Orcas Attack Sailboats Off Spain and Portugal
There are many mysteries in the maritime environment. For sailors along Spain and Portugal’s Atlantic coastline, there has been a …
Naval Forces
U.S. Navy Releases Records Related to Loss of Submarine USS Thresher (SSN 593)
The Navy began releasing recently unclassified documents concerning the loss of the submarine USS Thresher (SSN 593), fulfilling a February …
Prepare to be Boarded: 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, America ARG Rehearse in South China Sea
by 1st Lt. Stephanie Murphy, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group executed …
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Supports U.S. SOF Interoperability
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) conducted interoperability training with Special Operations Forces (SOF) assigned to …
U.S. Navy Conducts Follow-on Joint Operations with NATO in the Black Sea
Following operations in the Adriatic Sea, U.S. Navy and NATO units again conducted a joint maritime and air training mission …
U.S. Navy and NOAA Sign Agreement to Improve Nation’s Unmanned Maritime Systems Operations
The U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration have signed a new agreement to jointly expand the development and …
Raytheon Delivers First SPY-6 Radar Array to U.S. Navy’s Newest Destroyer
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array for installation on the future USS …
Sea Hawk Helicopter and Fire Scout UAVs Extend Combat Capability to Rotationally Deployed LCS
With advanced technology, the air detachment aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) is an integral part …
U.S. Navy Commissions USS Tripoli (LHA 7)
The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Tripoli (LHA 7), today, July 15, 2020.
Although the Navy canceled the traditional public commissioning …
Firefighting Efforts Continue Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard
From the Office of the Navy Chief of Information
UPDATED 6:49 a.m. July 13, 2020:
As of 6:49 a.m. firefighting …