History of the United States Navy
The United States Navy has a rich history beginning from the founding of our nation but claiming 13 October 1775 as the official date. These topics cover that rich history for you to enjoy.
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For the second time in two days, Venezuela has flown military aircraft in the vicinity of the USS Jason Dunham in international waters near South America, multiple Defense Department officials confirmed to CBS News Friday, describing the action as turning into a "game of chicken." The aircraft, which one Defense Department official said were F-16 fighter jets, flew over the Dunham sometime overnight Thursday. It was unknown if the aircraft was armed. -
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED/ ROUTINE R 051323Z SEP 25 MID180002019520U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 190/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/SEP// SUBJ/ORDER TO UPDATE NAVY FAMILY ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION (SEPTEMBER 2025)// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/21MAR01// AMPN/REF A is OPNAVINST 3006.1 CH-2, PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH CATASTROPHIC EVENTS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the semi-annual requirement for all Navy uniformed and civilian personnel to update/verify their personal information in the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS), per reference (a), no later than 30 September 2025. a. NFAAS is the system utilized by the Navy to account for personnel and their families during widespread natural or man-made disasters. b. Accurate contact information of personnel and family members is required to facilitate a quick and accurate muster of personnel in affected areas. 2. Applicability. This message applies to all Navy uniformed personnel (Active Duty and Reserve), Navy civilians (both APF and NAF), and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) contractors. a. It is mandatory for all uniformed personnel, and all categories of their dependents to update and verify contact information. b. It is mandatory for non-bargaining unit civilian employees to update their contact information. Providing dependent's information is voluntary but highly encouraged. Failure to provide dependent information may impinge on receipt of potential benefits, if applicable. c. It is mandatory for all OCONUS contractors, and all categories of their dependents to update and verify contact information. d. Bargaining unit civilian employees are highly encouraged to provide their contact and dependent information on a voluntary basis, until union notification and subsequent impact and implementation bargaining takes place (when applicable). Providing contact information is critical in providing support to DON civilians and their dependents during a disaster and the subsequent recovery period. 3. Echelon 2 commanders, region commanders, and region personnel accountability representatives will ensure widest dissemination of this notice to all subordinate commands, tenant commands and detachments for action, as required. All commanding officers (CO)/officers-in-charge (OIC) will ensure 100 percent compliance for mandatory personnel. COs/OICs shall contact pertinent human resources offices to request notification of applicable unions and OCONUS contractors (must provide associated unit identification code (UIC)). 4. In addition, each command shall institute policies requiring personnel to review/update their NFAAS data as standard practice during check-in and check -out. A tool is available in NFAAS to allow commanding officer representatives (COR) to "pull" personnel into their UIC. In the event of permanent address or contact information changes: a. Uniformed personnel, OCONUS contractors, and/or their dependents are required to update NFAAS. b. Civilian non-bargaining unit employees are required to update NFAAS, and their dependents are highly encouraged to update NFAAS. c. Civilian bargaining unit employees and their dependents are highly encouraged to update NFAAS. 5. To update contact information, access the NFAAS website at https://navyfamily.navy.mil/cas/login . Login and update member information under the "My Info" tab, "Contact Information" section, and sponsor's work location information. Update family member information under the "My Info" tab, "Family Member Info" section. Edit member and family member information as necessary and verify as current. Personnel are required to input their physical address; PO/APO/FPO addresses are not authorized. Additionally, users must ensure a cell carrier is selected from the applicable drop-down list. All family members enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member program must be identified as such. 6. CORs can verify personnel update status using the "reports" tab in NFAAS and selecting "Address Information Update Status Roster Report by UIC." Column K contains the date contact information was last updated. 7. Points of contact: a. NFAAS Help Desk at paas(at)navy.mil or cnic_nfaas_support(at)us.navy.mil b. NFAAS Program Manager, Douglas Aguilarquezada, at douglas.aguilarquezada.civ(at)us.navy.mil c. NFAAS Assistant Program Manager, FC1(SW/AW) Audetat, Ethan at (202) 433-0763 or via e-mail at ethan.t.audetat.mil@us.navy.mil 8. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled. 9. Released by Vice Admiral C. S. GRAY, Commander, Navy Installations Command.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED/
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels, two sources briefed on the matter said, in a move likely to further inflame tensions in the region. The advanced fighter jets will be added to an already bristling U.S. military presence in the southern Caribbean as President Donald Trump carries out a campaign pledge to crack down on groups he blames for funneling drugs into the United States.
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A group of Navy SEALs emerged from the ink-black ocean on a winter night in early 2019 and crept to a rocky shore in North Korea. They were on a top secret mission so complex and consequential that everything had to go exactly right. The Trump administration did not notify key members of Congress who oversee intelligence operations, before or after the mission. The lack of notification may have violated the law.
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“The American people deserve maximum transparency from the federal government on sightings, acquisitions, and examinations of UAPs and whether they pose a potential threat to Americans’ safety,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, said in a statement Wednesday.
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