AUGUST 7, 2025 - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has prototyped a Hydrogen Small Unit Power (H-SUP) system to reduce detectability and improve readiness of Marine Corps in expeditionary warfare operations. NRL’s H-SUP is a portable fuel cell electric generator with greater energy per weight than batteries and lower audible and thermal signatures than combustion … [Read more...]

AUGUST 6, 2025 – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Port of Spain, Trinidad, August 5, 2025, for the final mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). The Comfort team will work alongside Trinbagonian medical professionals to provide medical care, including adult care, pediatric care, dental services, optometry, women’s health services, and … [Read more...]

LIMÓN, Costa Rica (July 28, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) assist a patient departing Comfort in Limón, Costa Rica during Continuing Promise 2025, July 28, 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command-led mission since 2007 which aims to foster goodwill strengthen … [Read more...]

JULY 30, 2025 - Forty high school students tested their creativity and problem-solving skills at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division on July 22. The Society of American Military Engineers hosts a week-long camp for high school students at Naval Base Ventura County, where they tackle real-world engineering challenges with help from industry and military … [Read more...]

JULY 30, 2025 — The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and United Service Organizations (USO) held a ribbon cutting ceremony onboard, officially opening the first ship-based USO centers on an amphibious assault ship, July 28. The afloat centers include many of the same amenities as a land-based center, such as comfortable seating, TVs, video and board … [Read more...]