JUNE 2, 2026 - The U.S Navy accepted delivery of future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), the final Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer, from Bath Iron Works, May 28. The delivery, which marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy, was accelerated by more than two months, due to exceptional builder’s sea trials. The trials executed hull, … [Read more...]
Sea Services Launch Sail 250 New Orleans
JUNE 1, 2026 — More than 3,000 Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and international maritime partner personnel arrived in New Orleans May 28, launching Sail 250 New Orleans, the inaugural port call of the national Sail 250 series of events, a major feature of the nation’s Freedom 250 commemoration celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. The five-day celebration, running May … [Read more...]
Marines and Sailors Reflect on Sacrifice at Bataan
MAY 29, 2026 – Exhausted, starving and surrounded, more than 75,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered on the Bataan Peninsula on April 9, 1942, unaware they were about to endure one of the most brutal atrocities of World War II. Forced to march nearly 65 miles under the scorching Philippine sun with little food and water, thousands died during what would become known … [Read more...]
Unlocking Secrets of Plasma Turbulence in Space
MAY 28, 2026 - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Senior Scientist for Intense Particle Beams & Plasma Processes, Gurudas Ganguli, Ph.D., pioneered and directed an experiment that has deepened our understanding about the evolution of electromagnetic turbulence in space. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Senior Scientist for Intense Particle Beams & Plasma … [Read more...]
Pacific Partnership 2026 Mission Begins
MAY 28, 2026 - Pacific Partnership, the U.S. Navy’s largest annual maritime humanitarian and civic assistance effort conducted in the Indo-Pacific, officially began with the departure of U.S. personnel from San Diego to the mission coordinating hub in the Philippines, May 27, 2026. The Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) team, led by U.S. Navy Capt. Robert C. Reyes, mission … [Read more...]