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...]
Navy STEM Camp Discovers Future Engineers
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...]
USO Opens First Ship-Based Center
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...]
Navy and Marine Corps Kickoff Largest Global Training Event
JULY 30, 2025 – Sailors and Marines from across 22 time zones, six component commands, and seven U.S. numbered Fleets are now participating in Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025, as the Navy and Marine Corps officially kick off one of their largest global training events, July 30. LSE 2025 is a global, all-domain warfighting exercise designed to simulate complex, real-world … [Read more...]
Navy Flies Solar UAS Nonstop for Three Days
JULY 30, 2025 – The Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered unmanned flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi. Led by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), the test of Skydweller UAS marks a significant advancement in both long-endurance solar-powered UAS technology and its potential to … [Read more...]