By U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet – Continuing Promise Detachment, July 22, 2025 PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, July 21, 2025, after a four-day…
Trilateral Naval Logistics Arrangement for Further Cooperation Signed
From the Navy’s Office of Information, July 11, 2025 BRISBANE, Australia – Senior U.S., Australian and Japanese flag officers agreed today to further enhance logistics interoperability among their maritime forces. Their intent is to enable deeper maritime cooperation among the…
USS George Washington, HMS Prince of Wales Conduct Dual-Carrier Ops
From U.S. Pacific Fleet, July 18, 2025 TIMOR SEA — U.S. Navy George Washington Carrier Strike Group participates in dual carrier operations alongside Royal Navy HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group while underway in the Timor Sea, as part…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute Returns Home, Offloads Approximately $93.2 Million Worth of Drugs in St. Petersburg
From Public Affairs Detachment Tampa Bay ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute offloaded nearly 12,600 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $93.2 million, in their homeport of St. Petersburg, Thursday, following a 59-day patrol…
Coast Guard Cutter Reliance Returns Home to Florida After 60-day Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to their home port in Pensacola, Friday, following a 60-day maritime border security patrol in the Gulf of America. Reliance’s crew…
U.S. Coast Guard, USS Sampson Conduct Drug Interdiction in Eastern Pacific
Release From U.S. Pacific Fleet PACIFIC OCEAN – The U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted two suspected drug smugglers, and seized approximately 3,439 pounds of cocaine in international waters of the Eastern Pacific…
SECDEF Announces Flag and General Officer Nominations
Release From the U.S. Department of Defense Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte for reappointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as…
SECDEF to Replace Naval Academy Superintendent with Marine General
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to replace U.S. Naval Academy superintendent Vice Admiral Yvette Davids with Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, according to reports from the Washington Post and the New York Times. Davids was the first woman to…
USS Santa Fe and JMSDF Submarine Conduct Bilateral Exercise
By MC2 Daniel Providakes YOKOSUKA, Japan – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine conducted Submarine Exercise 25-1 (SUBEX) in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2025. This bilateral exercise portrayed the interoperability…
Scientific Systems Introduces VENOM Autonomous Small USV
From Scientific Systems VENOM Is Cost-Effective, Quickly Built With Rapidly Scalable Manufacturing, And Designed To Meet The U.S. Navy’s Need For sUSV Interceptors BURLINGTON, Mass., July 15, 2025 – Scientific Systems, an industry leader in developing AI-powered autonomy for defense…
