Flight officer with extensive Japan experience takes helm of Okinawa’s Navy command

Capt. Joseph Parsons is the new commander of Fleet Activities Okinawa, a unique command that encompasses Navy aviators and ocean-going sailors.

Robert Fernandez, one of Pearl Harbor attack’s last survivors, dies at 100

Robert Fernandez, who died Wednesday at age 100 in Lodi, Calif., was among the hundreds of service members who survived the Pearl Harbor attack. His death leaves barely more than a dozen survivors of the attack still living.

Newest replenishment oiler USNS Robert F. Kennedy delivered to the Navy

The newest John Lewis-class replenishment oiler, the USNS Robert F. Kennedy, was delivered on Tuesday in San Diego, Naval Sea Systems Command said in a news release.

US Navy base in Italy to inspect water lines for possibility of lead contamination

Officials at the Navy’s largest base in Italy are determining whether pipes carrying water to homes, child care centers, schools and other facilities at the installation may pose a higher risk of lead contamination.

US Navy destroyers thwart Houthi attack in Gulf of Aden

Two U.S. Navy destroyers defeated a Houthi militant drone and missile attack earlier this week while escorting merchant ships through the Gulf of Aden, U.S. military officials said.

Navy to leverage University of Hawaii’s prowess in climate resiliency, resource protection

The U.S. Navy and the University of Hawaii have signed a 10-year agreement aimed at leveraging the institute’s expertise to bolster climate resilience and protect natural and cultural resources on Navy and Marine Corps bases in the state.

Navy overhauling moldy and pest-riddled barracks, housing management policies

The Navy is focusing on renovating its squalid unaccompanied housing and stepping up maintenance and management of living conditions. The effort is meant to address issues identified by a 2023 GAO report that found poor living conditions across DOD-owned housing.

Future USS Arkansas, the latest Virginia-class submarine, christened

The future USS Arkansas, the 27th Virginia-class submarine, was christened Saturday in Newport News, Va.

Wasp Amphibious Ready Group back home after 7-month deployment

The seven-month deployment entailed high-profile exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea, the latter of which prompted flyovers by Russian bombers, and over a dozen port visits.

Mother of California Navy corpsman killed by neighbor settles suits against government for $10.5M

The lawsuits filed by the mother of 24-year-old Navy Corpsman Devon Rideout alleged the Marine Corps and the California Department of Justice failed to properly submit information about the background of Rideout’s killer, a Marine Corps deserter.