The destroyer USS Oscar Austin returned to its homeport in Spain after a six-month patrol in the eastern Mediterranean and Red seas. The ship received a Unit Combat Action Ribbon.

A steady drizzle accompanied the USS George Washington as the aircraft carrier steamed out of Tokyo Bay and began its first patrol since returning to Japan last year.

Rear Adm. Michael York assumed command of Naval Supply Systems Command, Weapon Systems Support during a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Philadelphia.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham returned to Naval Station Mayport in Florida following a nearly nine-month deployment to the U.S. European and Central Command areas of responsibility.

The USS Gravely and its crew of approximately 300 sailors were welcomed home to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., just before midday Monday. The homecoming marked the conclusion of the Gravely’s time supporting U.S. Northern Command’s border mission.

The USS Comstock participated in exercises Tiger Triumph in India and Balikatan 25 in the Philippines alongside 115 Marines and sailors from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division.

The destroyer USS Cole has joined U.S. Northern Command’s southern border operations meant to deter illegal crossing and drug trafficking.

Over the next decade, power demand in Virginia is going to increase, so having a diverse source of power is necessary for Naval Weapons Station Yorktown to continue providing weapons support to other military installations across the East Coast.

A Navy man who police say fired at least five shots from a handgun into the air in downtown New London, Conn., last year is now charged in connection with a similar incident in the village of Mystic. He is assigned to the Virginia-class submarine USS California and remains on active duty. No victims are associated with the shootings.

In 2023 the Biden administration’s Defense Department announced a future John Lewis-class oiler would be named in honor of Harriet Tubman. The department is reportedly now recommending the ship to be renamed. While Tubman is best known for escaping from slavery, she is also the first woman to lead a military operation in U.S. history.