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NORFOLK, Va. (December 23, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) depart the ship after returning from deployment. Cole returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a deployment in support of maritime security and stability efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan T. Beard/Released)

USS Cole returns home after challenging 7-month combat deployment

The USS Cole returned to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on Monday after a seven-month combat deployment that took the crew into the tense conflicts of the Middle East.

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241216-N-SW048-2007 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 16, 2024) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

Navy jet shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident was responding to Houthi threats

Two Navy aviators rescued after the fighter jet they were flying was shot down this week in an apparent “friendly fire” incident were responding to incoming one-way aerial attack drones and anti-ship cruise missiles threatening U.S. forces in the Red Sea.

Sailors man the combat information center at Naval Support Facility Redzikowo in Poland on Dec. 16, 2024, during a simulation of the base's Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system's capabilities.

US Navy’s missile defense site in Poland functions like a destroyer on land

More than a hundred sailors assigned to this rural outpost in the Polish countryside help protect Europe against ballistic missile threats much the same as if they were at sea.

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Future missile frigate will be named after historic female Navy officer

A future constellation-class guided missile frigate (FFG 69) will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, a tribute to one of the first female officers to serve in the U.S. Navy, according to a Navy news release.

Tom Cruise poses in a suit while holding a case containing a Navy medal.

Tom Cruise gets a top US Navy honor for boosting the military with his screen roles

Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S. Navy’s top civilian honor on Tuesday for “outstanding contributions to the Navy and the Marine Corps” with “Top Gun” and other films.

U.S. forces made a precision airstrike Dec. 16, 2024, targeting a key Houth militant facility in Yemen, according to U.S. Central Command.

US forces strike Houthi command hub in Yemen; USS Truman sails in Middle East

A US airstrike on a hub for coordinating Houthi operations came on the heels of USS Truman’s entrance into the Red Sea.

The commander of Naval Base Guam, Capt. John Fry, left, and other officials tour a new annex for William C. McCool Elementary Middle School, Dec. 12, 2024.

DODEA opens school annex on Naval Base Guam for science lab, other learning spaces

Department of Defense Education Activity has opened an annex to its middle school at Naval Base Guam to accommodate the growing student population.

A missile/rocket is seen blasting off from a launch pad.

Army-Navy collaboration powers successful hypersonic missile test

While all eyes have been on the highly-anticipated Army-Navy academy football match Saturday, a quiet collaboration between the branches bore fruit at Cape Canaveral on Thursday.

The top of a submarine is seen above the water surface line with coastal land in the background.

Navy seeks upgrade of sea training ranges to keep pace with evolving weaponry, drones

The Navy is looking to expand and modernize vast training areas in waters off Hawaii and California, including the planned addition of mine warfare ranges, that the service says are needed to train and test America’s newest weapons and drone systems and defend against those of rivals.

Recruits stand in formation at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stuart Posada)

Navy trims recruit training by 1 week, streamlining boot camp to move sailors to the fleet faster

The change comes on the heels of a bend in the curve in the sea service’s recruiting efforts. The Navy was on track to meet its 2024 recruiting goal, but the service was unable to push them all through boot camp before the end of the fiscal year.

FILE - In this photo released by the official Facebook page of the Ream Naval Base, Cambodian navy crew stand on a patrol boat at the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, southwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (Ream Naval Base's Facebook page via AP, File)

A US Navy ship will make its first port call in 8 years in Cambodia, a close ally of China

A U.S. Navy warship will make a port call next week in Cambodia, China’s close ally in Southeast Asia, the first such visit in eight years, according to a Cambodian statement on Friday.

210426-N-PC065-3001 NORFOLK, Va. (April 26, 2021) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) form a teal ribbon on the flight deck for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April 26, 2021. The teal ribbon represents a symbol of support for the cause. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John D. Bellino/Released)

Sexual violence at service academies is trending down from a historic high, Pentagon reports

The initial data released in the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence at the Military Academies shows an estimated 783 academy students experienced unwanted sexual contact in the 2023-24 school year compared with 1,136 in 2022.