NOVEMBER 14, 2025 - As the Navy looks toward extending endurance aboard vessels in contested logistics environments, sailors who've served on any ship or submarine know the options available on the mess deck can depend on the ingredients and equipment available. If a ship is sailing in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean, for example, it might not have many options to stop … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 12, 2025 – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), operating under U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in the Gulf of America, returned to Naval Station Mayport after completing a surge deployment on November 10, 2025. The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), along with the “Valkyries” of Helicopter Maritime Strike … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 7, 2025 - This Veterans Day, the Department of the Navy commemorates 250 years of American seapower with “Above, Below, and Beyond,” a two-hour Presidential special airing Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, on Fox Nation. A once-in-a-generation broadcast, the special takes viewers behind the scenes of the world’s preeminent maritime force; revealing never-before-seen footage, … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 30, 2025 – The U.S. Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces completed the 31st iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei, Oct. 30, after five days of shore-based engagements in Bandar Seri Begawan and two days of sea-phase exercises in the South China Sea. CARAT Brunei is a bilateral exercise designed to enhance U.S.-Bruneian interoperability … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 29, 2025 - In a landmark step toward stronger partnership and integrated health care, Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville has launched a new initiative in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of War (DoW). The program, led by Cmdr. Elizabeth Farrar as the administrative team lead and Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Marsh as the clinical team … [Read more...]