Capt. Richard Haley relieved Capt. Brian Hamel as USS Iwo Jima’s (LHD 7) 18th commanding officer during a ceremony, June 13th held at Naval Station Norfolk.

In recent hours, the Joint Staff of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces issued an alert stating that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) aircraft carrier Liaoning (CV-16) was detected near the ...

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, Japan’s top government spokesman said today. Japan would ...

Iwo Jima is located 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo. A statement by Japan's Joint Staff showed over the weekend that the Liaoning, accompanied by some other ships, sailed in the sea within ...

USNI News Graphic. These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of June 9, 2025, based on Navy and ...

A downside of the chain of command is that it can keep the higher-level decision-makers from finding out about critical problems on the line. If a cashier feels sexually harassed by a co-worker ...

Keeping Space Command in Colorado Springs avoids any risk to its operations, but major investments in its infrastructure are needed, a Government Accountability Office report found.

US Navy Photo Amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is operating off the East Coast. Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) departed Norfolk, Va., on Saturday to commence a South and Central ...

This clear chain of command is necessary both inside the center, and outside to ensure front-line staff can effectively escalate issues. “Trust is the ‘secret sauce,'” Dr. Merkel said.

ASSUMING COMMAND: Rear Adm. Brett Mietus, Joint Region Marianas incoming commander, reads his orders during a change of command ceremony at the Guam High School Gym in Agana Heights on Thursday.

The battle for Iwo Jima would rage for another month. Of the 110,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors, and pilots who fought on that volcanic outpost, a staggering 26,000 would be killed or injured.