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Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Rio Ray directs a Humvee onto Landing Craft, Air Cushion 36, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4. Assault Craft Unit 4 is embarked with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group preparing for an upcoming deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 36 Supports Bataan’s Mission

By U.S. Navy News Release

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Anderson

The water gate of amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) is …

Operating USS Gerald R. Ford’s Advanced Weapons Elevators

By U.S. Navy News Release

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Liz Thompson, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Public Affairs

Every morning at 8 …

U.S. Navy Releases Roadmap for Electric Power and Energy System Needs

By U.S. Navy News Release

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) released the Naval Power and Energy Systems Technology Development Roadmap (NPES-TDR) providing an evolutionary strategy …

An artist rendering of the future USNS Cherokee Nation. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Paul L. Archer/Released)

Navy Names Newest Towing Salvage and Rescue Ship in Honor of the Cherokee People

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Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer has announced the newest Towing, Salvage, and Rescue ship will be named Cherokee …

The USS Strong (DD-758) is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, the second destroyer to be named for James H. Strong, a notable naval commander of Union forces during the American Civil War. The Strong was Built 1943 in San Francisco by the Bethlehem Steel Company for action in the Second World War. The Sumner class destroyer was uniquely characterized by its dual up-gunned twin 5"/38 cal-gun mounts, added anti-aircraft weapons and additional ships length and maneuverability; all a significant improvement over the older Fletcher class destroyers. (Photos (digitally re-touched) courtesy of Martin Joseph Sullivan)

NAVSEA Ship Experts Say History Should Inform the Future in Naval Shipbuilding Expansion

By U.S. Navy News Release

Lessons learned from history helped focus the nation’s shipbuilding efforts moving into World War II and beyond, according to Dr. …

The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) and the Royal Navy frigate HMS Westminster (F 237) conduct a towing approach exercise while transiting the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Andrew Hays/Released)

U.S. 2nd Fleet Declares Initial Operational Capability, Lead Exercise BALTOPS 2019

By U.S. Navy News Release

U.S. 2nd Fleet declared the command has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) May 29, less than one year after being …

New Surface Development Squadron to Accelerate U.S. Navy Lethality

By U.S. Navy News Release

To encourage innovation, experimentation, and combat readiness, Vice Adm. Richard Brown, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), announced …