Construction of a massive, green battery factory on the former Owls Creek Golf Course property is nearly finished, and the company is eager to get it up and running. This week, Global Technical Systems has landed a $782 million contract to manufacture equipment for the U.S. Navy’s combat system network.

Some sailors at Yokosuka were ordered onto their assigned ships to make room for quarantined sailors as the base battles a coronavirus outbreak, a base spokesman said.

The Trump administration will soon announce that the U.S. is moving naval ships toward Venezuela as it enhances counter-narcotic operations in the Caribbean following a U.S. drug indictment against Nicolás Maduro, according to three people familiar with the situation.

Capt. Brett Crozier warned the outbreak could kill some sailors, and that “if we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset — our sailors.”

Two firefighters from the Naval Support Activity Annapolis Fire Department were injured as nearly 50 firefighters battled a bedroom blaze in Annapolis Monday night, fire officials said.

The Navy should encourage herd immunity for crews on aircraft carriers in the western Pacific, rather than quarantine sailors ashore who need to be ready for action in the South China Sea, a defense expert and former Navy warship captain said Wednesday.

Operation Fun/GDT (Get Down Tonight) features music played over the base’s loudspeakers, known as the Giant Voice, at 6 p.m. two nights a week, as residents get a chance to wave hellos and bob along.

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly did not step foot on the ship in accordance with strict measures in place to keep it as a “Covid-free bubble.”

Capt. Brett Crozier wrote in an unaddressed letter Monday to Navy leadership that the ship’s environment is “most conducive to spread of the disease” with open shared sleeping areas, shared restrooms and workspaces, and confined passageways to move through on the ship.

The Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise, which two years ago drew 25 nations, 46 surface ships, five submarines, 17 land forces and more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel to Hawaii and Southern California, is still on for this summer — at least right now, the Navy said Monday.

Nine patients are being treated as of Monday, March 30, aboard the USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship at the Port of Los Angeles sent by the Department of Defense to free up local hospitals that are taking on an increase in coronavirus patients.

Sasebo Naval Base commander Capt. Brad Stallings took an urgent tone and cited “folks who are not following the guidance, which is placing the force and the community at risk.”

he Navy has rescheduled sending new recruits to basic training after the service’s Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Ill., announced its first positive case Sunday.

New Yorkers cheered from the harbor shoreline Monday morning as the USNS Comfort arrived in Manhattan with a Coast Guard escort to help the city’s medical staff combat the coronavirus.

About 450 Navy medical personnel are heading to Texas and Louisiana to assist with state efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Northern Command announced Monday.

A major U.S. news broadcaster reported over the weekend that two sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan tested positive for coronavirus.

President Donald Trump visited Naval Station Norfolk Saturday to see off the USNS Comfort as it headed to New York with medical staff and hospital beds to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled Friday to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least two dozen infected aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, one of 11 active aircraft carriers whose mission is central to the Pentagon's strategy for deterring war with China and Iran.

A military hospital ship that arrived in Los Angeles on Friday will provide 1,000 beds for non-coronavirus patients to relieve over-burdened medical centers expected to be hit with a surge of COVID-19 cases in the coming days.

Canceling the exercise follows restrictions on international travel implemented by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Philippines in response to the coronavirus.

Residents at the home of the 7th Fleet were ordered to stay indoors for “at least the next 48 hours” Friday night, a day after the base saw its first positive case of coronavirus.

Sailors scheduled to exit the Navy or retire before April 2, 2021 may apply to extend their service by six months to a year.

Five more sailors have tested positive for the coronavirus on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, forcing the ship to travel to Guam to conduct widespread testing of the crew, the acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Thursday.

The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship that should help take the load off Los Angeles area hospitals as they treat coronavirus patients, is expected to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday and be in service by Saturday at the latest.

Spouses came to the pier Thursday afternoon to sneak a distant peek at their loved ones aboard the USS Antietam at a Naval base in Japan.

The sailor – whose name was not released – had been confined to a room since returning from leave in the United States on March 15, according to a USFJ spokeswoman.

"By now you may know about our schedule change," wrote USS Somerset Capt. Dave Kurtz. "I won't go into details here due to operational security, but want to assure all that we're taking every precaution we can to maintain the health of our Sailors and their families."

Sailors living off base may travel only between the base and their homes, according to a Naval Forces Japan memo.

Since Feb. 28, ships in the Pacific region under the command of the Navy's 7th Fleet have been directed to spend at least 14 days at sea between port visits due to the virus outbreak in nearby countries.

The Navy’s two newest aircraft carriers have a problem with their toilets getting clogged and it costs $400,000 to fix each time there’s an issue with their sewage systems, according to a Congressional watchdog report released Tuesday.

