Source: United States Navy
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea conducted a digital press briefing with the U.S. Department of State’s Asia Pacific Media Hub, November 24.
Defense News in Brief: Corpsman Up: Hospital Corps Marks 127 Years of Unwavering Commitment and Courage
Source: United States Navy
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Today, the 127th birthday of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps was celebrated with honor and pride at the Defense Health Headquarters. The ceremony brought together Navy Medicine leadership and corpsmen to reflect on the enduring legacy of the Hospital Corps and their continuing impact across the fleet and around the world.
Defense News in Brief: NAS Whidbey Island Station Search and Rescue Conducts Two Rescues in Cascade Mountains
Source: United States Navy
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. –Search and Rescue (SAR) teams from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island conducted two rescues of injured hikers in the North Cascades on June 14 and 16, 2025.
Defense News in Brief: Blue Ridge Departs Guam Following Port Visit
Source: United States Navy
APRA HARBOR, Guam – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Guam following a scheduled port visit, June 14-17. This port visit marked the first time Blue Ridge has visited Guam since 2020.
Defense News in Brief: Task Force 66 applies lessons learned from the Black Sea Battle Lab to exercise BALTOPS 25 alongside NATO partners
Source: United States Navy
UTSKA, Poland – Commander, Task Force (CTF) 66, U.S. 6th Fleet’s purpose-built all-domain task force with the mission of integrating Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) into fleet operations, is participating in Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS) June 5-20, 2025.
Defense News in Brief: SECNAV Del Toro Reflects on Three Years in Office at the Future Warfighting Symposium
Source: United States Marines
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro delivered remarks at the Future Warfighting Symposium at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., Aug. 8. Secretary Del Toro addressed new Naval War College (NWC) students, faculty, and staff on the eve of his third anniversary in office.
Defense News in Brief: Marine Corps crushes fiscal year 2024 end strength with historic retention, recruiting success
Source: United States Marines
The Marine Corps achieved historic first-term reenlistment numbers and exceeded its retention goal for Fiscal Year 2024 in a competitive and challenging environment. Engaged leaders across the Marine Corps retained the most qualified Marines at levels not seen in over a decade. Additionally, these efforts contributed to the Marine Corps exceeding its authorized end strength requirement, which is a summation of recruiting and retention efforts.
Defense News in Brief: USMC/MOD Joint Statement – Commencement of Force Flow
Source: United States Marines
A small detachment of approximately 100 logistics support Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) has started to relocate from Okinawa to Guam in line with the Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee (“2+2”) on July 28, 2024.
Defense News in Brief: AFSOUTH launches AMISTAD 2025 across Latin America
Source: United States Airforce
U.S. Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) launched AMISTAD 2025 in Peru, marking the start of a global health engagement designed to strengthen partnerships and enhance deployment readiness across five Latin American nations.
Defense News in Brief: International dignitaries, leaders commemorate Dayton Peace Accords
Source: United States Airforce
Presidents, Heads of State and dignitaries from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and U.S. Congress visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.