JANUARY 22, 2025 – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Navy conducted a bilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, Jan. 17-18, 2025. MCAs demonstrate a collective commitment to strengthening regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. This MCA is designed to emphasize our longstanding partnership … [Read more...]

250122-N-VO134-2003 MANAMA, Bahrain (Jan. 22, 2025) Left to right, Turkish Navy Rear Admiral Rüştü Sezer, outgoing commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), and Pakistan Navy Commodore Sohail Azmie, incoming commander of CTF 151, render honors during a change-of-command ceremony in Manama, Bahrain. … [Read more...]

JANUARY 20, 2025 - On a blustery, cool autumn day, two divers at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, Washington, donned wetsuits, helmets and a tangle of hoses to hop into Liberty Bay for routine training. Four fellow divers from the Keyport Dive Locker circled them to make sure all the various pieces of equipment were hooked up and working correctly. It wasn't a … [Read more...]

JANUARY 17, 2025 - A favorite childhood memory for Dr. Sandra Chapman was visiting the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor with her father. They hung out at the memorial so often that they memorized lines to the movie playing prior to the boat ride to the memorial. So it’s appropriate that Chapman — a program officer in the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Warfighter … [Read more...]

Brian Logan, deputy director of the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD), delivers remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Nuclear Regional Maintenance facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. The facility will enhance maintenance capabilities for Trident-equipped submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Keith Boydston) JANUARY 17, 2025 - … [Read more...]