From SECNAV Public Affairs, Jan. 10, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD 33) will be named USS Travis Manion. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement…
SECNAV Del Toro Names T-AGOS Explorer-Class and First Two Ships
From SECNAV Public Affairs, Jan. 10, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 10, 2025) – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named the T-AGOS ocean surveillance ships the Explorer class, the future USNS Don Walsh (T-AGOS 25) and the second ship…
Navy Names Third Expeditionary Medical Ship USNS Portsmouth (EMS 3)
From SECNAV Public Affairs, Jan. 8, 2025 PORTSMOUTH – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named the future Bethesda-class expeditionary medical ship (EMS 3) USNS Portsmouth during a ship naming ceremony at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth on Jan. 8. …
USS Cole Returns from Deployment to 5th and 6th Fleets
From U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Dec. 23 2024 NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 23, after being deployed for more than seven months to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe…
USS Bulkeley returns home after 5-and-a-half-month patrol
From U.S. 6th Fleet, Dec. 20, 2024 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) returned home Friday after a five and a half month patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. Since arriving…
President Carter’s Funeral Procession in Washington Reflects Navy Roots
WASHINGTON — President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr.’s final procession through Washington started Jan. 7 at the U.S. Navy Memorial, where his casket was loaded onto a horse-drawn caisson for transportation to the Capitol where he is lying in state….
First MQ-25 Unmanned Air Warfare Center Installed Aboard Bush
From Naval Air Systems Command, Dec. 23, 2024 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Navy recently installed the world’s first Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), where Air Vehicle Pilots (AVPs) will control future MQ-25…
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…
USS Montana Arrives to New Homeport of Pearl Harbor
From Lt. J. G. Paul Fletcher, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs, Dec. 27, 2024 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a change…
PNSY Delivers Texas as Battle-Ready Asset to the Fleet
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…
