Special Warfare

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson issued the following statement Friday evening following the dignified transfer of remains of one of our shipmates – Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Charles Keating IV, 31, of San Diego – who was killed in action in northern Iraq May 3: Today, SO1 Charles …

By Master Chief Cryptologic Technician Collection, James D. Eaton Lead Chief Petty Officer, Navy Cryptologic Office (N9), U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. TENTH Fleet Happy 80th anniversary of the founding of the Navy’s cryptologic/information warfare community!  March 11, 1935 marked the standup of the Navy’s Communications Security Group, which was later …

Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training off the coast of Spain or forward deployed to the Arabian Gulf, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. naval forces provides national …

As 2013 comes to a close, Navy Live looks back at the year as viewed through the U.S. Navy’s YouTube Channel. These are the five most played videos from 2013. 5. “Life After the Teams” 63,000 views Navy SEAL, Pepperdine University professor, Dr. Michael Crooke tells how he accomplished much …

Today, the Defense Department released the U.S. military services’ and U.S. Special Operations Command’s plans for implementing women into previously closed positions. In this blog, Rear Adm. Tony Kurta, director, Navy Personnel Plans and Policy, explains what it means for the Navy. On Jan. 24, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced his decision to rescind the …

Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training in the waters off the coast of California or forward deployed to the North Arabian Sea, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. …

By Rear Adm. William K. Lescher, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group FIVE Our Navy-Marine Corps team launched participation in the annual U.S. Central Command exercise Eager Lion this week, during which we will be executing training events from multiple locations in Jordan and its littorals over the period June 9-20.  Expeditionary …

USS Simpson (FFG 56), under the leadership of Commanding Officer CDR L.H. Milliken, recently completed a six-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa Area of Responsibility. Their main mission: conduct multi-national maritime security training and missions, including Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) guidance, in order to build the capacity …

This blog is from Vice Admiral Michael Rogers, leader of the Navy’s U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and 10th fleet.  Rogers gives a hearty “Bravo Zulu” to the more than 13,000 Sailors and civilians of the Fleet’s information warfare and cryptology community as they celebrate 77 years of existence. Join Rogers …

On any given day, in your Navy, our team of more than 600,000 professional Sailors and Civilians are working together around the globe to perform our mission: deter aggression and, if deterrence fails, win our Nation’s wars. It is not possible to share every aspect of this global team but, through this …