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In addition to providing live training to USW operators, exercise Black Widow incorporates real-world lessons learned into the tactical development and training of units operating under a theater undersea warfare (TUSW) construct. During Black Widow 2025, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 34 will serve as the TUSW commander, responsible for exercising command and control over exercise […]
A Ukrainian Magura V5 maritime strike drone. (Image: Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) The Navy’s senior official leading maritime security assistance to Ukraine said their experience defending against Russia’s invasion is informing U.S. operations as a kind of battle lab and argued unmanned systems have […]
A US Navy (USN) Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft has crashed in San Diego, with both crewmembers ejecting safely. Media reports indicate that the crash occurred in San Diego Bay as the jet approached runway 11 at NAS North Island. Social media footage that is purportedly of the crash shows an EA-18G, landing gear […]
“We share our NATO Allies’ commitment to a safe and prosperous Black Sea,” said Capt. Jeremy Wheat, commodore, Task Force 68 Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Europe-Africa, who oversees EODMU 8. “Poseidon is a demonstration of that collective commitment.” Poseidon is an annual MCM exercise led by Bulgaria, Romania, and Türkiye. Activities included MCM training operations, […]
LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — Retired Capt. Gail Harris said her dream of joining the Navy started when she was a little girl. “Well when I was 5 years old, I was watching a movie with my father called ‘A Wing and a Prayer,’ Harris said. “It was about the U.S.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier right […]
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. Navy has instructed its members to avoid using artificial intelligence technology from China’s DeepSeek, CNBC has learned. In a warning issued by email to “shipmates” on Friday, the Navy said DeepSeek’s AI was not to be used “in any capacity” due to “potential security and ethical […]
Lyndon B. Johnson will be the second ship in the U.S. Navy to deploy hypersonics amid the service’s efforts to up-gun its Zumwalt-class destroyers with Conventional Prompt Strike. Aaron-Matthew Lariosa 16 Jan 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Navy announced that the USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) dry-docked at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Pascagoula Shipyard in […]
BURGAS, Bulgaria – Under Commander Task Force (CTF) 68, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 along with EOD technicians from the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group participated in the mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise Poseidon, Oct. 31-Nov. 10, 2024 in Burgas, Bulgaria. U.S. Navy EOD liaison officers were also invited to be observers […]
Under Commander Task Force (CTF) 68, the U.S. Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 participated in Exercise Poseidon from 31 October to 10 November 2024 in Burgas, Bulgaria. The exercise, led by Bulgaria, Romania, and Türkiye, focused on enhancing mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities and interoperability among NATO Allies in the Black Sea region. […]
In February 2009, members of the Navy’s Centennial Seven posed with U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen at the BEYA STEM Conference in Baltimore. From left to right, Capt. Pete Tzomes, Rear Adm. Tony Watson, Cmdr. Will Bundy, Vice Adm. Mel Williams, Capt. Joe Peterson, Rear Adm. Cecil Haney, and Rear Adm. Bruce Grooms. The Centennial Seven […]