AUGUST 19, 2025 - A U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel and seized approximately 1,296 pounds of cocaine in international waters Aug. 11. Sampson, operating in a known drug trafficking corridor, identified a suspicious vessel … [Read more...]
Navy Student Earns Spot on Elite Pistol Team
AUGUST 19, 2025 — Precision, perseverance, and pride in tradition define U.S. Navy Lt. Jacob Berry’s path to the 2025 U.S. Navy Pistol Team. Currently working toward a master’s degree in electronic systems engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Berry recently earned second place in the Pacific Fleet Pistol Championship and secured a spot on the Navy’s elite … [Read more...]
USNS Comfort Returns Home After CP25 Mission
AUGUST 18, 2025 – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to Naval Station Norfolk (NSN), Aug. 17, 2025, marking the successful completion of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). Comfort returned to NSN after a 79-day deployment, providing medical care, humanitarian assistance and strengthening relationships with partner nations in the Caribbean and South and … [Read more...]
USNS Comfort Departs Trinidad
AUGUST 15, 2025 – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Port of Spain, Trinidad, August 11, 2025, the last mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). During the seven-day visit, the team worked alongside Trinbagonians to provide medical care and support construction projects, community relations events and side-by-side training in several … [Read more...]
Navy Week Sets Sail for Columbus, Ohio
AUGUST 14, 2025 - The U.S. Navy is bringing Navy Week to Columbus, Ohio, from Aug. 18-24, 2025. As part of a nationwide outreach effort, Columbus Navy Week will connect Sailors with the community through a variety of performances, educational events, and service projects. The events will lead into the Columbus Air Show Aug. 22-24 at Rickenbacker International Airport, featuring … [Read more...]