SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- At the 2025 WEST Conference in San Diego, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) reinforced its commitment to driving technological innovation and strengthening the Navy’s operational advantage. Through dynamic discussions, strategic engagements and live...

U.S. Navy Aviation Support Equipment Technician 1st Class Hernan Hernandezrodriguez, a native of Wenatchee, Washington and a Navy Snow Team member works on a snow sculpture during the 75th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival...

U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui, a native of Arcadia, California, the deputy public affairs officer of Commander, Task Force 70, sculpts an F-35C Lightning II fighter jet out of snow ahead of the 75th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival...

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 30, after completing a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations...

GULF OF THAILAND – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group departed Laem Chabang, Thailand, Jan. 31, after conducting a scheduled five-day port visit...

SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 30, 2025) – U.S. Navy Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Enrico Dagsindal, a native of Skokie, Illinois and U.S. Navy Snow Team Lead holds a maquette of an F-35C Lighting II stealth fighter jet while Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline Lui works on the snow sculpture during...

SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 29, 2025) – U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline Lui, a native of Arcadia, California, assigned to Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70), the lead designer of the U.S. Navy Snow Team finishes a sketch as the team builds a snow sculpture during the 75th Annual...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Forty Sailors from six Navy public affairs reserve units supporting Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) attended a reserve public affairs summit Jan. 9 to 11, 2025, focused on rapidly developing and sustaining their warfighting readiness skills...

The Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa Snow Team has arrived in Sapporo, Japan, Jan. 28 to begin work on a Navy-themed snow sculpture for the 75th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, marking the Navy’s 40th year of participation...

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s senior military official to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) met with local leaders in Majuro to discuss defense and security, Jan 23...

The U.S. Navy’s Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) participated in the French Navy-led multilateral training exercise La Perouse 2025 alongside other allied and partner nations, in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean, Jan. 16-23.La Perouse is a biennial, multilateral...

U.S. Seventh Fleet opens the new Navigation, Seamanship, and Shiphandling Trainer facility in Yokosuka, Japan...

The U.S. and Philippine navies Navy conducted a bilateral maritime cooperative activity in the South China Sea...

The U.S. Navy (USN) and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) joined forces to conduct bilateral operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the South China Sea, Jan. 8-11.The bilateral operations included the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) and the Royal...

The U.S. Pacific Fleet Band performed for about 2.5 million people during 600 engagements in nine countries during community concerts, school visits, official Navy events and ceremonies, and shows for Sailors. Band members also participated Pacific Partnership, visiting Vietnam, the...

PORT KLANG, Malaysia – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group arrived in Malaysia for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 29...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a change of home port from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 23, 2024...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a change of homeport from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 23, 2024...

Aviators across USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) carrier air wing now train as a joint fighting force while deployed at sea in advanced simulators thanks to aviation pros across the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) enterprise. ...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to San Diego Dec. 20, 2024, after completing a five-month deployment that included combat operations in the Middle East...