Source: United States Navy
When it’s time for Marine Corps C-130 transport aircraft to undergo advanced scheduled maintenance, squadrons have two options: have the airplane go to a depot, or have a depot come to the airplane.
Defense News in Brief: Navy Medicine and Defense Partners Deliver Urgent Support to Guantanamo Bay
Source: United States Navy
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Navy Medicine commands and partners responded to an urgent requirement request from U.S. Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Sept. 19, delivering critical surgical equipment and expertise that bolstered medical readiness across the Fleet and Joint Force.
Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy Receives Spain’s Premio Especial de la Armada, Praises Decades of Trust and Cooperation
Source: United States Navy
MADRID, Spain – Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF), accepted the Armada Española’s Premio Especial de la Armada award on behalf of the United States Navy during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 25, 2025.
Defense News in Brief: CARAT Timor-Leste 2025 Concludes
Source: United States Navy
DILI, Timor-Leste — The U.S. Navy and Timor-Leste Defense Forces (F-FDTL), also known as Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), concluded CARAT Timor-Leste 2025, Sept. 26, after a weeklong exchange of expertise, training scenarios, and relationship-building activities in Dili.
Defense News in Brief: Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Defend and Fortify Lethality Through Cybersecurity
Source: United States Navy
In today’s cyber environment, federal, state, local governments and private industry are experiencing cyber-attacks daily. Over the past few years, adversaries such as Russia, China, and Iran, and other non-state actors have intensified their campaigns against the United States, probing for vulnerabilities and exploiting weak points wherever they are.
Defense News in Brief: CTF-66 showcases RAS capabilities with partners in Portugal-led unmanned systems demonstration during REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 2025
Source: United States Navy
Commander, Task Force (CTF) 66 conducted a live robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) demonstration with Allies and partners during the experimentation exercise Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned Systems (REPMUS) / Dynamic Messenger 2025, in Troia, Portugal, Sept. 25, 2025.
Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy to Christen Future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.
Source: United States Navy
BATH, Maine — The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126), during a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) on Saturday, September 27, at 10:30 a.m. (EST).BATH, Maine — The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126), during a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) on Saturday, September 27, at 10:30 a.m. (EST).
Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Bands to Perform during the Navy and Marine Corps 250th Birthday Celebration
Source: United States Navy
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps bands will be performing at various locations in Philadelphia, P.A. and Camden, N.J. as part of the Navy and Marine Corps 250th celebration, October 9-16, 2025. The Navy 250th is Oct 13 and Marine Corps 250th is Nov. 10.
Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy Decommissions Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Ships in Bahrain
Source: United States Navy
After nearly 40 years of active service, three recently decommissioned U.S. Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships and their crews were recognized in conjunction with a final decommissioning ceremony for USS Devastator (MCM 6) on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Sept. 25.
Defense News in Brief: Ships Announced to Participate in Navy and Marine Corps 250th Birthday Celebration
Source: United States Navy
The cities of Philadelphia and Camden will host the Navy Marine Corps 250 celebration October 9-16, 2025, with four U.S. Navy ships, two Coast Guard cutters, and four U.S. Navy Academy Yard Patrol boats (YPs) and sailboats. These vessels will participate in the Parade of Ships on Thursday, Oct 9.