11 January 2024 USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall and 26th MEU(SOC) Arrive in Piraeus, Greece The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Piraeus, Greece, Jan. 11, 2024, for a regularly scheduled port visit
10 January 2024 CNO Releases Priorities: America’s Warfighting Navy WASHINGTON (Jan. 9, 2023) – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti released her priorities in a paper titled “America’s Warfighting Navy,” at the Surface Navy Association’s National Symposium, Jan. 9.
10 January 2024 26th MEU(SOC) Begins Exercise “Odyssey Encore”, a MEU(SOC) MAGTF Readiness Sustainment Exercise MEDITERRANEAN SEA - U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), embarked aboard the amphibious warships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG), will participate in a MEU(SOC) Exercise named “Odyssey Encore”, in vicinity of Volos,
10 January 2024 26th MEU(SOC) Begins Exercise “Odyssey Encore”, a MEU(SOC) MAGTF Readiness Sustainment Exercise U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), embarked aboard the amphibious warships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG), will participate in a MEU(SOC) Exercise named “Odyssey Encore”, in vicinity of Volos, Greece, 6-17 Jan. 2024. This
09 January 2024 SWOBOSS Highlights The Fight, The Force, The Future at 2024 Surface Navy Association National Symposium ARLINGTON, Va.— Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, emphasized warfighting effectiveness during his keynote remarks at the 36th Annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) National Symposium in Arlington, Va., Jan. 9.
08 January 2024 USS McFaul Returns Home from 8-month Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) returned to Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4, 2024 after an 8-month deployment to the Atlantic Ocean and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of operations.
05 January 2024 USS Gerald R. Ford Transits the Strait of Gibraltar The U.S. Navy’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, transited the Strait of Gibraltar and exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Jan. 5, 2024.
03 January 2024 USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) Arrives in Durrës, Albania Military Sealift Command (MSC) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) arrived in Durrës, Albania for a regularly scheduled port visit Jan. 3, 2024.
03 January 2024 USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Arrive in Greece Sailors and Marines assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) MEU((SOC)) arrived in Piraeus, Greece for a regularly scheduled port visit, Jan. 02, 2024.
01 January 2024 USS Gerald R. Ford CSG Redeploys To Homeport Immediately following HAMAS’s brutal attack on Israel, the USS GERALD R. FORD Carrier Strike Group was ordered to the eastern Mediterranean to contribute to our regional deterrence and defense posture. In the coming days, the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will redeploy to its home port as
20 December 2023 USS Colorado Returns from Deployment GROTON, Connecticut – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788), under the command of Cmdr. David Beam, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London on Tuesday, December 19, after completing a six-month deployment to the European area of operations.
19 December 2023 MSC Reservists Support Operation Deep Freeze 2024 Loadout UNITED STATES — Navy reservists from Military Sealift Command Pacific’s Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) 114 are conducting cargo operations in Port Hueneme, Calif., overseeing the loadout of supplies and equipment are being loaded onto the Military Sealift Command charter ship MV
19 December 2023 F-35 Test Team, HMS Prince of Wales Ship’s Company Working Closely to Achieve DT-3 Goals The autumn mix of red, brown, yellow and green reflective and life preserver vests are muted under still dim hangar lights as two separate teams unstrap and unchain the Wildcat HMA Mk2 maritime attack helicopter, with its next-generation versatility, and the F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft, with
17 December 2023 USS The Sullivans Transits the Strait of Gibraltar The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), transited the Strait of Gibraltar and enters the Mediterranean Sea to conduct operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Dec. 17, 2023.
15 December 2023 Winners of NIWC Atlantic’s AI Prize Challenge Recognized at Eastern Defense Summit Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic presented checks last week to Lauretta.io for $35,000 and Quartus Engineering Inc. for $15,000 for their 1st and 2nd place finishes in the Multilateral Autonomy Prize Challenge during the 2023 Eastern Defense Summit.
14 December 2023 PCU Arkansas Holds Change of Command The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Arkansas (SSN 800) conducted a change of command at Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Va., Dec. 8.
14 December 2023 USS Delbert D. Black Transits the Strait of Gibraltar The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), transits the Strait of Gibraltar and enters the Mediterranean Sea to conduct operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Dec. 14, 2023.
