260806-N-TL932-1038 Vice Adm. Jeffrey Czerewko, Chief of Naval Personnel, left, discusses daily Navy recruiting activities with Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, middle, and Capt. Juan Carrasco, director of operations for CNRC, right, in the Recruiting Operations Center at CNRC, in Millington, Tennessee, Aug. 6. The Recruiting Operations Center provides recruiters and com...[Read More]
Norfolk, Va. — April 30, 2025 — Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, Chief of Naval Reserve (CNR), visited Reserve Talent Acquisition Group (RTAG) Northeast today to recognize the command’s outstanding performance in meeting the enlisted prior service mission for Fiscal Year 2024—and for staying on track to do the same in Fiscal Year 2025.
Navy chiefs, past and present, pose for a group photo following a chief pinning ceremony in Millington, Tennessee, Sept. 16, 2026. Established in 1960, the chief petty officer pinning ceremony marks the culmination of a six-week initiation of team building, physical, and leadership training that symbolizes the transition to new responsibilities and higher commitment for enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Nav...[Read More]
250902-N-XB641-1107 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Chief Navy Counselor (Select) Monica Valenzuela, from Visalia, California, center, asks Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, not pictured, a question. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communi...[Read More]
250902-N-XB641-1121 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Chief Boatswain’s Mate (Select) Danielle Wilton, from Nashville, right, asks Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, not pictured, a question. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Spec...[Read More]
250902-N-XB641-1073 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, left, speaks with NRC chief petty officer selects about his expectations for leadership. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Cla...[Read More]
250902-N-XB641-1044 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Navy Recruiting Command chief petty officer selects listen to Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, not pictured, as he speaks about his expectations for leadership. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo b...[Read More]
VALPARAISO, Chile – Ships of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG), including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), arrived in Valparaiso, Chile, for a scheduled port visit on April 17, 2026, as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Southern Seas 2026 deployment.
Chinese and Russian submarines have conducted a joint patrol, in the latest step in a growing Sino-Russian partnership. While the exercise only involved two subs, the warning was clear: America should contemplate the prospect of confronting a China-Russia alliance. “I’d say this is simply an effort at deterrence,” Lyle Goldstein, director of the Asia Program at the Defense Priorities think tank in...[Read More]
U.S. President Donald Trump calls the vessel a new class of “battleship” graced by his own name, but China just calls the U.S. Navy’s latest concept a larger and “easier target” for its growing array of anti-ship drones and missiles. A day after Trump’s Dec. 22 announcement at Mar-a-Lago that he had ordered the construction of a “Trump class” of possibly 20 to 25 battleships, China’s Global Times,...[Read More]
U.S. President Donald Trump calls the vessel a new class of “battleship” graced by his own name, but China just calls the U.S. Navy’s latest concept a larger and “easier target” for its growing array of anti-ship drones and missiles. A day after Trump’s Dec. 22 announcement at Mar-a-Lago that he had ordered the construction of a “Trump class” of possibly 20 to 25 battleships, China’s Global Times,...[Read More]
Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a blunt threat to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying that any misstep over Taiwan could push the two economic superpowers toward direct confrontation. “The Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-U.S. relations,” Xi told Trump during a summit in Beijing, according to a Chinese government readout. “If it is handled properly, the bilatera...[Read More]