Source: United States Navy
NORFOLK, Virginia – The commanding officer of Naval Information Force Reserve Readiness Center (REDCEN) San Diego was relieved Aug. 12 due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.
Defense News in Brief: JIFX Events Successfully Expedite Mission Critical Defense Capabilities into the Navy, DOD
Source: United States Navy
The roar from cutting-edge drone technology filled the sky above the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) latest Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) event in May at Camp Roberts in central California. Over a hundred flights tested new drones, artificial intelligence (AI), combat operations, swarms, countermeasures, sensors, navigation, communications, and more.
Defense News in Brief: Expedition Reveals Thirteen Shipwrecks from WWII Battles off Guadalcanal
Source: United States Navy
HONIARA, Solomon Islands — A multinational expedition led by the Ocean Exploration Trust aboard the Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus has completed a groundbreaking archaeological survey of more than a dozen World War II era shipwrecks in Iron Bottom Sound, August 1, 2025.
Defense News in Brief: USS Harry S. Truman Conducts Ammunition Offload at Sea Following Historic Deployment
Source: United States Navy
ATLANTIC OCEAN – Two months after returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) demonstrated its sustained readiness with a five-day ammunition offload while underway in the Atlantic Ocean.
Defense News in Brief: USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group arrives in Bahrain
Source: United States Navy
Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, and destroyers USS Gridley (DDG 101) and USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) arrived in Manama, Bahrain, for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 10.
Defense News in Brief: USS Savannah (LCS 28) Returns To Homeport
Source: United States Navy
SAN DIEGO – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) arrived at its San Diego homeport Aug. 7, following a 12-month rotational deployment throughout the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operation. The Savannah operates with a dual-crew, allowing the hull to stay in theater for longer durations.
Defense News in Brief: LSE 2025 Concludes: A New Benchmark in Global Naval Integration
Source: United States Navy
NORFOLK, Va. – Sailors and Marines from across the globe participated in the U.S. Navy- and U.S. Marine Corps-led Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025, July 30-Aug. 8.
Defense News in Brief: REFORPAC 2025 comes to a close
Source: United States Airforce
Misawa AB’s 35th FW wrapped up exercise REFORPAC25, marking a milestone month of agile combat employment, joint integration and combat readiness across the Indo-Pacific.
Defense News in Brief: ACE: forging Multi-Capable Airmen in the Indo-Pacific
Source: United States Airforce
U.S. Air Force Airmen from Kadena AB and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, alongside Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Marines, recently completed a joint ACE training event at Okuma Recreation Facility.
Defense News in Brief: Around the Air Force: Deployment to Employment, Milestone for the Sentinel, Sleeker Skies
Source: United States Spaceforce
In this week’s look around the Air Force, AMC shows how to project and sustain combat power as part of the DLE series, modernizing the nation’s land based nuclear deterrent reaches a critical milestone, and drag reduction devices called Finlets undergo flight testing to enhance fuel efficiency.