Whimpey is the first commanding officer or commodore relieved in the 2026 calendar year. While no longer commodore, the Navy ...

Capt. Douglas Whimpey, who has served as commodore of the regiment since 2023, was removed due a "loss of confidence" in his ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana native serves in the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Expeditionary Force. According to an official announcement from the Navy, Chief Petty Officer Melvine Golmond ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Chief Petty Officer Thamous Calais, a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 2, part of the Navy’s ...

The future USNS Point Loma underway. (Photo courtesy of Austal USA) Austal USA announced Monday that the future USNS Point Loma, an expeditionary fast transport vessel, has completed acceptance trials ...

Note” – to the fleet from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle. The “Way We Fight” C-Note is the fourth in a series of messages from Caudle to provide guidance and direction to the Navy.  From ...

The Navy has sent destroyers, a cruiser and an amphibious ready group with a Marine Expeditionary Unit to the southern Caribbean this month. By Nicholas Slayton Published Aug 30, 2025 3:19 PM EDT The ...