JUNE 9, 2025 - The Sierra Sands Unified School District cut the ribbon, June 3, 2025, on a new 77,000-square-foot Richmond Elementary School at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, restoring an essential academic anchor after the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes. A $78 million grant from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation's Public Schools on Military … [Read more...]

JUNE 6, 2025 – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) departed Naval Station Mayport, Florida, to support U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) southern border operations, June 5. Cole takes over duties previously carried out by the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) and will conduct similar operations in support of … [Read more...]

JUNE 5, 2025 – Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, located at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, recently relocated and revitalized its Multi-Service Ward, which houses the Maternal Infant Nursing Department (MIND). Commanding officer Capt. Daniel Clark marked the official opening of the improved inpatient care space for military families with a ribbon cutting on May … [Read more...]

JUNE 5, 2025 - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment, June 1, 2025. Columbia departed Pearl Harbor in November 2024 for the regularly scheduled deployment, during which the submarine and its crew performed a full spectrum of operations in the Indo-Pacific region. “I … [Read more...]

JUNE 5, 2025 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed Naval Base San Diego, June 3, 2025, to support operations in the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) area of responsibility. Sampson is relieving littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), continuing the Navy’s role in maritime operations that support national security … [Read more...]