Flagship of U.S. 7th Fleet Arrives in Manila
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Manila, Philippines for a scheduled port visit, March 16, 2026. Blue Ridge’s last visit to Manila was in 2024.…
USCGC Frederick Hatch’s Northern Mariana Islands Patrol
USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) patrolled more than five hundred miles of U.S. waters from Guam to the remote Northern Mariana Islands during a 20-day operation to secure U.S. waters,…
Hadrian Facility in Alabama to Support New Submarine Construction
Hadrian, the advanced manufacturing company, today opened a new facility in Cherokee, Alabama dedicated to the U.S. Navy’s Columbia- and Virginia-class submarine programs. Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan,…
FANC Trains in New Caledonia Waters
On 26 February 2026, about 200 nautical miles south of Cape Leeuwin, the Armed Forces in New Caledonia (FANC) conducted a “Tarpon” maneuver between three of their units deployed at…
PCU Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) Visits Boston
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, March 13 for a scheduled port visit. During the visit, the PCU Harvey…
USS Gonzalez Departs Norfolk for Deployment
USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) got underway from Naval Station Norfolk March 16, 2026, to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment. The ship’s departure comes after months of training,…
US Navy Reshapes Warfighting Acquisition System
The Department of the Navy (DON) today announced March 16th the establishment of five Portfolio Acquisition Executive organizations: PAE Industrial Operations, PAE Marine Corps, PAE Maritime, PAE Strategic Systems Programs…
KRI Canopus Departs Germany on Maiden Voyage
To strengthen the capacity of national hydro-oceanographic surveys and support the provision of accurate maritime data and information, the Navy’s newest Hydro-Oceanographic Auxiliary Ship, KRI Canopus-936, carried out its first…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector LCAC 115
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 115 from Textron Systems on March 10. The delivery of LCAC 115 comes after…
USCGC Forward Interdicts Narcotics in the Eastern Pacific
Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) delivered a decisive blow to maritime criminal networks by intercepting a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel during a routine patrol on February 24 in the…