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WASHINGTON DC (Oct. 14, 2026) — Navy Child and Youth Programs (CYP) has launched an enterprise-wide partnership with United Through Reading (UTR), a nonprofit that strengthens military families’ emotional bonds, literacy, and well-being through shared reading experiences, regardless of distance.
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WASHINGTON — Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao announced today that Mr. Christopher Miller has been appointed to serve as the Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (PAE RAS). Miller, who previously served as head of PAE Maritime, will also concurrently serve as the acting Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (DRPM RAS).
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NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. — The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) returned to Naval Station Mayport Oct. 10, 2026, following a 6-month deployment to U.S. Fourth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. Southern Command’s (USSOUTHCOM) mission.
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MONTEREY, Calif. – The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Marine Corps University (MCU) concluded the Joint MCU-NPS AI Learning Initiatives Hackathon Sept. 18 after four days of developing and testing artificial intelligence (AI) prototypes designed to address challenges in military education and training.
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SAN DIEGO — Abraham Lincoln departed its homeport on Nov. 21, 2025. The 321 days since casting off lines from San Diego have taken the carrier and its crew across the Pacific Ocean, through the San Bernardino Strait, Surigao Strait, and Strait of Malacca, and into the South China Sea, Indian Ocean, and North Arabian Sea.
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CADIZ, Spain — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) entered dry dock at the Navantia shipyard in Cadiz, Spain, Oct. 7, marking the first such evolution in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations since the arrival of Forward Deployed Naval Forces – Europe (FDNF-E) destroyers.
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NORFOLK, Va. — Senior flag officers and operational commanders from the U.S. Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) concluded the 2026 U.S.–Canada Maritime Staff Talks (MST) at U.S. Fleet Forces Command headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, Sept. 30, 2026.
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TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — The U.S. Navy-led humanitarian and disaster preparedness mission Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) concluded its final mission stop in Tacloban City and the surrounding Palo municipality in Leyte, Philippines, with a wreath-laying ceremony at MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park, Sept. 28, 2026.
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WASHINGTON — Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao announced today that the Department of the Navy awarded Raytheon, an RTX business, a five-year contract, with two additional option years, valued at up to $24.4 billion to accelerate production of the Department’s critical anti-air and anti-surface warfare munition, Standard Missile-6 (SM-6).
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NORFOLK, Va. (September 30, 2026) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG-122) will shift homeport from Mayport, Fla. to Naval Station Rota, Spain, this fall. Named in honor of Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, a Medal of Honor recipient and one of the most highly decorated Marines in U.S. history, USS John Basilone is a Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer capable of conducting a broad range of operations, including ballistic missile defense, anti-submarine warfare, maritime interdiction operations, and integrated air and missile defense.