An 11-day military exercise by the U.S. and Japan ended with the sinking of a decommissioned warship in the North Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said.

Warships from the U.S., Philippines, Japan and Canada held two days of drills this week in the contested South China Sea to reaffirm “the four nations’ commitment to bolstering regional security and stability,” according to official statements.

The USS St. Louis left Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on Saturday on its first deployment. The primary mission for the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship will be to counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean.

Sailors assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group airlifted to safety the crew of a merchant vessel attacked by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea.

The U.S. military is preparing to temporarily remove its humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza because of anticipated sea conditions, a U.S. official said on Friday, the latest challenge to the effort that has been hampered by bad weather since it was put into place in May.

Plans by the U.S. Navy to deploy a nuclear submarine to Cuba this week were considered so routine, little thought was given to the move within the U.S. government — until the Biden administration learned of Russia’s plans to dock one of its own in Havana at the same time.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is blaming what he called the Biden administration’s “posture of weakness” for a fleet of Russian warships sailing less than 30 miles off South Florida’s coast earlier this week.

A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its Guantanamo naval base on Cuba, both vessels on the heels of Russian warships that arrived on the island earlier this week.

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.