13 December 2023 Naval Special Warfare Enhances Allied Defense with Romanian Special Operations Forces East-Coast based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and the 164th Romanian Naval Special Operations Forces (ROUSOF) conducted training on maritime interdiction operations, special reconnaissance, and special operations tactics to enhance allied defense throughout the European region. The joint
13 December 2023 COMNAVSURFLANT Hosts Annual Junior Officer Training Symposium NORFOLK – Commander, U.S. Naval Surface Force Atlantic hosted the second annual Junior Officer (JO) Training Symposium event in Norfolk, December 6, 2023.The event was held at the state-of-the-art Mariner Skills Training Center Atlantic on Naval Station Norfolk.The one-day symposium provided a
13 December 2023 Navy Seabee Jessica Smith’s Artwork Recalls U.S. Navy History Camp Lemonnier’s quarterdeck is getting a makeover, thanks to U.S. Navy Builder 2nd Class Jessica Smith, a performance assessment representative for CLDJ’s Public Works Department.
12 December 2023 U.S. 4th Fleet’s Maritime Synchronization Symposium: Focus on China and Scaling the Hybrid Fleet U.S. Navy Attachés and U.S. Navy Section Chiefs serving in partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America gathered at Naval Station Mayport Dec. 5-8, 2023, for the annual U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Maritime Synchronization Symposium.
12 December 2023 Sailors enhance medical expeditionary training with new program Each month, Sailors at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Charleston attend Fleet Readiness and Operational Sustainment Training (FROST), which provides a basic understanding and skill set related to operational and expeditionary medical platforms.
12 December 2023 USS Arleigh Burke Arrives in Souda Bay, Crete The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), currently assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for a regularly scheduled port visit December 10, 2023.
08 December 2023 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Marks Designation of the First U.S. Navy-led Level II Trauma Center PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the designation of the medical center as a Level II Trauma Center, Dec. 8.
07 December 2023 New Chaplain Pin Making Waves Across The Surface Force Chaplains have been working side by side with Sailors since 1775, keeping to their core principle "to promote the spiritual, religious, moral, and personal well-being of the members of the Department of the Navy."
05 December 2023 NIWC Atlantic Team Trains Reserve Sailors in Defensive Cyber Operations Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic’s Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) team recently hosted a cybersecurity exercise to train their dedicated Navy Reserve unit in defensive cyber operations.
05 December 2023 USS Normandy Arrives in Piraeus, Greece USS Normandy (CG 60), a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), arrived in Piraeus, Greece, for a regularly scheduled port visit December 3, 2023.
04 December 2023 U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center Journalists Visit Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. - U.S. Fleet Forces Command and NATO leaders hosted twenty journalists from the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center for two days of media engagements and unit visits Nov. 29-30, 2023.Journalists gained crucial insights into how the Navy engages globally alongside its
04 December 2023 USS Ramage Returns to Homeport Following 6th Fleet Deployment The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) – part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Gerald R. Ford CSG returns to Norfolk, VA after a 7-month deployment to the US Naval Forces Europe area of operations, Dec. 03, 2023.
02 December 2023 The World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Souda Bay The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 2, 2023.
01 December 2023 Navy Reserve Launches Mobilization and Deployment Support Command (MDSC) NORFOLK, Va - Mobilization and Deployment Support Command (MDSC) officially launched during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Naval Station Norfolk, December 1, 2023.
01 December 2023 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Completes Second Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe Patrol The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) returned to Rota, Spain, on November 28, 2023, following a six-month deployment throughout the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations and marking the completion of its second
30 November 2023 Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Honors Women Serving at Sea SAN DIEGO — Rear Adm. Yvette Davids, commander, Naval Surface Forces, hosted an all-hands call onboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of women serving aboard surface combatants at Naval Base San Diego, Nov. 30.
30 November 2023 U.S.-Italian Navy Undersea Warfare staff talks underway in Naples Italian Navy Rear Adm. Vito Lacerenza, commander, Italian Submarines, hosted Rear Adm. Stephen Mack, commander, Submarine Group 8, aboard the Italian Todaro-class submarine, Scirè (S 527), during U.S. and Italian Navy Undersea Warfare staff talks, Nov. 20, 2023.
