APRIL 2, 2026 – The Navy’s initiative to provide free, high-speed Wi-Fi to all Navy owned-and-operated unaccompanied housing (UH) has reached 86 percent completion, with the service now available in 827 of 952 total buildings since launching last November. The program, a partnership between Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) and the Navy Exchange Service Command … [Read more...]
Marine Innovation Redefines Naval Strike Capabilities
APRIL 2, 2026 - In a groundbreaking display of innovation, Marines assigned to the III Expeditionary Operations Training Group at Okinawa, Japan, and operators from U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command executed the Marine Corps' first live-fire drone strike against a maritime surface vessel from a naval surface craft in March. An unmanned surface vessel, also designed and … [Read more...]
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Undocks USS John Warner
APRIL 2, 2026 - Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) successfully undocked USS John Warner (SSN 785) last month, meeting a major milestone in the Virginia-class submarine’s Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA). During an EDSRA, the submarine is drydocked to undergo hull, propulsion system, and modernization upgrades, allowing the submarine to remain fully … [Read more...]
Carrier Strike Group Departs for Deployment
APRIL 1, 2026 — The George H. W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) departed Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment, March 31, 2026. “I am proud of every single member of this Strike Group. Our Sailors are ready and able to do the nation’s bidding,” said Rear Adm. Alexis T. Walker, commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, embarked with the GHWBCSG. GHWBCSG deploying … [Read more...]
Navy Certifies Undersea Rescue System
APRIL 1, 2026 - The U.S. Navy certified the Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS) for full operation, March 23, clearing the system for deployment in support of undersea rescue missions around the globe. The certification concluded with a final manned dive in the waters near Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., March 6, and marks the culmination of a … [Read more...]