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Operation Teardrop: The Secret Navy Mission to Stop German Submarines From Launching Rockets on New York City
In the final weeks of the war, the Navy hunted down and sank five German submarines in the North Atlantic. They stopped what they believed was an imminent attack on the East Coast.
Optimizing the Warfighter
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Navy’s first and only Human Performance Optimization (HPO) program is officially open for business onboard Naval Base San Diego (NBSD). Capt. Brian Bungay, commanding officer, marked the milestone during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Harbor Side Fitness Center on Feb. 2, 2026.
Organizers break ground on education center at Pentagon 9/11 memorial
Family members, survivors and first responders turned out Saturday to break ground on a visitor center at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial 18 years after the historic site first opened. The $100 million Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Visitor Education Center, located across a busy parkway from the Pentagon and its adjacent memorial in Arlington, Virginia, will contain exhibits and host programs about t...[Read More]
Over $13 billion in US military aid to Israel improperly tracked: IG
A Pentagon inspector general report released last week concluded that the Department of Defense did not properly track significant portions of the $13.4 billion in military aid sent to support Israel following Hamas’ deadly attack on Oct. 7, 2023. As of November 2024, the Pentagon maintained records for only 44% of the defense articles subject to enhanced monitoring, the report found, down from 69...[Read More]
Over $13 billion in US military aid to Israel improperly tracked: IG
A Pentagon inspector general report released last week concluded that the Department of Defense did not properly track significant portions of the $13.4 billion in military aid sent to support Israel following Hamas’ deadly attack on Oct. 7, 2023. As of November 2024, the Pentagon maintained records for only 44% of the defense articles subject to enhanced monitoring, the report found, down from 69...[Read More]
Overrun and alone, this Medal of Honor recipient gave his life so his men could escape
Born in Newgulf, near Corpus Christi, Texas, on Nov. 6, 1924, Michael Castaneda Pena chose his calling as a man of action early in life. He didn’t complete the sixth grade, but in 1940, after lying about his age, he persuaded his mother to sign a release allowing him to enlist at the young age of 16. Mike, as his comrades-in-arms universally called him, spent World War II fighting in the Pacific a...[Read More]
Pacific Partnership 2025 End of Mission Overview
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii – More than 350 service members and civilian mariners embarked aboard the expeditionary mobile base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), arrived in Hawaii, concluding Pacific Partnership 25 (PP25), the five-month multinational civic assistance and disaster management preparedness mission, Dec. 1.
Pacific Partnership 2026 arrives in Tacloban, Philippines
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) officially began its final mission stop in Tacloban City, Sept. 18, 2026, and will run through Sept. 29, 2026, marking the third time the mission has returned to the city and the 14th time it has come to the Philippines.
Pacific Partnership 2026 Concludes Final Mission Stop in Tacloban City, Philippines
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — The U.S. Navy-led humanitarian and disaster preparedness mission Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) concluded its final mission stop in Tacloban City and the surrounding Palo municipality in Leyte, Philippines, with a wreath-laying ceremony at MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park, Sept. 28, 2026.
Pacific Partnership 2026 Concludes Second Mission Stop in Sibolga, Indonesia
SIBOLGA, Indonesia – Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) concluded its second mission stop in Sibolga and the surrounding Central Tapanuli regency, Indonesia, with a closing ceremony at Simare-Mare Field, July 30, 2026.
Pacific Partnership 2026, HMAS Choules Arrive in Indonesia
SIBOLGA, Indonesia – Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) mission personnel arrived in Sibolga, Indonesia, aboard the Royal Australian Navy Bay-class landing ship dock HMAS Choules (LSD 100) on July 20, 2026, marking the second mission stop of the U.S. Navy’s largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster preparedness mission in the Indo-Pacific.