DECEMBER 27, 2023 – The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for a scheduled port visit, December 26, 2023. This port visit comes at the heels of the 28th U.S. Secretary of Defense’s visit to Gerald R. Ford during which the Secretary reiterated the importance of … [Read more...]
Navy Calls on Industry and Academia to Help Shipbuilding Landscape
DECEMBER 18, 2023 - Calling it a strategic imperative, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro urged industry and academia to join efforts to restore the Nation’s competitive shipbuilding and repair landscape. Secretary Del Toro delivered the remarks at the NDIA Delaware Valley Chapter (NDIA-DVC) Naval Nuclear Submarine and Aircraft Carrier Suppliers’ Conference at Drexel … [Read more...]
West Point Claims Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy
DECEMBER 12, 2023 — The Army West Point Black Knights (6-6) defeated the Navy Midshipmen (5-7), 17-11 in the 124th edition of the annual Army-Navy Game presented by USAA. The win marks two consecutive wins for Army over Navy and marks Army's fourth Commander-in-Chief's Trophy outright win in the last seven years. For the first time in the 124-year history of the Army-Navy … [Read more...]
Cadets Take Part in Exchange Before Army-Navy Game
DECEMBER 11, 2023 — Before kickoff at Saturday’s Army-Navy football game, seven cadets and seven midshipmen will walk to midfield to be traded back to their home academies. The annual ceremony is part of the Service Academy Exchange Program where students from each of the four service academies are exchanged to spend the fall semester at an academy other than their … [Read more...]
The 2023 Army Navy Football Game
DECEMBER 9, 2023 - The 2023 Army-Navy NCAA Football game will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Nike custom designed the 2023 Army West Point uniforms for the 124th Army-Navy Game. They tell the story of the soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division during the opening phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Be sure to tune this Saturday, December 9, at 2:30 … [Read more...]