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U.S. Navy

@USNavy

Official X account of the #USNavy. Celebrating 250 years of service, strength and sea power. (Following, reposts and links ≠ endorsement)

The 7 seas!

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Jun 6
The largest amphibious invasion in human history began in the dark. At dawn on June 6, 1944, nearly 7,000 vessels carrying 160,000 Allied troops closed in on the beaches of Normandy. Through courage and sacrifice, they secured a foothold in Nazi-occupied France and began the
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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao
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Great sitting down with fellow USNA grad and former @USMC Captain, @SenToddYoung. Strategic investments in our shipyards propel the Golden Fleet and our Fleet of the Future. With Congress' continued support, our Marines and Sailors will remain ready worldwide.
Senator Todd Young
@SenToddYoung
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Good meeting with Acting @SECNAV Hung Cao about the SHIPS Act. We both agree - revitalizing America’s commercial shipbuilding industry is imperative to our national security.
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Building the bombs and sending the boom - Aviation Ordnancemen ignite the fire within the U.S. Navy. From repairing ordnance systems to supervising ordnance shops and armories, they equip our warfighters to project lethality and defend the homeland. #USNavy #WarriorWednesday
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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao
@SECNAV
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Securing the seas from the North Atlantic to the Baltic. Productive meeting with Vice Adm. Jan Christian Kaack, Chief of the German Navy. Our naval forces are moving out on the necessary investments vital to operating seamlessly across the maritime domain.
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Power projection starts with logistics. ⚓️⛽️ Sailors heave a phone-and-distance line on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a fueling-at-sea evolution with USNS Earl Warren (T-AO-207) while underway in the Philippine Sea. The
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One team. One flight deck. One mission. #FlyNavy #PeaceThroughStrength
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Jun 9
Underway! Shift colors! 🇺🇸 Sailors shift colors as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) pulls out of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Gridley is deployed with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group as part of Southern Seas 2026 which seeks to enhance capability,
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Jun 9
Hit the deck. U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force,11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct fast-rope training aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the South China Sea. 📸 U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry
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Jun 8
Down to the wire. An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, prepares to land on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea. 📸 MC2 Tyler Crowley
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Jun 8
⚓📰 #USNAVY UPDATE: U.S. Navy Establishes NSA Stirling in Australia PERTH, Australia – As of May 30, the U.S. Navy has established a new naval support activity in Perth, Western Australia as part of AUKUS, the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the
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Jun 8
Full story here:
U.S. Navy Establishes NSA Stirling in Australia
From navy.mil
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Jun 8
Torpedo upload! 🇺🇸 U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance (VP) 26 prepare to load a Mark 54 lightweight torpedo onto a P-8A Poseidon on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2026. VP-26 is forward deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy's largest
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U.S. Fleet Forces
@USFleetForces
Jun 6
Welcome home!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 📍NORFOLK, Va. – Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia on June 6 following a historic 10-month deployment to the U.S. Fourth Fleet area of operations. MORE: usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/New…
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Jun 6
Logistics wins wars. Our memories of June 6, 1944, focus on the bravery and sacrifice at Normandy's beachheads, but what is frequently overlooked is the constant flow of supplies that guaranteed our victory. To keep the land, air, and naval assets operating, Allied forces
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Jun 6
Read more here:
U.S. Navy to Christen Future USNS Thurgood Marshall
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