US Navy 7th Fleet commander dismissed after a series of ship collisionsDavid Choi
At a ceremony markingAdm. Phil Davidson’s change of command withAdm. Chris Grady as the head of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson announced the Navy was set to re-establish the 2nd Fleet. The command was merged into Fleet Forces Command in 2011, ...
“The Navy holds commanding officers and others in authority to the highest standards,” the Navy said in a statement. “Naval leaders are entrusted with significant responsibilities to their Sailors and commands.” RELATED Navy ousts CO of Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams amid soft grounding ...
The contracts are part of the US Navy’s ongoing efforts to equip its fleet with cutting-edge autonomous systems designed to detect, neutralize, and counter mines in contested environments. The Navy has long relied on advanced technologies to safeguard maritime routes critical to global trade, yet...
The Egyptian Navy currently commands Combined Task Force 153, one of four multinational task forces organized under U.S.-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). The task force coordinates multinational maritime security efforts in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden. ...
The U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, U.S. Navy, Commander of Seventh Fleet.
Tokyo: The commander of the US Navy’s Asia-based 7th Fleet was dismissed on Wednesday after a series of warship accidents raised questions about its operations in the Pacific. A two-sentence statement issued by the Navy said Adm Scott Swift, commander of the US Pacific Fleet, had relieved ...
In a statement, the Navy declined to comment on the document but said it was exploring options for expanding the fleet. “What I can tell you is that we are looking at a number of options to increase our fleet to 355,” said Navy spokesperson Lt. Lauren Chatmas. “A...
Navy says Iran has threatened two American maritime patrol aircraft flying over the Strait of Hormuz. It's the latest in a series of encounters between Iranian and American forces raising tensions in and around the Persian Gulf. U.S. 5th Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Bill Urban said in a st...
The U.S. naval commander in charge of this years RIMPAC drill visited the Chinese fleet at the weekend. US navy commander visits Chinese fleet Accompanied by Zhao Xiaogang, drill director of the Chinese fleet, Vice Admiral Kenneth E. Floyd visited the missile destroyer Haikou, the missile friga...