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DDG-120, USS Carl M. Levin under construction at Bath Iron Works Shipyard in Bath, Maine. Image courtesy of General Dynamics and retrieved from Naval News. A panel hosted by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and remarks by Secretary of the Navy John Phelan at SNA 2026 both shared that the…
Former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne speaks at the service for Phil Batt at the Idaho Capitol on 9 March 2023. Image courtesy of Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun. The engine room of the USS Idaho will be named for former Idaho Governor and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk…
An artistic rendering of the pressure hulls of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines, consisting of many steel plates joined by precision manual or robotic welding methods.Image courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy. Scientists have turned to neutron beams to help protect the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines so…
A group of seven members of the USS Cincinnati Submarine Memorial Association took part in a ceremony in West Chester on 7 January 2026. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy. A group of seven members of the USS Cincinnati Submarine Memorial Association took part in a ceremony in West Chester…
PCU Idaho departs Groton, CT. after successfully completed Alpha and Bravo sea trials. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the Submarine Force’s newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799) on 15 December 2025, marking the second delivery of a Virginia-class fast…
The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) transits the Hood Canal as the boat returns home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. Image courtesy LCDR Michael Smith, USN via USNI. The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is the US Navy’s most expensive attack submarine, costing over $3.5 billion to produce. The…
The keel laying for the USS Barb (SSN 804) was held on 9 December 2025. Image courtesy of Naval Today. On 9 December, the keel-laying ceremony for the USS Barb (SSN 804). The ship will be the third US Navy submarine to carry the name Barb and the 31st Virginia-class fast attack…
Navy Secretary John Phelan speaks to sailors on the USS Somerset on 26 August 2025 in National City, California. Image courtesy of the New York Post. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan today announced a $448 million strategic investment in the Shipbuilding Operating System (Ship OS) to accelerate the adoption…
The keel laying for the USS Barb (SSN 804) was held on 9 December 2025. Image courtesy of Jackson County Times. Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront. However, only 12…
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Sheppard, Pacific Air Forces Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements director, renders a salute during a Pearl Harbor Memorial Day ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii on 7 Dec 2025. Image courtesy of U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux via Pacific Air Forces. Maj. Gen.…