It's an exciting time for us. We're a little over a month away from commissioning the USNS Miguel Keith (ESB 5). Once commissioned, it will be redesignated as the USS Miguel Keith and assigned to the 7th Fleet. All events supporting the commissioning are not paid for by the U.S. Government but privately funded by your donations and managed by the San Diego Council of the Navy League.

This past week, San Diegans were astounded by the arrival of the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), flying a huge American flag. It was a stirring sight for all who presented its arrival. Multiple ships were sailing in formation, all flying the American flag (which also is the U.S. Navy's National Ensign). The grand entrance of the destroyer took place in San Diego Bay on February 24th of 2021.

This year, Navy League San Diego will be holding the first virtual Navy League monthly meeting on March 12th, at 12:00 pm. Due to the pandemic, our monthly meeting will be done via zoom. This blog will go over everything you need to know about the first Navy League virtual meeting taking place.

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and its escorts left San Diego on December 7th, ahead of a second 2020 deployment. As part of the Navy’s COVID-19 mitigation procedure, the strike group had been in quarantine since mid-November. It was reported last month that, after the TR CSG’s two-week quarantine ended, the strike group would get underway for a sustainment exercise followed by an eventual deployment.

Nimitz strike group concludes the Malabar 2020 with Australia, India, and Japan. Maritime forces from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States completed Phase II of the multilateral naval exercise Malabar 2020 on November 20.

The Destroyer USS Paul Hamilton came home with a crescent moon flag and a long pendant on October 13th or 2020. After nine months at sea around the middle east, why did it return with that flag?

The USS Tripoli (LHA-7), the second American-class amphibious assault ship, arrived at her new homeport in San Diego on September 18th.

The Navy is trying to reopen safely while the pandemic continues to keep many people in place. In this blog, we'll talk about the precautions we are taking to keep people safe, while moving the families in need.

On July 12, 2020, there was an explosion and fire onboard USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego, which is putting fire safety at the center of sailors' and contractors' work. In this blog, we'll talk about what the Navy is doing to ensure fire safety and give a coronavirus update. 

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (June 13, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departs Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding division's Pascagoula shipyard June 13 to return to her homeport in San Diego.

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (June 13, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departs Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding division's Pascagoula shipyard June 13 to return to her homeport in San Diego.

Admiral Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations, sent a message to the Fleet following the death of George Floyd.