US Navy officials met with allies and partners in Portugal this week to discuss common standards for drones and emerging technology.

Naval Hospital Okinawa recently became the first overseas Navy facility where patients can pick up prescription refills 24/7 from a newly installed locker service.

U.S. Southern Command said the USS Helena, a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, pulled into the waters near the U.S. base in Cuba on Thursday, just a day after a Russian frigate, a nuclear-powered submarine, an oil tanker and a rescue tug crossed into Havana Bay.

This summer’s Rim of the Pacific will include the maritime exercise’s largest-ever humanitarian aid and disaster relief drills and the sinking of a decommissioned U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship.

The U.S. Navy has resumed some Osprey operations on Okinawa, three months after a ban on flying the U.S. military’s tiltrotors was lifted, according to Japanese officials.

The U.S. Navy has deployed warships and aircraft to track a Russian naval flotilla after the Russian vessels sailed less than 30 miles off South Florida’s coast, U.S. officials told McClatchy and the Miami Herald.

A plan to repair U.S. Navy vessels in Japan moved forward Tuesday and planners from both countries hope to develop additional programs for military aircraft, missile production and logistics.

A U.S. Navy base in Italy is considering easing access to a recreational park after an approved visit by a local international school was abruptly canceled when students with Chinese citizenship were barred from entry.

The USS Ronald Reagan took center stage among eight warships in the Philippine Sea as the U.S. military commenced Valiant Shield.

Navy Capt. Michel Brandt has been relieved of command of the USS Somerset “due to a lack of confidence in her ability to lead the crew” by Rear Adm. Christopher Stone.

Col. James P. McDonough’s time as the commandant of midshipmen came to an end Wednesday. An artillery officer commissioned into the Marines in 1994, McDonough capped off his 30-year military career. by relinquishing the position to Capt. Walter H. Allman, the first Navy SEAL to take the role.

A federal judge on Tuesday halted a lawsuit from a civilian engineer who claims she was raped aboard a Navy ship so the Labor Department could determine whether the incident should be treated as a work-related injury.

The introduction of innovation units in more theaters and a greater emphasis on drones are among the ways the U.S. Navy is adapting to the rapidly changing character of war, the service’s top officer said.

An annual NATO military exercise focused this year on amphibious operations and mine countermeasures in the Baltic region begins this week with Sweden participating for the first time as a member of the alliance.

U.S. Navy harbor security boats raced through waters near the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet and fired hundreds of blank rounds Wednesday, part of a three-day exercise.

The Navy has implemented a new policy that will allow commanding officers to recommend certain sailors for advancement to help fill empty assignments, but the sailors must reenlist.

The Navy has begun tank ventilation and air quality monitoring at the Red Hill fuel storage facility.

A former vice chief of naval operations faces up to 30 years in prison after being arrested Friday along with two business executives on criminal charges involving a U.S. government contract bribery scheme, the Justice Department announced.

Chief Petty Officer Bryce Pedicini, formerly a fire controlman aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins, was convicted in April of attempted espionage and sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison by a military judge. Pedicini also received a dishonorable discharge and a reduction in rank to seaman recruit.