagon announced several flag officer nominations and promotions on Friday, including the new commander of U.S. 6th Fleet and…
Navy Wants Independence LCS in Bahrain for Mine Countermeasure Mission
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy could deploy the aluminum hull, Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship to the Middle East as part…
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Returns Home from Extended European Deployment
Thousands of Marines began returning to North Carolina over the weekend ending a seven-month deployment to Europe as part of…
Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee Assumes U.S. 6th Fleet Command
Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee assumed command of U.S. 6th Fleet Thursday, taking over from Vice Adm. Eugene Black.…
SWO Boss Wants 6 Littoral Combat Ships in Western Pacific
In the next couple of years the Navy hopes to have six Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships operating in the Western…
Navy Moving Ahead on Combining Gear Fix on Freedom Littoral Combat Ships Marked for Decommissioning
Despite plans to decommission Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City (LCS-11) next fiscal year, the Navy is preparing funds to…
Russian Corvettes Spotted Shadowing BALTOPS Exercise
This post has been updated to correct the location of the Russian Baltic Sea Fleet. Two Russian warships are operating…
Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City Now Operating in the Middle East
In a first for the class, a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship is now operating in the Persian Gulf.…
Iceland Foreign Minister: ‘Thank God We’re Part of NATO’
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Iceland’s foreign minister this week expressed relief that her country is part…
Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, 22nd MEU Deploy from Norfolk, N.C.
Two of the three-ship Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group deployed Wednesday from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., and Camp Lejeune, N.C., according…