29 November 2023 Submarine Forces Hosts 2023 DESI Closing Ceremony Commander, Submarine Forces hosted a Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) closing ceremony for the conclusion of the 2023 deployment season with the Colombian submarine ARC Pijao (SS 28) on Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Nov. 17.
28 November 2023 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group sails with HMS Duncan for Mediterranean operations Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan (D37) joined the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) to participate in routine operations and conduct training events in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 16.
27 November 2023 IKE Strike Group Transits the Strait of Hormuz ARABIAN GULF – The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) completed a scheduled transit through the Strait of Hormuz into the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 26.
21 November 2023 Hydrogen Detected in Lunar Samples, Points to Resource Availability for Space Exploration U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples, which indicates that water on the surface of the Moon may provide a vital resource for future lunar bases and longer-range space exploration.
20 November 2023 Semi-Annual Report on Quality of Service WASHINGTON – In May 2023, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and then Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael Gilday released a memo titled Setting a New Course for Navy Quality of Service to directly address the identified areas necessary to improve Sailor Quality of Service (QoS).
20 November 2023 Combined Maritime Forces, U.S. Coast Guard Make $21 Million Drug Seizure in the Gulf of Oman A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crew seized about $21 million worth of illegal drugs from a stateless vessel while operating in the international waters of the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 14.
19 November 2023 President Biden, First Lady Host ‘Friendsgiving’ for Gerald R. Ford, Dwight D. Eisenhower Families NORFOLK, Va. - President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, alongside renowned Chef Robert Irvine, hosted a Friendsgiving meal in the Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 hangar on Naval Station Norfolk for roughly 400 family members of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and USS
16 November 2023 HSC-26 Conducts Change of Command Ceremony The Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 “Chargers", stationed aboard Naval Station Norfolk held a change of command ceremony, Nov. 16 to mark a transition of command leadership.
16 November 2023 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group teams up with ESPS Méndez Núñez for Mediterranean operations Spanish Navy frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F104) joined the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) to participate in routine operations and conduct training events in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 8.
15 November 2023 Seabees construct facility for Pennsylvania non-profit Outdoor Odyssey as part of Innovative Readiness Training program Seabees assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 partnered with the Air Force’s 436th Civil Engineering Squadron in September and November to construct a cabin in Boswell, Pennsylvania for a local outdoor leadership non-profit organization, Outdoor Odyssey, as part of the
15 November 2023 “I Look Forward to Constantly Pushing Myself to Learn Something New” CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A Sailor serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has earned top honors in her career field.Hospital Corpsman Third Class Sophia Crews, a Pharmacy Technician serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, was recently recognized as the U.S. Navy’s Junior Pharmacy
14 November 2023 USCYBERCOM Flag Officer Visits CIWT to Discuss Cyber Training Initiatives U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Joseph Buzzella, director of exercises and training, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), visited the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) on Nov. 9, to learn more about the Navy’s cyber training program.While receiving a base orientation of the learning facilities
13 November 2023 USNS Trenton Visits Port of Oran, Algeria on a Friendship Stopover The civilian and naval crew of the USNS Trenton are honored to visit theport city of Oran from November 7 to 9 on a friendship stopover, as a showof continued U.S. partnership and goodwill with the People's DemocraticRepublic of Algeria. The visit marks the first time a U.S. naval vessel hasvisited
09 November 2023 USS Farragut Going Full Speed Ahead Making Multiple Drug Busts USS Farragut (DDG 99) has found success in stopping alleged illicit drug traffickers in the Caribbean, with four drug busts in October.
09 November 2023 MSRON 2 Masters-at-Arms Earn Navy Security Forces Breast Insignia The Master-at-Arms assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 2’s Echo Company pinned eight Sailors as Navy Security Force (NSF) specialists, senior specialists and master specialists.
09 November 2023 I Am Navy Medicine – and Radiologic Technologist – HM1 (FMF/SW) Gregory DeShields Jr. BREMERTON, Wash. – For those who might have wondered how vital radiologic technologists are to patient care and healthcare safety, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gregory DeShields Jr. has a ready reply.“Very important. We are the first line of defense for physicians, nurses, patients, and health care