APRIL 30, 2025 – USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) lost an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 and a tow tractor as the aircraft carrier operated in the Red Sea, April 28. All personnel are accounted for, with one Sailor sustaining a minor injury. The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the … [Read more...]
USS Bulkeley Arrives in Scotland
HER MAJESTY’S NAVAL BASE CLYDE, Scotland– (April 25, 2025) Command Master Chief Sergio Gonzalez, left, and Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Emily Chandler observe an approaching pilot boat during a sea-and-anchor evolution aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), April 25, 2025. USS Bulkeley is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th … [Read more...]
Navy Midshipman Drafted by the NFL
APRIL 30, 2025 - Navy Midshipmen football senior safety Rayuan Lane III was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars, April 26, 2025, in the sixth round of the NFL draft, which took place in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Lane is the 19th U.S. Naval Academy graduate drafted by the NFL and the first defensive back. He is the fourth Navy football player to be drafted in the last 11 years and … [Read more...]
Navy Hospital Ship to Visit Six Nations
NORFOLK, Va. — Military and civilian planners from the United States and six partner nations met this week in Norfolk, Va., to make final plans for the upcoming Continuing Promise 2025 deployment. U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will deploy in support of Continuing Promise 2025, with the ship scheduled to conduct mission stops in Grenada, Panama, Colombia, … [Read more...]
USNS Sojourner Truth Christened
APRIL 29, 2025 — Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) newest fleet replenishment oiler USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., last night. The event was attended by Dr. Brett A. Seidle, performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy; Vice Adm. John F. G. Wade, commander, U.S. THIRD … [Read more...]