Carrier USS Nimitz Back in Middle East After Exercising in Indian Ocean
This story has been updated to clarify USS Nimitz’s (CVN-68) deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet. Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68)…
Sailors Get Experience with Marine MV-22s Before Operating First Navy Ospreys
An overseas deployment with Marines is giving some of the Navy’s first crews that will operate its new cargo-delivery fleet…
‘Valkyrie’ Blood Transfusion System Hopes to Give Marines, Sailors Fighting Chance on the Battlefield
Front-line expeditionary forces are getting a new capability that officials say will save lives by enabling small units to have…
Expeditionary Seabase USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Deploys for AFRICOM
Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) kicked off its first deployment today, leaving Virginia for an extended deployment…
U.S. 5th Fleet CO Malloy Nominated to Serve as Deputy CENTCOM; Skubic to Lead DLA
U.S. 5th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. James Malloy as been nominated to serve as the deputy commander of all forces…
DoD Reports 128 Coronavirus Cases
The Department of Defense has reported 128 members of the military, civilian employees, dependents and contractors have tested positive for…
CENTCOM Commander: Middle East Aircraft Carrier Presence Key to Deterring Iran
Aircraft carrier presence allows the top American commander in the Middle East flexibility in being able to maintain a state…
Pentagon Officials Call Out Iranian-Backed Weapons Smugglers
THE PENTAGON — Recognizing Iranian-backed weapons smugglers have the advantage evading U.S. patrols, and the Pentagon is taking to publicly…
VIDEO: USS Normandy Seizes Cache Of Iranian-Made Weapons in Arabian Sea
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) seized a cache of Iranian-made anti-tank missiles and other munitions aboard a dhow in…
U.K. Royal Navy Takes Lead in Persian Gulf Shipping Protection Mission
THE PENTAGON – The U.K. Royal Navy is now leading the international effort to protect shipping through the Strait of…