DECEMBER 12. 2025 - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, on Dec. 11 after completing operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington departed Yokosuka on June 10 to conduct routine operations with embarked Carrier Air Wing … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 10, 2025 - This year’s Pearl Harbor Day observance marks the 84th anniversary of the surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet by Japanese forces. The commemoration honors and remembers the more than 2,400 service members and civilians who died on Dec. 7, 1941, and plunged the U.S. into World War II. On that fateful day, 21 ships were damaged or sunk including the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 10, 2025 - Secretary of the Navy John Phelan today announced a $448 million strategic investment in the Shipbuilding Operating System (Ship OS) to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and autonomy technologies across the industrial base. The announcement was made during the first Department of the Navy Rapid Capabilities Office Industry Day where … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 9, 2025 – The final training group of Sailors who arrived at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command (RTC) during the Navy’s record-breaking year for recruiting, training and retaining Sailors, graduated from basic military training, commonly known as "boot camp," during a ceremony at Naval Station Great Lakes, Dec. 4, 2025. With the graduation of Training Group 52, more … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 9, 2025 - The U.S. Navy successfully recovered on Dec. 5, 2025 the F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Seahawk aircraft lost during two separate incidents off USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The recovery effort was conducted by Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73); Task Force 75; the Naval Sea Systems Command’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV); and CTG 73.6’s Mobile Diving … [Read more...]