Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 held its annual Killed In Action Memorial Ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville May 5, to remember fallen shipmates.

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Guided missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) assisted partner nation forces with the interdiction of a vessel carrying nearly 2,200 kilograms (4,850 pounds) of cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than $363 million, in the eastern Pacific May 6.

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“Faces of the Fleet” takes a look at YOUR Navy operating forward. These images represent the greatest Sailors in the greatest Navy in the world leading from the deck plates,...

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This blog was written by Rear Adm. Thomas Rowden, Director Surface Warfare: There has been a lot of discussion on the littoral combat ship and how the LCS will shape the surface...

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The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) 2011 Sailor of the Year attended the Returning Warrior Workshop, held May 4-6, after returning from an overseas individual augmentee assignment.

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Nashville Navy Week 2012 kicked off May 7 with crewmembers of USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) on hand at the state capitol building.

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Twenty-two nations, 42 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands.

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The National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) Tidewater Chapter awarded $25,500 in scholarships to seven graduating high school students in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, May 5.

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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has selected an Office of Naval Research (ONR) director to serve as co-deputy chair of an interagency subcommittee tasked with speeding the advancement of new materials, officials announced May 8.

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To help Sailors defeat small boat threats and aerial targets without using bullets, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) wants to develop a solid-state laser weapon prototype that will demonstrate multi-mission capabilities aboard a Navy ship, officials announced May 8.

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The Commanding Officer of USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), Cmdr. Derick Armstrong, was relieved of command May 8, 2012, by Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe due to loss of confidence in his ability to command.

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The Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 held an airborne change of command ceremony in the skies over deployed aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) May 7.

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With the high cost of the summer vacation season right around the corner, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) leaders remind Sailors to be wary of predatory lending practices.

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Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12), a multi-national exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. naval forces, officially kicked off at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Training Center (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, May 7.

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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced May 7 the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer (DDG) will be named the USS Thomas Hudner.

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