Navy IDs sailor who died during Middle East deploymentChief Hospital Corpsman Daniel D. McCracken died during a non-combat related incident on May 6.By Diana Stancy9 days ago
China condemns USS Halsey’s passage through Taiwan StraitThe destroyer passed through the waterway between mainland China and Taiwan on Wednesday, less than two weeks before Taiwan's new president takes office.10 days ago
Navy IDs sailor who died aboard USS HalseyGunner's Mate 3rd Class Elijah Riddle is at least the second sailor to die aboard a deployed Navy warship in recent weeks.By Diana Stancy8 weeks ago
US Navy making Aegis updates, training changes based on Houthi attacksThe U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin have developed and fielded software updates for destroyers shooting down Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea.By Megan Eckstein8 weeks ago
US mulls deploying Marine security team to Haiti amid gang crisisIn 2010, after an earthquake struck Haiti, fleet antiterrorism security team Marines were sent to assist the Marine guards at the embassy there.By Irene Loewenson2 months ago
How the Navy’s current Red Sea clashes parallel the 1980sThe Navy’s moves against the Houthis mirrors the sea service's Middle East operations in the 1980s.By Jonathan Lehrfeld3 months ago
Yemen’s Houthis can still fight despite US-led airstrikesThe Iran-backed Houthis claimed to have shot down a U.S. drone Tuesday.By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press3 months ago
Navy to establish second surface drone unit this springU.S. Pacific Fleet head Adm. Samuel Paparo announced the new unit at the West 2024 conference in San Diego.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 months ago
USS Gerald R. Ford leaders look back on maiden (and extended) cruiseHow the brand-new aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and its largely green crew found their sea legs together.By Diana Stancy3 months ago
Fired CO of USS Howard got in hot water after ‘unprofessional’ remarksCmdr. Cameron Dennis’ ouster came after a command investigation substantiated allegations that he made “unprofessional comments."By Diana Stancy3 months ago
US Navy works on war response plan amid Red Sea ship surgeThe Navy is mulling how it could push more ships into a fight and sustain them once there, as it considers what a modern wartime footing looks like.By Megan Eckstein4 months ago
5th Fleet boss: Iran ‘directly involved’ in Houthi rebel ship attacksVice Adm. Brad Cooper stopped short of saying Tehran directed individual attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press4 months ago