Nimitz is concluding its deployment to the Southern Seas 26 exercise and wrapping up the final miles of its journey from Naval Base Kitsap to its new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk.

Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Jesse Braswell died following a firearm-related incident on the John F. Kennedy, the U.S. Navy confirmed Monday.

Sailors and Marines of the USS Iwo Jima reunited with their loved ones on the pier at Naval Station Norfolk after a lengthy deployment in the Caribbean Sea.

The Navy is finalizing the Environmental Assessment for upgrading facilities at the ballistic-missile submarine base at Bangor at the northern end of the 20,000-acre Kitsap base.

Next up for the Navy’s longest-serving aircraft carrier is its new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia.

The additional time will allow for supplemental construction work to strengthen the facility against earthquakes which will be carried out under the current $377.7 million contract.

Herring went down after conducting eight combat patrols in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during her about 2½ years of service. She was credited with sinking seven enemy ships.

A recent study proposes ways to grow the number of missile-carrying Navy ships to improve the service’s ability to help defeat Chinese forces in a potential confrontation over Taiwan.

The House Armed Services Committee’s draft defense policy bill authorizes $1 billion in advance procurement funding for the battleship but bars construction until the Navy can prove it has the technology to build it.

USS Nimitz wrapped up its circumnavigation of South America last week as part of its move from Naval Base Kitsap, in Bremerton, Wash., to its new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.