MAY 5, 2020 - The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will honor frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with formation flights over Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and New Orleans, May 6. "America Strong is about showing how much we, as a nation, count on our frontline responders and that we have their back just like they have had ours," said … [Read more...]

MAY 1, 2020 - The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed New York City today, April 30, after supporting the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 response efforts to New York and New Jersey residents during the coronavirus outbreak. USNS Comfort has been at Pier 90 in New York City for a month, providing relief to a healthcare system stressed by the surge of COVID-19 … [Read more...]

APRIL 29, 2020 - As part of the Navy’s aggressive response to the COVID-19 outbreak on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), the ship will arrive at Naval Base San Diego April 28 to provide medical care for its Sailors and to clean and disinfect the ship. “Sailors have called San Diego home for many years, and we’re especially thankful for that relationship … [Read more...]

APRIL 27, 2020 - “It’s literally a place where everybody knows your name,” said Engineman 2nd Class Eric A. Torres, who is assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). “Working on a littoral combat ship is similar to working with family, we all become close that we see each other as brothers and sisters instead of … [Read more...]

APRIL 27, 2020 - The Navy accepted delivery of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the Navy's next-generation of multi-mission surface combatants, on April 24. Following this delivery, the ship will transition from Combat Systems Activation to the next phase of developmental and integrated at-sea testing. This event marks a major milestone of the dual delivery … [Read more...]