The commanding officer of destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87) was fired Friday, the Navy announced.  Rear Adm. Alexis Walker, the commander of Carrier Strike Group 10, relieved Capt. Chavius Lewis “due to a loss of confidence in Lewis’ ability to command,

Right out of a sci-fi movie, this US Navy stealth ship comes with an $8 billion price tag and an incredible level of high-tech weaponry and capability.

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USS Truxton (DDG-103) will head back out to sea for a scheduled deployment around three months after returning from its last one, U.S Second Fleet announced Monday. Truxton, an independently deployed guided-missile destroyer,

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—The USS Daniel Inouye’s maiden deployment was supposed to be seven months long, and include mostly “encouraging stability” by working with regional partners like Japan and Korea as part of the Theodore Roosevelt strike group.

The US Navy has removed Captain Chavius G. Lewis from command of the USS Mason, citing a "loss of confidence in ability to command." This decision, made by Rear Adm. Alexis T. Walker, occurred as the guided-missile destroyer prepares for deployment.

In the narrow shipping lanes off Yemen, U.S. and British destroyers have spent more than a year firing, jamming and maneuvering to keep missiles and drones away from tankers and container ships. The tempo is unlike anything the surface fleet has seen in decades,

Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) has officially cleared builder’s sea trials following a three-year “rebirth” at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding. -The destroyer’s failed 155mm gun systems have been replaced with four Advanced Payload Modules,