A third individual at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport has tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to a release from the base’s public affairs office.

A Navy hospital on Guam incorrectly reported four cases of coronavirus, a spokesman for Join Region Marianas said in a statement Tuesday.

The choir students’ a capella performance of “Heavenly Father” by the indie folk band Bon Iver struck a strong emotional chord for viewers worldwide.

Previously, base hospitals in Japan waited up to seven days for patient test results as tests were processed at Japanese hospitals, or flown to Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta or Naval Medical Center San Diego.

By not treating coronavirus patients, the ship will allow local hospitals to care for people who have been infected without taxing their already strained medical system with other critical cases.

A Bath Iron Works employee has tested positive for coronavirus, but union officials said the company is not budging on its decision to keep the shipyard open in the midst of the pandemic.

So far, no one aboard a 7th Fleet vessel has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a Navy statement.

Five more Pacific Fleet sailors stationed on San Diego-based ships tested positive for COVID-19, the Navy announced Sunday, doubling the number of such cases on the waterfront.

Concerns about safety as the new coronavirus spreads highlight the Pentagon’s challenges in preparing for the pandemic as calls grow louder for it to take a greater role in the U.S. response.

A U.S. sailor assigned to U.S. Central Command has tested positive for the coronavirus, CENTCOM said Saturday.

Craig Savage, a spokesman with Austal USA in Mobile, said the company has six ships under various phases of construction.

The Navy, which already limited much of its non-essential functions on San Diego bases earlier this week, issued sweeping restrictions on all its installations in the continental U.S. and Alaska Friday.

The Pentagon has requested $3.2 billion for hypersonic-related research for fiscal year 2021, a jump from the previous year’s $2.6 billion request.

Navy sailors on ships at sea and in port won't be tested for COVID-19 unless they meet the same benchmarks for testing as their civilian counterparts, according to Naval Medical Forces Pacific.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he had sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting the ship be sent to the Los Angeles region, saying they expect more than half of the state’s population will be infected.

The Navy is working to ensure sailors who are eventually approved by a board or the Senate will have their rank and pay back dated.

The unnamed petty officer second class was training at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Washington, the state with the second-highest number of cases of the COVID-19 disease in the U.S.

The Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center student went missing around 11:30 a.m. Thursday during a “surface swim” in St. Andrew Bay near Panama City, Fla.

According to officials, the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps are all altering their child care services and programs in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Naval bases across the southwestern United States, including those in San Diego, are suspending non-essential and recreational operations to protect sailors, civilians and their families as COVID-19 continues to spread across the country.

The Naval Academy is shifting to online learning starting Friday, telling midshipmen not to come back to Annapolis because of the spreading coronavirus pandemic.

“Good judgment of leaders at all levels of the chain of command is required to ensure all possible [coronavirus] force health protection precautions are being taken,” said Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday.

"This sailor did the right thing and reported immediately to medical personnel," according to a spokesperson for Naval Station Mayport.

Naval Station Newport has imposed a series of restrictions to to safeguard military personnel and their families during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Navy is also directing all commands to immediately stop organized and group physical training programs until further notice.

The military is preparing its Navy hospital ships and alerting expeditionary medical units to support local government efforts to combat the coronavirus, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.

Navy and Air Force base access on Guam is now limited to “mission essential” personnel — which includes active-duty service members, Defense Department civilian employees, among others — on weekdays.

The Navy closed five of the seven schools on Naval Base San Diego due to the coronavirus outbreak, including one school where three sailors tested positive for the virus within the last five days, an education and training official with Navy said Tuesday.

Fitness classes are postponed, some religious services will move online and bingo games are canceled as U.S. military bases across Japan adapt to everyday life in the time of coronavirus.

The sailor tested positive on Sunday after self-reporting that he had close contact with someone else who tested positive. He is in self-isolation at his residence, the Navy said in a statement.

A new Navy recruiting effort is getting underway just in time to reach prospective recruits at an appropriate social distance — through online streaming video games and competitions. The Navy is following the Army’s lead in launching a video gaming team.

A special operations gunship directly supported maritime operations in the Persian Gulf for the first time during a joint exercise with Navy ships and a patrol aircraft last week, the U.S. military said.

The sailor, assigned to the USS Boxer, works aboard the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship but is quarantined at home, according to the Navy.

The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell steamed through disputed waters in the South China Sea in the second freedom of navigation operation by the U.S. Navy this year.

San Diego-area Navy bases are implementing more stringent screening and cleaning measures after a Naval Base San Diego sailor tested positive for COVID-19.

The Naval Academy announced Friday that it would immediately cancel all public worship services, including weddings and funerals, through April 7 to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Handlers along with their Military Working Dogs and Army veterinary staff members celebrated National K-9 Veterans Day with a "Ruck March" Friday at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Participants marched 4.5 miles.

