Destroyer USS Preble arrives in Japan armed with high-energy laser weapon

The only U.S. warship equipped with the High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance, or HELIOS, system recently joined 7th Fleet.

‘Unexpected’: Mom, teen hit by Navy parachutist at air show, California officials say

A U.S. Navy parachutist accidentally landed on two spectators at a Fleet Week air show in San Francisco, California firefighters told news outlets.

Blue Angels to perform Sunday after fog canceled Saturday’s show

The Blue Angels performed their air show on Sunday afternoon, following the cancellation of their Saturday show due to unsafe weather conditions caused by the notorious San Francisco fog.

A Navy first: USS Chosin tests resupplying rapid-fire launch system at sea

Reports have estimated that in a conflict with China, U.S. warships would have to quickly leave to friendly piers to reload. Reloading in the open ocean would allow the U.S. surface fleet to stay in a fight and is a top priority for Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro.

World’s most powerful Navy celebrates 249 years of service

Two and a half centuries after the Continental Congress ordered the dispatch of a “swift sailing vessel” with “ten carriage guns,” the modern U.S. Navy counts hundreds of ships and thousands of personnel, and is looking to build out its arsenal of drones.

Quad nations’ warships gather for Malabar naval exercise off India

India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. are members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, an informal group formed as a strategic hedge against Beijing’s rising military power.

Navy launches investigation into faulty welds on 26 warships at Virginia shipyard

The welding deficiencies were made on noncritical components of three in-service ships. They were done at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, which is the sole maker of carriers for the Navy and one of only two firms that make submarines.

Thousands of Florida Guard troops get to work after Milton batters state in second hurricane in 2 weeks

The entire Florida National Guard was joined by Guard forces from at least seven other states as they began route clearance, search and rescue, and other missions before dawn Thursday after the fast-moving storm struck Wednesday night.

USS Boxer, carrying aid for typhoon victims, arrives in the Philippines

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer arrived in the Philippines with emergency supplies Tuesday as the island nation continues to recover from Super Typhoon Krathon.

US Navy helicopter makes ‘precautionary landing’ on Japanese beach

A U.S. Navy helicopter resumed its flight four hours after making a “precautionary landing” Thursday on a beach about 30 miles southwest of Tokyo.

Navy dives deep into social media to attract next-gen submariners

The service’s interactive marketing campaign encourages users to decipher codes and search for clues to complete command directives. The campaign is the latest tactic to target submarine-specific jobs, a niche community of sailors that can prove difficult to recruit.

USS Comstock returns to San Diego after 4-month deployment conducting joint operations in Indo-Pacific

The USS Comstock returned to Naval Base San Diego on Tuesday after a successful four-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

Military moves aircraft, ships and closes bases as Hurricane Milton nears Florida

The Air Force and Navy moved aircraft and ships out of the path of Hurricane Milton on Tuesday as the storm churned toward Florida’s west coast.

Navy wants to avoid sidelining ships as it confronts civilian mariner shortage

The Navy is considering improved pay and working conditions for civilian mariners among the fixes it hopes will address the manpower shortage crippling its logistics fleet.

Navy base in Japan breaks ground on high-tech ship-handling training simulator

The U.S. Navy broke ground this week on a new building that will eventually house a state-of-the-art virtual training simulator at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, the service’s largest overseas base.

US Navy hospital in Spain stops delivering babies following ambulance provider’s move

One of the few U.S. military bases in Europe able to care for pregnant women through birth has stopped delivering babies, instead referring all labor and delivery patients to local hospitals.

Navy festival in Japan draws largest crowd in 8 years, including food influencer Keith Lee

Nearly 53,000 people, including a popular American social media influencer and food critic, traveled to Yokosuka Naval Base for its annual Friendship Day.

USS Daniel Inouye returns to Pearl Harbor after historic first 9-month deployment

After completing its first successful nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th fleet areas of operation as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, the guided missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Friday.

Sailor aboard USS Truman dies in medical emergency during Atlantic transit

Jelani Hill, an electrician’s mate from Florida, enlisted in December 2018 and had served aboard Truman since October 2020.