JULY 15, 2022 – Royal Australian Navy hydrographic surveyors aboard the San Antonio-class transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD-27) are working with surveyors from the Royal New Zealand Navy to locate inert mines along the coast in Southern California, USA as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. The partner nation teams are using … [Read more...]

JULY 14, 2022 - The U.S. Navy is proud to partner with ESPN Events to host the 2022 Armed Forces Classic men’s college basketball game featuring Gonzaga and Michigan State universities, Nov. 11, 2022, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. “It is truly an honor that, on Veteran’s Day in the … [Read more...]

JULY 13, 2022 - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Vice Adm. René Tas at the Pentagon for an office call, July 12. The leaders discussed global maritime security, strategic competition, and their shared commitment to continued cooperation, to include recent naval exercises involving both countries. “The Dutch … [Read more...]

JULY 13, 2022 - The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during its 2022 deployment, July 13. The carrier strike group includes the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and embarked staffs of Task Force 70 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, as … [Read more...]

JULY 12, 2022 – Underway, Shift Colors! The Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship, the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), began her maiden voyage as the ship departed from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., July 11, en route to her commissioning site in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. and homeport in Norfolk, Va. "With a crew of over 360 Sailors, Fort Lauderdale is the … [Read more...]