260515-N-EE423-1028 - NORFOLK (May 15, 2026) The newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) arrives in its future homeport of Naval Station Norfolk , May 15, 2026. The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) on a date to be announced at a later time in Whittier, Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sophie A. Pinkham)

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CLEVELAND (May 10, 2026) – The crew of the Navy’s last Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) participate in a community day ahead of the upcoming commissioning ceremony in Cleveland. Cleveland is the fourth warship to be named after Ohio’s second largest city and is the 16th and final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to be built and commissioned in the U.S. Navy. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Blair)

Seaman Apprentice Madelyn Cuevas

NORFOLK, Va. (April 28, 2026) -- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, April 28, 2026, following an eight-and-a-half-month deployment supporting the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)-Special Operations Capable (SOC) mission in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. During the deployment the San Antonio supported Operation Southern Spear, conducted counter-narcotics and embassy reinforcement operations, and provided foreign humanitarian assistance to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek Cole)

Cmdr. Matthew Faulkenberry, left, congratulates Cmdr. Christopher Gostel on assuming command of USS Cole (DDG 67) during the ship's change of command ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, April 23, 2026. Cmdr. Gostel relieved Cmdr. Faulkenberry as the 23rd commanding officer of USS Cole. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wilschnaida Milfort)