We Serve. We Remember 9/11.
Never forget! Today and every day, we remember Sept. 11, 2001 – especially our shipmates who are serving aboard three U.S. Navy ships dedicated and named after the locations where the 9/11 attacks occurred: 🇺🇸 USS New York (LPD 21), named in honor of the City of New York where the attacks on the World …
We Serve. We Remember 9/11.
Never forget! Today and every day, we remember Sept. 11, 2001 – especially our shipmates who are serving aboard three U.S. Navy ships dedicated and named after the locations where the 9/11 attacks occurred: 🇺🇸 USS New York (LPD 21), named in honor of the City of New York where the attacks on the World …
Farewell to a Legend and Shipmate: Sen. John S. McCain III Passes Away
By Elizabeth M. Collins Defense Media Activity Senator and retired Capt. John S. McCain III, former prisoner of war, passed away Aug. 25, 2018, at the age of 81. McCain had been battling an aggressive type of brain tumor known as a glioblastoma since at least the summer of 2017. Born in the Panama Canal …
To the Men and Women of NAS Oceana, Happy 75th Birthday!
By Capt. Chad P. Vincelette Commanding officer, Naval Air Station Oceana Victory in World War II remained in doubt when the U.S. Navy commissioned something it desperately needed 75 years ago – an East Coast Navy base to prepare aviators to fight. Naval Auxiliary Air Station Oceana was born on Aug. 17, 1943, out of …
USS Manchester (LCS 14) Commissioning
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the May 26 commissioning of the Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, USS Manchester (LCS 14). Adm. William Moran, vice chief of Naval Operations, will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, senior United States Senator from New Hampshire, will serve as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored …
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group: Celebrating 75 Years of U.S. 3rd Fleet after Historic Vietnam Visit
By Rear Adm. John Fuller Commander, Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Carl Vinson Strike Group patrols the Western Pacific as U.S. 3rd Fleet marks its 75th anniversary. We are demonstrating America’s commitment to regional security, stability and prosperity. This deployment marks the second time this strike group deployed to the Indo-Pacific region under an initiative …
7th Fleet’s 75th Anniversary
By Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet U.S. 7th Fleet was established by a single naval message with the effective date of March 15, 1943. And now, 75 years later, we are the U.S. Navy’s largest fleet in the Indo-Pacific. We continue to be defined by our forward-deployed presence, our many partnerships with …
Hopper: Innovation, Transformation, Inspiration
By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific During last month’s historic first visit of the voyaging canoe Hokule‘a to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson spoke about his father, Myron “Pinky” Thompson, who was 15 years old at the time of the attack on …
Hopper: Innovation, Transformation, Inspiration
By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific During last month’s historic first visit of the voyaging canoe Hokule‘a to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson spoke about his father, Myron “Pinky” Thompson, who was 15 years old at the time of the attack on …
Presidential Sailors
On this President’s Day weekend, we’re taking a look at the Sailors who went from shipmates to presidents.