It took the panel of seven men and five women about a day and a half to reach a verdict, convicting the former Navy petty officer of second-degree murder and an allegation that he used a knife in the attack.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Imran Khan died Tuesday evening after he fell down a ladderwell and fractured his skull on board the guided-missile cruiser.

The commander of U.S. Southern Command has potentially been exposed to coronavirus during a visit by the Brazilian president, the second senior military leader to potentially be exposed to the illness.

Parents of kindergarteners at Shirley Lanham Elementary School on Naval Air Facility Atsugi have been advised to keep their pupils at home after a report released by Defense Department school officials that one of Lanham’s students was tested for the coronavirus.

The base that is home to warships of the Navy’s amphibious force in the Pacific has banned escorted guests — effective immediately — due to the coronavirus.

The Navy Lodge Program is prepared for any of its 39 facilities worldwide to be used as an official isolation or quarantine site, according to the Naval Exchange Service Command CEO.

In this special episode of Military Matters, hosts Rod Rodriguez and Desmon Farris shed light on the coronavirus that is causing major upheaval around the globe.

The sailor's name was not released pending notification of next of kin, per standard Pentagon procedures.

Lawyers for the shipping company whose vessel collided with the USS Fitzgerald asked a U.S. district judge to dismiss two lawsuits seeking to hold the company liable, saying U.S. courts lack jurisdiction over the incident.

Navy officials urged service members and their families in southern Italy to keep calm and carry on as usual Tuesday, even as the Italian government restricted movement throughout the entire country.

The U.S. Navy is suspending guest attendance at graduation ceremonies from its boot camp at the Naval Station Great Lakes to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, officials announced Monday.

The Navy’s investigation into the 1963 sinking of the USS Thresher resulted in a 1,700-page report; only 19 pages have been publicly released. Capt. Jim Bryant, a submarine skipper retired in Point Loma, wants the public to see the other 1,681 pages.

Officials described some measures they are taking on board deployed ships at sea in response to the coronavirus, including a plan to quarantine any sailor who displays flu-like symptoms.

The Navy is shutting schools, child development centers and base gyms at Naval Support Activity Naples, and cancelling “base group activities” starting Tuesday, joining Army and Air Force efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus in Italy.

U.S. European Command confirmed a U.S. sailor stationed at Naval Support Activity Naples tested positive for the coronavirus Friday, in the first confirmed case of COVID-19 linked to a U.S. service member in Europe.

“This additional screening assesses a trainee’s exposure to infected persons, international travel and a medical screening for [coronavirus] like symptoms,” said Leslie Ann Sully, a spokeswoman for Fort Jackson, S.C.

A slight change in its name to USS Hershel “Woody” Williams means the ship can legally carry out offensive military operations. A USNS ship under the command of a civilian can engage in combat only if it is defending itself.

Sailors aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer on patrol near the Black Sea this week saved three mariners from a burning Turkish civilian vessel and recovered two others who died, the Navy said.

Palantir Technologies has sealed its first major deal with the U.S. Navy, public contract documents show — a major step forward for a West Coast tech company that has long struggled to break into the Pentagon's insular information technology industry.

Lou Ella Moore was arrested on Friday night by NCIS agents and Virginia Beach police for allegedly "using a homemade device made of multiple lights fastened to a garden rake, and pointing it at planes overhead" near Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress.

Garry Reid, director for defense intelligence, said the Pentagon is “overly reliant” on the Department of State’s vetting procedures for foreign military students who enter the United States and access U.S. military bases, and the agencies fail to share information.

In this week’s episode of Military Matters, hosts Desmon Farris and Rod Rodriguez take a look at influencers among the military community and the opportunities and pitfalls that can await them.

David Forney was honored with a Catholic Mass and buried at the Naval Academy on Tuesday. The 22-year-old was found unresponsive in his dorm room Feb 20. The cause of this death is still being investigated.

The Navy has a new strategy for officers that will make education more accessible and more critical to their success, a change from the sea service’s historical emphasis on operational experience.

The Navy christened its newest littoral combat ship over the weekend, the USS Cooperstown, even as it looks to downsize its inventory of vessels in the same class.

The vessel that will become Naval Station Mayport's 10th homeported littoral combat ship was christened Saturday in Wisconsin, defense contractor Lockheed Martin reported.

For a year and a half, as much as 14 feet of murky river water filled the hull of the 312-foot long, 250-ton USS Ling after vandals flooded the boat. The water filled every corner and crevice of the submarine’s innards, damaging radio and electronic equipment.

U.S. Special Operations Command Europe is aiming to make inroads in a region where Russian influence remains strong.