DECEMBER 2, 2025 - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Daryl Caudle appointed Matthew Swartz as his executive director, a newly-established senior leadership position created to enhance coordination, drive continuity, and advance the Navy’s strategic priorities of Foundry, Fleet, and Fight. This role is part of a broader CNO initiative to synchronize efforts across the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 1, 2025 – The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), currently deployed in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, arrived in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 1, 2025. Gerald R. Ford’s visit to St. Thomas is the first port visit since entering U.S. Southern Command in support of Operation Southern … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 28, 2025 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth paid a surprise Thanksgiving holiday visit to a pair of Navy warships operating in the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility as part of the military's anti-narco-terror mission, Operation Southern Spear. Accompanied by his wife, Jennifer, Hegseth's delegation visited both the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 26, 2025 — In honor of the United States Navy’s 250th birthday, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is celebrating five Navy innovations that became groundbreaking technologies and shape the lives of people around the world. From how we drive to how we communicate, NRL’s legacy of scientific excellence continues to power progress far beyond the fleet. For more … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 25, 2025 - Deep below the surface, in the steel belly of the Ohio-class USS Wyoming submarine, there is a place where wrenches never stop turning, pipes never fully sleep and the heartbeat of the ship is kept alive by a small band of mechanics who call themselves "A-Gangers." To the untrained eye, the work might look like grease, noise and endless troubleshooting. … [Read more...]