USCGC Kimball Home for RIMPAC 2026
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned to their Honolulu home port June 20 after sailing more than 20,000 nautical miles during a 73-day patrol…
USS Illinois Undocking at Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully undocked Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786), June 24, 2026, completing an important milestone in the submarine’s…
Navy Tests Prototype Atmospheric Diving System
By Anna Taylor Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, Washington, hosted the first open water test of the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression suit in Liberty Bay, Washington, June…
US and Japanese Forces Conduct Pacific Atlas 26-1
Maritime forces from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) conducted Pacific Atlas 26-1 off the coast of Japan, June 15-19. Pacific…
Frigate Nordrhein-Westfalen Return from UNIFIL
The frigate “Nordrhein-Westfalen” will return to its home port of Wilhelmshaven on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The frigate was deployed as part of the multinational UNIFIL (United…
Desan Lays Keel for Malaysian MPMS-2
DESAN successfully held the “keel laying” ceremony on Thursday 25th June, 2026, for the second Multi-Purpose Mission Ship (MPMS-2) being built for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The ceremony…
Navy Delivers Major Capability with Completion of USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) Modernizations
The U.S. Navy has significantly enhanced the warfighting capability of its destroyer fleet with the completion of major modernizations on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93)…
USS Lake Erie Returns to San Diego
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returned to her homeport of Naval Base San Diego on June 27, 2026, following 11-months of sustained operations at sea to the…