By Lt. Ian Tumulty, July 23, 2025 MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), all assigned to Gerald R. Ford Carrier…
Hanwha Shipping Orders LNG Carrier From Hanwha Philly Shipyard
RRelease From Hanwha USA Corporate Communications It will be the first U.S.-ordered LNG carrier since the late 1970s HOUSTON (July 21, 2025) – Hanwha Shipping, an American subsidiary of Hanwha Ocean, announced today that it has ordered a liquefied natural…
U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Bilateral Maritime Law Enforcement Operations With Republic of Marshall Islands
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands — The crew of national security cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) conducted at-sea boardings with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Sea Patrol within RMI’s exclusive…
Coast Guard Academy Think Tank Puts Polar Issues Front and Center
The Arctic is a hot topic these days. As sea ice melts, many questions surface: How should Arctic nations manage more shipping traffic while preserving the delicate environment? Can countries maintain a history of regional cooperation in this increasingly contested…
Living Namesake Rides First Set of Sea Trials for DDG 124
By NAVSEA Public Affairs, July 21, 2025 In a rare moment of living history, ship namesake and Medal of Honor recipient, Col. Harvey “Barney” Barnum Jr. joined members of future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.’s (DDG 124) crew, the Navy…
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast inducts T-45 Goshawks to service life extension production line
From Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, July 22, 2025 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) has inducted its first two T-45 Goshawk aircraft into the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) production line, 13 months after the Navy identified the…
U.S. Coast Guard completes historic Quad Sail to strengthen Indo-Pacific maritime partnership
From U.S. 7th Fleet, July 20, 2025 SANTA RITA, Guam – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) arrived in Guam, July 3, after a landmark multinational sail with representatives aboard from the maritime forces from Australia, India, and Japan—collectively known…
USNS Comfort Departs Dominican Republic After Fourth CP25 Mission Stop
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…
