What in the world is a General Quarters drill? The crew of the San Diego-based USS Essex shows us what the drills look like, and why they're necessary to keep everyone on board safe.

The Pacific Fleet has named USS Carl Vinson Sailor and San Diego resident Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class (AW/SW) Omar Bamba its Aviation Boatswain's Mate of the year.

Lt. Cmdr. Tommy Edgeworth, Carl Vinson's aircraft handling officer, said of Bamba's honor:

"To compete for this award, you're not just competing with Carl Vinson Air Department first classes but every air department 1st class ...

The USS Makin Island, and the entire Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is scheduled to return to homeport San Diego on Friday. The Makin Island ARG consists of the USS Makin Island, the USS New Orleans, the USS Pearl Harbor.

The USS Makin Island has been on its maiden deployment for seven months.

Crew members participated in volunteer work, like helping the elderly or spending time with children in need ...

The San Diego-based USS Princeton helped nab roughly 15,000 pounds of marijuana during a drug bust at sea, according to a Navy press release.

Also involved in the June 16th bust were the San Diego-based Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6 and Helicopter Maritime Squadron 75, the USS Nimitz, and the Mexican Navy.

According to the Navy, the 186 bales of marijuana, weighing about 100 pounds each, were probably headed ...

The Navy has fired the captain of the USS Essex, the San Diego-based ship involved in a collision at sea last month.

Navy spokeswoman Cmdr. Tamsen Reese told the Navy Times that Capt. Chuck Litchfield's firing Monday was prompted by the findings of a Navy investigation into the collision.

“There were a number of factors that contributed to the collision with Yukon. Part of it began with the loss ...

The USS Makin Island is heading to homeport San Diego, and excited crew members took a bit of time out from their busy schedules to give shout outs to family back home.

Click here to watch the shout outs.

The U.S. Navy hasn't announced the exact date of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group's return. The Makin Island ARG deployed from San Diego on November 14, 2011 ...

The widow of a former Sailor who died suddenly of a seizure in San Diego had to resort to Craigslist to find pallbearers for her late husband's funeral.

Kenneth Nosik, 26, was a Philadelphia native. He died on June 2nd in Chula Vista. He and his wife Yvonne had been San Diego residents for six years during Nosik's Navy service, according to LegacyFuneralCare.com. He retired from the ...

Two-dozen Sailors and Marines from the San Diego-based USS Makin Island volunteered at the Hong Kong Dog Rescue during a recent four-day port visit to Hong Kong.

According to the U.S. Navy, the shelter is home to more than 400 dogs. The Makin Island volunteers helped bathe the dogs, and did yard work around the shelter.

Marine Cmdr. Julie Hendrickson is a nurse assigned to the Camp Pendleton-based 11th ...

The USS Carl Vinson arrived in San Diego this morning after a six month deployment. Family and friends of the Vinson crew were on hand to greet the aircraft carrier as it pulled into its homeport at Naval Base Coronado.

The Vinson Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility, which included the Middle East and Western Pacific. The Vinson even traveled through the ...

Starting Memorial Day, active-duty military and their families will be able to visit more than 1,600 museums across the country - free of charge.

The Blue Star Museums initiative is made possible through a collaboration between Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and the National Endowment for the arts. This year, Blue Star Museums is also teaming up with Joining Forces, the White House initiative to improve job and ...

The USS Carl Vinson is scheduled to arrive home in San Diego tomorrow, after a six-month deployment, according to the U.S. Navy.

Also headed to homeport Naval Base Coronado and Naval Base San Diego is the entire Vinson Carrier Strike Group, which includes Carrier Air Wing 17, the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill, and guided missile destroyer USS Halsey.

The Vinson's mission during deployment to the Western ...

The San Diego-based Navy Leap Frogs parachute team made a special appearance this weekend at Rancho Bernardo High School. The Leap Frogs high-flying performance helped kick off RB High's inaugural 12-hour relay marathon Sunday to raise awareness of the plight of wounded warriors.

According to a Navy news release, the six-man Leap Frog team descended from above as the Rancho Bernardo school band played The Star-Spangled Banner. School principal ...

The Navy will use its Facebook page to live stream the commissioning ceremony for the USS San Diego, which takes place Saturday morning. The Navy will also be live-Tweeting the event.

To visit the Navy's live streaming web page, click here.

The ceremony starts at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.

According to the Department of Defense, the main address at the ceremony will be delivered by Adm. Mark Ferguson ...

The movie critic at The Navy Times has a piece of advice for Sailors planning to see "Battleship" this weekend: don't over think it.

The plot of "Battleship" involves an epic battle between the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet and invading aliens.

Critic Chuck Vitch says:

We love our effects-driven blockbusters big, brash, loud and dumb — and “Battleship” covers all those bases. Viewed with the proper mindset, it ...

When the USNS Yukon collided with the San Diego-bound USS Essex yesterday morning, it wasn't the first time the fleet replenishment oiler was involved in an at-sea collision. In fact, the Yukon has been involved at least two previous collisions, according to the Associated Press:

[I]ncluding on Feb. 27, 2000, when [the Yukon] collided with a 135-foot civilian cargo ship while trying to enter Dubai’s Jebel Ali ...