Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro walks with Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th governor of California, on the flight deck aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 4, 2024. Secretary Del Toro visited the Boxer for an all hands call to recognize Sailors for their accomplishments on a recent deployment to the U.S. Pacific Fleet … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 5, 2024 - Navy leaders are focused on positioning the nation's sea service as a world class employer in building upon this year's recruiting and retention success, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti said yesterday. After falling short of its recruiting goal last year, the Navy exceeded its target in fiscal year 2024 with 40,978 new sailors joining the … [Read more...]

240822-N-XO016-1082 CHANIA, Greece (Aug. 22, 2024) The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) sails in Chania harbor to the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) to assume a nested mooring configuration, Aug. 22, 2024. Arleigh Burke is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., … [Read more...]

A U.S. Navy diver from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 enters the water during a simulated anti-terrorism force protection (ATFP) dive off the side of the ex-USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) in the NAVSEA Inactive Ships Maintenance Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 18, 2024. MDSU 2 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6 are training as an integrated team … [Read more...]