AUGUST 11, 2026 - Based on Sailor feedback, female Sailors can now purchase newly designed Service Khaki slacks with back pockets and modern fit sizing. Slacks will be available for purchase or try-on at NEX Norfolk, NEX Oceana and NEX Arlington, Virginia; NEX Great Lakes, Illinois; NEX Jacksonville and NEX Pensacola, Aviation Plaza, Florida; NEX San Diego; NEX … [Read more...]

AUGUST 10, 2026 – Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) is turning up the volume with Operation MWR, a worldwide concert series bringing free, live entertainment to Service members and their families at 50 Navy installations through April 2027. Following successful concerts featuring Kane Brown and Russell Dickerson at Naval Air Station Pensacola in April and Brett Young … [Read more...]

AUGUST 10, 2026 – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, hosted a one-day friends and family cruise, Aug. 8, 2026. Theodore Roosevelt welcomed aboard nearly 2,000 friends and family members to get an up-close look at the ship’s air power capabilities and underway operations. Sailors were able to take guests to … [Read more...]

AUGUST 7, 2026 – 716 new Navy and Marine Corps Midshipmen graduated from the third and final iteration of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) for 2026, during a ceremony held aboard Recruit Training Command (RTC), Aug. 3. This year, 1,976 Midshipmen from across the country completed the rigorous 2.5-week training designed to … [Read more...]

AUGUST 7, 2026 - U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is hosting the Combined Force Maritime Component Command (CFMCC) portion of the annual exercise PANAMAX from Aug. 3-12. Exercise PANAMAX 2026 is a U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-sponsored exercise that provides crucial training opportunities for partner nations to build the capability to plan and conduct … [Read more...]