Coast Guard, Navy rescue 26 people in Western Pacific waters over the weekend

The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard rescued 26 people over the weekend from two vessels in distress in the Western Pacific.

New Zealand rugby players check out Navy SEAL training ahead of San Diego matchup

U.S. Navy SEALs showed off their skills for New Zealand’s national rugby team — the All Blacks — ahead of a Friday night exhibition in San Diego. The three-time Rugby World Cup winners stopped by the Naval Special Warfare Center this week for a leadership discussion and tour of its basic training compound.

Sailors help rescue dozens of passengers on disabled boat in eastern Mediterranean

Sailors assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 79 spotted people indicating distress aboard the vessel Tuesday during flight operations and reported the sighting to the destroyer USS Bulkeley.

USS Blue Ridge sailors visit 50-year-old helicopter crash site during Vietnam port call

The U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge recently wrapped up a five-day port call on Vietnam that included a visit to the site of an Army helicopter lost during the Vietnam War, where excavations continue to search for the remains of four soldiers.

Damaged steam turbine contributes to Stennis overhaul delays, Navy officials say

A damaged steam turbine generator is contributing to the delayed maintenance of the USS John C. Stennis as the aircraft carrier undergoes its midlife overhaul, service officials said.

Japanese man arrested after sailing his yacht to Navy base on Okinawa

A Japanese yachtsman was taken into custody this week after landing at White Beach Naval Facility, according to the Navy and Japan’s coast guard.

Teamwork wins as Navy SEALs guide civilians in Paintball With a Mission

Paintball With A Mission was underway recently, as 287 mostly civilians on 27 teams competed in make-believe military operations to fund real-life changes for U.S. veterans, including Navy SEALs, pummeled by war.

Disaster response training at RIMPAC in Hawaii grows

A task force of nine countries has been conducting operations across the Hawaiian Islands practicing search-and-rescue operations, evacuations and medical treatment in partnership with local Hawaii hospitals, emergency agencies and volunteer organizations.

Deployment ends for West Coast squadron sent to fight Houthi rebels in the Red Sea

Electronic Attack Squadron 130 made the long flight home to the West Coast over the weekend and the aviators returned to their families after their combat deployment in the Red Sea, where it joined the fight against Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Navy Reserve officer convicted in Afghan visa bribery scheme

A Navy Reserve commander faces up to 45 years in prison after a federal jury convicted him of bribery and other charges related to fake recommendation letters he wrote for Afghans seeking visas to live in the United States.

US civilian dies following motorcycle collision near Navy base in Japan

A U.S. Navy civilian employee died Monday evening following a traffic accident near the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet, an installation spokesman said.

Navy Blue Angels select officers for 2025 air show season

The Blue Angels have selected five new officers to join the team for the 2025 air show season. The squadron selected two F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilots, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot, an events coordinator and a flight surgeon.

Cleveland National Air Show celebrates 60 years with Blue Angels and more Labor Day weekend

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Jet Demonstration Team, U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II and the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II are among the highlights of the 60th Cleveland National Air Show over Labor Day weekend.

F-35Cs, Ospreys to replace Super Hornets and Greyhounds at Marine base in Japan

The Navy said Monday it is replacing squadrons of F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters and C-2A Greyhound transports with next-generation stealth fighters and tiltrotors at this base south of Hiroshima.

‘Sailors never flinched’: Eisenhower strike group welcomed home after deployment spent battling Houthi attacks

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and about 5,000 sailors returned from what senior U.S. officials are calling a “deployment of firsts” following nine months at sea, seven of which were in a combat zone.

‘Very much a Navy fight’: Eisenhower air wing returns from months in the Red Sea fighting off Houthi attacks

The squadrons returned to the U.S. after nearly nine months on deployment with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Most of the time was spent in and near the Red Sea defending commercial and military vessels against Houthi drones and missiles launched from Yemen.

USS Wasp pulls into Greece ahead of mission to deter broader Middle East conflict

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp made its first port call in Europe this week to allow sailors and Marines some rest ahead of a busy deployment, as the Pentagon works to deter a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Suicides in Air Force, Navy and Marines in first quarter of 2024 top pandemic-era rates, DOD data shows

Suicide rates among troops in the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps for the first quarter of 2024 topped pandemic-era rates while the Army saw a significant dip, according to new data released by the Defense Department.

US Navy missile defense site in Poland is mission-ready, NATO says

A U.S. Navy ballistic missile defense site in Redzikowo, Poland, that’s been in the works for more than a decade has finally been declared mission-ready by NATO.