MARCH 12, 2024 – Sailors will soon have access to fitness centers on all Navy installations 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Commander, Navy Installations Command, which oversees all 70 Navy bases around the globe, signed a memorandum on March 8 authorizing installation commanding officers to move forward with implementing 24-hour entry to fitness facilities. “If we … [Read more...]

The Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven speaks with Chief of Defence Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen (far left) and Chief Royal Norwegian Navy Rear Adm. Oliver Berdal aboard the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel Bjornoya in Alta, Norway. The Norwegian-hosted exercise Nordic Response 2024 features more than 20,000 NATO forces from 14 nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Capt. Courtney … [Read more...]

MARCH 11, 2024 - USS Annapolis (SSN 760) arrived in HMAS Stirling in Perth, Western Australia Sunday. This marks the second visit by a U.S. fast-attack submarine to HMAS Stirling since the announcement of the AUKUS [Australia, United Kingdom, United States] Optimal Pathway in March 2023. The Optimal Pathway is designed to deliver a conventionally armed, nuclear-powered … [Read more...]

MARCH 8, 2024 - Effective March 8, 2024 at 7 a.m. EST, Naval Air Systems Command is issuing a flight clearance for the V-22 Osprey thereby lifting the grounding. This decision follows a meticulous and data-driven approach prioritizing the safety of our aircrews. A U.S. Air Force investigation began following the tragic loss of eight Airmen during the November 29, 2023, … [Read more...]

U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 and Royal Norwegian Navy sailors assigned to the Ramsund Naval Base’s Force Protection Company hike to their campsite during a cold weather survival training exercise in the Harstad municipality of Norway, Feb. 21, 2024. NMCB 11, assigned to the 22 Naval Construction Regiment, is forward deployed across … [Read more...]