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Navy postpones several modernization programs to pay for operations
The Navy's fiscal 2025 budget request prioritizes near-term readiness and lethality and delays a number of larger, longer-term modernization programs.
‘Fat Leonard’ back in court in San Diego after escape
Defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis appeared in U.S. District Court in San Diego on Thursday.
Navy changing LCS maintenance and staffing practices
More sailor maintenance and changes to crew sizes are in the works for the troubled LCS fleet, officials say.
By Diana Stancy
USS Carl Vinson departs San Diego for Indo-Pacific operations
The Navy declined to say when the carrier departed San Diego.
By Diana Stancy
Coast Guard rescues 12 after ship runs aground in US Virgin Islands
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued 12 people who abandoned a large cargo ship that ran aground near the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Crew of USS Pueblo reunites, 55 years after capture by North Korea
North Korea attacked and seized the Pueblo and its 83-person crew on Jan. 23, 1968, in international waters off the coast of Wonson.
By Diana Stancy
Navy decommissions USS Lake Champlain
The ship was commissioned in 1988 and supported Operation Enduring Freedom, among others.
By Diana Stancy
Fair winds and following seas, USS Mobile Bay
The almost 37-year-old guided-missile cruiser was decommissioned Thursday.
Zumwalt makes an about-face back to San Diego for ‘maintenance’
It’s unclear what issue the ship is facing, although the Navy anticipates it will be underway again soon.
By Diana Stancy
USS Nimitz concludes seven-month-long deployment to Indo-Pacific
The carrier and its strike group headed to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet area of operations in December.
By Diana Stancy