FEBRUARY 16, 2023 - Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) confirmed the identity of a wreck site off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, as USS Albacore (SS 218) Feb. 16. NHHC’s Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) used information and imagery provided by Dr. Tamaki Ura, from the University of Tokyo, to confirm the identity of Albacore, which was lost at sea Nov. 7, … [Read more...]

DILI, Timor-Leste (Feb. 10, 2023) Sailors and Marines, assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), pose for a photo after a game of football with members of the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) during the opening ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2023 in Dili, Feb. 10, 2023. CARAT/MAREX … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 – The California Energy Commission recently approved nearly $2 million for electrification programs at Navy and Marine Corps installations in California. At their business meeting Jan. 25, the CEC approved funding for the Navy Electric Vehicle Pilot Program ($414,000) and the Electrification Blueprint Studies ($1,500,000) for three Navy and three Marine … [Read more...]

Airmen assigned to various sections across the 39th Air Base Wing in Incirlik Air Base, Turkiye, load supply trucks in recognition of joint military support of USAID humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts, following the Feb. 6, 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkiye. U.S. military forces assigned to U.S. European Command and under the operational control of U.S. Naval … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 12, 2023 - To commemorate 50 years of women flying in the U.S. Navy, the service will conduct a flyover of State Farm Stadium during the national anthem with female aviators as part of the formation. History will be made on the field at Super Bowl 57, but it will also be made in the sky above before kickoff between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia … [Read more...]