NCC Harsh

When Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier mails out the birth announcements for his son, Ethan, he’ll also be telling his friends, “By the way, the stamp in the corner is mine,” he said. A photo Strohmaier took on Feb. 29, 2024, while stationed aboard the USCGC Bertholf is one of two photos chosen by the U.S. Postal Service for its design of a Forever stamp commemorating the 150th...[Read More]

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was nominating Hung Cao for the full-time position of secretary of the Navy. Cao has been in the acting role since former Navy Secretary John Phelan’s abrupt departure in April. Yet, Cao will need more than the Senate’s majority rule approval — his nomination from Trump will also require a special waiver to assume the post. Under 10 U.S.C. §8013, fe...[Read More]

More than 65 Sailors will arrive in Cincinnati, Ohio, to kick off the city’s second-ever Navy Week, Sept. 13-20, and first time since 2011.

Exercise Phoenix Express, a premier multinational maritime exercise facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Africa and led by U.S. 6th Fleet, began its 21st iteration at La Goulette Naval Base in Tunisia, Sept. 7.

The Virginia class fast attack submarine, USS Delaware (SSN 791), has concluded a routine port visit in Grøtsund, Norway, Sept. 7, 2026.

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, and embarked staffs and accompanying strike group units departed Thailand following a scheduled port visit, Sept. 6.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) arrived in Mombasa, Kenya, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 5.

The White House has reviewed candidates to potentially replace Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg, three people familiar with the discussions told Reuters, a sign that more leadership change could come for a Pentagon already facing unusually high staff turnover. The effort, which was under way in June, has included conversations with senior lawmakers in the Senate about whether the adminis...[Read More]

Using fake radio signals to spoof the enemy is a common stratagem. The Department of Defense wants to take that idea one step further and wield AI-generated “personalities” to mimic real people — and fool enemy AI trying to identify patterns in friendly cellphone traffic. The goal is to mask “digital exhaust,” the metadata automatically emitted by mobile phones, such as location and specific devic...[Read More]

The U.S. Navy collaborated with 80 female service members to collect feedback as it develops future uniforms apt for the size and fit of the modern sailor. Textile experts and scientists with Navy Exchange Service Command worked on designs from Aug. 17 to Aug. 21 onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story and at NEX Norfolk, Virginia, according to a Thursday release. “We are committe...[Read More]

Exercise Northern Viking 2026 wrapped Sept. 3 after nine days of bilateral operations between the U.S. and NATO allied nations. More than 1,200 personnel participated in training and operational evolutions in the air, on land and at sea. In addition to the U.S. and Iceland, participating nations included Belgium, Denmark, France, Norway and Poland. Specialized assets from Allied Maritime Command a...[Read More]

Scientists, designers, engineers and textile experts from the Navy Exchange Service Command’s Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility worked with nearly 80 female Sailors during a five-day fit evaluation Aug 17-21, 2026, onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story and at NEX Norfolk, Virginia. The research team collected measurement data and used cutting-edge technologies and meth...[Read More]