JULY 9, 2026 — In the years following World War II, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz wrote on pre-war wargaming, stating, “The enemy of our games was always [Imperial] Japan, and the courses were so thorough that after the start of World War II, nothing that happened in the Pacific was strange or unexpected.” As a former student of the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) during the … [Read more...]

JULY 9, 2026 - Standing on the roof of the Surface Warfare Schools Command, a group of junior officers and senior enlisted service members peer through their sextants to take a solar noon reading, just as sailors have done for hundreds of years. These traditional analog baselines form the bedrock of the Surface Navigator course, the Navy's primary pipeline for training … [Read more...]

JULY 8, 2026 - Ushering in a new era of aircraft carrier maintenance at America’s Shipyard, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) welcomed USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) July 7 in advance of its Planned Incremental Availability (PIA). Following the carrier’s historic 326-day deployment, including operations in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Red Seas, this marks Gerald R. Ford’s … [Read more...]

JULY 8, 2026 - Point Mugu has been trying to sink the fleet since 1946. The fleet is better for it. The Threat Target Systems Department continues the legacy founded eight decades ago by building, fielding and operating the targets that give the Navy’s ships and aircraft a credible enemy to train against before they face a real one. This year, the department marks 80 … [Read more...]

JULY 7, 2026 – The U.S. Navy identifies Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, as the missing Sailor following a helicopter’s emergency landing in the Arabian Sea, July 1. “The thoughts and prayers of every member of the Carrier Strike Group 10 team are with the Edwards family. While we are far from home, our heartfelt support … [Read more...]