Seaman Sergio Valoura, a culinary specialist from the USS Abraham Lincoln, failed to report for assigned duties, which led to a ship-wide search for the sailor, the Navy said. When he was not found aboard the carrier, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service was notified.

A 2021 pact by Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States — known as AUKUS — was formed to build up Australia’s maritime capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China.

A helicopter pilot whose career includes service at U.S. Africa Command has taken the helm of Naval Station Rota, Spain.

Military family members in the Middle East are now authorized to fly anywhere in the United States at government expense for up to six months under guidance released by base officials in Bahrain.

The Hawaii Legislature has established a position for a Red Hill cleanup “czar” who will coordinate state policy regarding contamination left by the fuel storage facility.

A sailor was detained by Navy investigators in connection with the death of a fellow sailor following the discovery of her body nearly two weeks after she disappeared.

The Navy does not intend to move forward with plans to purchase at least six new warships, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said, criticizing the move.

The SPY-6 family of radars performs air and missile defense for seven classes of ships, according to Raytheon’s website. Under a new contract, Raytheon will provide the U.S Navy with four additional radars.

Navy investigators and local police said they have recovered a body 9 miles from a Navy base in Virginia and are awaiting test results to determine whether it is Seaman Angelina Petra Resendiz, who has been missing since May.

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.