By Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Congressional and Public Affairs Office, Dec. 19, 2024 KITTERY, Maine (Dec. 17, 2024)-USS Texas (SSN 775) successfully completed sea trials off the coast of New England this week, marking the successful conclusion of its Depot Modernization…
US Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for the Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band System
From Naval Air Systems Command, Jan. 6, 2025 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system in December, bringing a quantum leap in capability over legacy systems with drastic…
SECNAV Names Navy’s DDG 146 After MoH Recipient, Former U.S. Navy Seal, U.S. Senator and Nebraska Governor Robert Kerrey
From SECNAV Public Affairs, Jan. 4, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro named the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer, the future USS Robert Kerrey (DDG 146). DDG 146 honors former U.S. Senator, Nebraska Governor, and naval…
Future Attack Submarine USS Iowa Delivered to U.S. Navy
From the Navy Office of Information, Dec. 23, 2024 GROTON, Conn. – The U.S. Navy Submarine Force’s newest attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797) was delivered to the Navy on Dec. 22, 2024, marking the 12th battle force…
SECNAV Names Navy’s DDG 145 for Former Aircraft Carrier
From SECNAV Public Affairs, Jan. 3, 2025 NEW YORK – Today, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer, the future USS Intrepid (DDG 145) aboard the former aircraft carrier which shares…
CENTCOM Forces Strike Multiple Houthi Targets in Yemen
From U.S. Central Command, Dec. 31, 2024 TAMPA, Fla - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted multiple precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Sana’a and coastal locations within Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, Dec. 30 and 31. On Dec. 30 and…
Cyber Horizon: AI, Sea Power, and a Potential Taiwan Conflict
In the evolving landscape of 21st-century warfare, the convergence of cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI) and traditional naval operations presents unprecedented challenges and opportunities for the U.S. Navy. As tensions in the Taiwan Strait escalate, the potential for a cyber…
Baltic Convergence: Region Emerges from Backwater to Potential Battleground
Operators, strategists and policy experts met in Gdynia, Poland, for the 2024 Littoral Op-Tech workshop earlier this year. The symposium, conducted at the Polish Naval Academy on the shore of the Baltic Sea, examined threats, challenges and opportunities in the…
Navy Seeks to Accelerate Adoption of AI/ML Powered Systems
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), left, operates in the Red Sea, May 1, 2023, while supporting the Department of State’s efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and others who have requested departure from Sudan. Credit: U.S. Africa…
Building Bonds: 35 Years of United Through Reading
Then-Sergeant Nikole Stradley, a radio operator with Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and then the mother of a nine-month-old, reads a book while being videotaped for the United Through Reading Program in 2010. Holidays can…
