Monthly Archives: June 2026

USNS 1st LT Jack Lummus Arrives in Okinawa

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jun 23, 2026 Maritime prepositioning ship USNS 1st LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) arrives at Kin Bay, Okinawa, Japan, June 13, 2026. US Navy photo. Maritime prepositioning ship USNS 1st LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) arrived at Kin Bay, Okinawa, Japan, June 13, 2026, to participate in an upcoming logistics display duringContinue reading “USNS 1st LT Jack Lummus Arrives in Okinawa”

HMS Dragon and RFA Lyme Bay join German navy in Red Sea for maritime security operation

24th June 2026 at 12:55pm Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon and RFA Lyme Bay have arrived in the Red Sea alongside German Navy ships FGS Mosel and FGS Fulda. They are operating as part of a multinational task group deployed to help restart shipping through strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Lyme Bay has been repurposed as aContinue reading “HMS Dragon and RFA Lyme Bay join German navy in Red Sea for maritime security operation”

North Korea Commissions First-in-class Destroyer Choe Hyon

Dzirhan Mahadzir – June 24, 2026 1:25 PM North Korea commissioned its largest warship to date, the 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon (51), in a ceremony Tuesday in the port city Nampho. The first-in-class Choe Hyon was built at Nampho Shipyard and launched on April 25, 2025. Prior to its commissioning, Choe Hyon conducted a number of sea trials and weapons tests, severalContinue reading “North Korea Commissions First-in-class Destroyer Choe Hyon”

U.S. and allied ships sit at Naval Station Norfolk in preparation for Fleet Exercise 250, June 22, 2026. (MCS2 Pierce Luck/U.S. Navy)

US Navy presence in Europe to get boost after months of Iran operations By ALISON BATH STARS AND STRIPES • June 24, 2026

Navy guided-missile destroyers sit pierside at Naval Station Rota, Spain. Vice Adm. Jeffrey Anderson, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, said a sixth destroyer slated to join the squadron this fall can’t arrive soon enough, as Russian activity in the High North and war in the Middle East have driven growing security demands across Europe andContinue reading “US Navy presence in Europe to get boost after months of Iran operations By ALISON BATH STARS AND STRIPES • June 24, 2026”