FEBRUARY 5, 2026 – Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) and her crew departed HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) and steamed to sea for the first time for Builder’s Sea Trials, Jan. 28, 2026. After eight days of at-sea systems, equipment and operational testing by the Sailors working alongside industry and government partners, the ship returned to NNS, Feb. 4, … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 5, 2026 - The Navy recently awarded a $22.6 million contract to Gentex Corporation to deliver more than 5,000 Next-Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH) systems and spares to support the fielding of these systems across all Navy fixed wing aircraft. The firm-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is intended streamline and modernize life-support … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 4, 2026 - Standing side by side at their Officer Candidate School graduation, brothers Zachary and Samuel Melvin, now Navy ensigns, marked the culmination of two very different journeys that converged at the same moment: commissioning as officers in the same class and earning selection as naval flight officers. For the Melvin brothers, the milestone represented more … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 3, 2026 - Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Point Loma, following a regularly scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific region in support of U.S. national security objectives, January 30, 2026. During the deployment, Greeneville steamed over 49,000 nautical miles while conducting the full spectrum … [Read more...]

JANUARY 30, 2026 — Sailors competing for advancement will see changes to how the Navy manages promotions with the release of BUPERS Instruction 1430.16H, the newly revised Advancement Manual for Enlisted Personnel of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserve, published Jan. 21. The instruction replaces all previous versions and interim NAVADMIN guidance, consolidating enlisted … [Read more...]