NASSCO Lays Keel for Future Expeditionary Sea Base USS Robert E. Simanek
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company recently laid the keel for the Navy’s next Expeditionary Sea Base, the service…
Navy Commissions USS Miguel Keith in California
The Navy’s latest Expeditionary Sea Base ship officially entered the fleet on Saturday.…
U.S. Sailors Fire Warning Shots to Ward Off Harassing Iranian Fast Boats in Persian Gulf
U.S. sailors fired warning shots to ward off a trio of Iranian fast attack boats harassing U.S. Navy and Coast…
Top Stories 2020: International Naval Operations
This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. Like the…
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…
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…
Pentagon Leaders Say Trump Tweet on Iranian Attack Boats Was ‘Important Warning’
The Navy’s existing policy for dealing with the small Iranian vessels prevalent in the Persian Gulf matches the sentiment of…
VIDEO: Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf
Nearly a dozen Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels harassed a formation of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard…
Navy Will Commission All Expeditionary Sea Bases as USS Warships
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy will now commission all of its Expeditionary Sea Base ships to allow them to conduct…
Navy Prefers Fielding ‘Revolutionary’ Combat Capability Through New Weapons Rather than New Hull Designs
SAN DIEGO – The Navy is striving to field “revolutionary combat capability” in new ships and through mid-life modernizations, but…