SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 - After nearly 40 years of active service, three recently decommissioned U.S. Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships and their crews were recognized in conjunction with a final decommissioning ceremony for USS Devastator (MCM 6) on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Sept. 25. “As you carry the plank you own of Douglas fir away with you … [Read more...]
Navy and Marine Corps 250th Birthday Celebration
SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 - The cities of Philadelphia and Camden will host the Navy Marine Corps 250 celebration October 9-16, 2025, with four U.S. Navy ships, two Coast Guard cutters, and four U.S. Navy Academy Yard Patrol boats (YPs) and sailboats. These vessels will participate in the Parade of Ships on Thursday, Oct 9. USS Arlington (LPD 24) - … [Read more...]
Navy EOD Joins 17 Allied Nations in Iceland
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 - Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians worked in tandem with 17 allied nations during Northern Challenge 2025, a multinational counter-improvised explosive device exercise Sept. 9-18 across multiple training sites in Iceland. Hosted by the Icelandic Coast Guard, Northern Challenge is NATO's premier exercise for countering IEDs and strengthening … [Read more...]
Navy Submarine Sucessfully Launches Trident Missles
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 - The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs conducted four scheduled missile test flights of unarmed Trident II D5LE missiles from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine off the east coast of Florida from September 17-21. One launch test event Sunday evening lit up the night sky and was visible from Puerto Rico. Flight tests are conducted on a … [Read more...]
Docuseries Highlights Elite Fighter Pilot Training
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 - While movies like "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick" show people a glamorized version of military fighter pilot life, most people really have no idea what it takes to become an elite aviator, until now. A new National Geographic docuseries called "Top Guns: The Next Generation," follows a handful of Navy and Marine Corps officers as they go through … [Read more...]