Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) docked pier side on board Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) after completing its Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) maintenance availability, April 6, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Randall Baucom) MAY 13, 2026 — U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) … [Read more...]
Navy Releases 2027 Shipbuilding Plan
MAY 12, 2026 – The Department of the Navy today released its Fiscal Year 2027 Shipbuilding Plan, outlining the Administration’s long-term strategy to expand fleet capacity, strengthen the maritime industrial base, and deliver a more capable, ready, and lethal naval force. “The United States is at a strategic inflection point, and rebuilding American maritime dominance … [Read more...]
USS Daniel Inouye Returns to Fleet
MAY 11, 2026 - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) rejoined the Pacific Fleet in April after completing a complex maintenance period eight days ahead of schedule. Leaders from the U.S. Pacific Fleet and Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) recognized the joint government-industry team for the achievement in a ceremony at Joint Base … [Read more...]
A Short History of the Navy Drug Screening Program
MAY 8, 2026 - For today’s Sailors the summons from their command’s urinalysis coordinator is as routine as morning colors: "The following personnel have been selected by the Navy Drug Screening Program to provide a sample…." While Benjamin Franklin famously limited life’s certainties to “death and taxes,” those in the Navy know better. To that list one must add the physical … [Read more...]
Sailors and Marines Provide Typhoon Relief in Pacific
MAY 8, 2026 - Sailors and Marines assigned to the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit supported Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands' civil and local authorities in their recovery efforts from Super Typhoon Sinlaku, April 22-28. The joint force leveraged its ship-to-shore surface and aviation capabilities to execute targeted deliveries of … [Read more...]