The Pic of the Day: Don’t try this at home, Firefighting inside a warship

The Pic of the Day: Don’t try this at home, Firefighting inside a warship

U.S. Navy Fireman Jonathan Meyers, from Berwyn, Ill., left, checks for hotspots during a damage control drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) March 21, 2020. Rafael Peralta, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

The Pic of the Day: The art of replenishing a ship under way

The Pic of the Day: The art of replenishing a ship under way

Seaman Brandon Kay, from Surprise, Arizona, shoots a shot-line to the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72). Vella Gulf is conducting operations in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Group.

The Pic of the Day: One sea, two aircraft carriers

The Pic of the Day: One sea, two aircraft carriers

The aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), top, and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transit the Arabian Sea March 18, 2020. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central […]

The Pic of the Day: Meet the newest SWCC operators

The Pic of the Day: Meet the newest SWCC operators

A member of Crewman Qualification Training Class 108 receives his Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) Basic pin during a graduation ceremony at Naval Special Warfare Center’s SWCC Training Center in Coronado, Calif., March 12. SWCCs are the Navy’s elite boat operators and are quiet professionals dedicated to achieving excellence in maritime special operations. NSW Center […]

The Pic of the Day: Requalifying on small arms while under way

The Pic of the Day: Requalifying on small arms while under way

Lt. Carlos Maldonado, from New York, fires an M9 service pistol during a practical weapons course requalification aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). Forrest Sherman is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to […]

The Pic of the Day: Marines get tested for the Coronavirus

The Pic of the Day: Marines get tested for the Coronavirus

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, arrive at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2020. Upon their return from the Republic of Korea, the Marines were screened in accordance with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Japanese government guidelines. III MEF is taking its responsibilities to protect our Marines, Sailors, families, […]

The Pic of the Day: American and New Zealand sailors train together

The Pic of the Day: American and New Zealand sailors train together

Command Master Chief Andrew Tyler, from Oakland, Calif., center, and the Royal New Zealand Navy sailors aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners […]

The Pic of the Day: What amphibious landings look these days

The Pic of the Day: What amphibious landings look these days

An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) drives out of the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during well deck operations. Oak Hill, with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and with embarked 26th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area […]

The Pic of the Day: Marines can do more than eat crayons

The Pic of the Day: Marines can do more than eat crayons

Lance Cpl. Caleb Woelk, an infantry assault Marine with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Battalion Landing Team, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in with a shoulder-launched multi-purpose assault weapon during weapon familiarization training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, the flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, […]

The Pic of the Day: Sailors get ready to repel small enemy crafts

The Pic of the Day: Sailors get ready to repel small enemy crafts

Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Adreiz Prewitt and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Joshua Messengill stand the small-craft attack team watch manning a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) during a Suez Canal transit in route to the Red Sea, Jan. 14. Carney is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area […]

Not enough ships: Pentagon to miss Trump’s Big Navy goal

Not enough ships: Pentagon to miss Trump’s Big Navy goal

One of Trump’s most significant platforms in the 2016 presidential election was revitalizing the nation’s poorly maintained defense apparatus and returning it a state of strategic and tactical readiness needed to face near-peer, nation level opposition from the likes of China and Russia. Among the promises he made to that effect were increasing defense spending […]

Chinese spies enter Navy base where SEALs practice shooting

Chinese spies enter Navy base where SEALs practice shooting

Last September, two Chinese diplomats were expelled from the U.S. after they barged into a U.S. Navy base in Virginia. The base in which they illegally entered houses the shooting ranges for all the East Coast SEAL Teams. The Chinese diplomats, one of who is reported to be an intelligence officer operating under a diplomatic […]