03 June 2025 USS Sampson Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility SAN DIEGO - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed Naval Base San Diego, June 3, 2025, to support operations in the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) area of responsibility.Sampson is relieving littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), continuing the...
03 June 2025 Sharpening the Warfighting Edge: Iwo Jima ARG and 22nd MEU (SOC) Complete ARGMEUEX ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (22 MEU (SOC)) completed Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (ARGMEUEX), May 31.“ARGMEUEX was created to provide essential and realistic ship-to-shore...
03 June 2025 BALTOPS 25 begins in the Baltic Sea region Sixteen NATO allies, more than 40 ships, 25 aircraft and approximately 9,000 personnel began the 54th iteration of Baltic Operations, or BALTOPS 25, with the start of the pre-sail conference, June 3, in the Baltic Sea region...
29 May 2025 At the Heart of Atlantic Fleet Training: TSVRON 4 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – When you combine mission focus, teamwork, technical expertise, and creativity, the results are remarkable if not predictable. Training Support Vessel Squadron (TSVRON) 4 is no exception...
27 May 2025 TRIDENT Training Center Opens - NCDOC Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 9, supported by Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) and Naval Network Warfare Command (NNWC) leaders to officially open TRIDENT - Technical Readiness in Defensive Cyber Operations {DCO} Education and...
22 May 2025 Surface Force Warships and USO Team Up to Boost Warfighter Resiliency NORFOLK, Va. Sailors aboard USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) celebrated a significant morale boost May 22 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new United Service Organizations-provided entertainment center, part of a growing initiative to enhance resiliency for deployed warfighters.The unstaffed...
22 May 2025 NMRLC’s Olusegun Olabode Rises from Enlisted Corpsman to U.S. Navy Captain WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - In a message announcing promotions to the permanent grade of captain, Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan stated, “I am pleased to announce the following staff corps officers on the active-duty list for promotion.”Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command’s (NMRLC) executive...
22 May 2025 Two U.S. Navy DDGs Successfully Engage SRBM and MRBM during exercise Formidable Shield 2025 U.S. 6th Fleet Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) and USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) conducted two separate live-fire events as part of exercise At Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 25. U.S. Navy destroyers are equipped with the Aegis weapons systems...
20 May 2025 USS Charleston deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility NORFOLK, Va. - The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) departed Naval Base San Diego to support U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) southern border operations, May 20.Charleston takes over duties previously carried out by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer...
20 May 2025 USS Forrest Sherman Visits Port of Algiers The USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) visited Algiers on a port visit this week. The three-day visit demonstrated the ongoing friendship and security cooperation between the U.S. and Algeria, building off prior port visit stopovers in Algiers and Oran in 2023 by the USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5)...
19 May 2025 NIWTG Norfolk Holds Change of Command Ceremony NORFOLK, Va. - Capt. Steve McIntyre was relieved by Cmdr. Ken Brooks as commanding officer of Naval Information Warfare Training Group - Norfolk (NIWTG-N) during a change of command ceremony held at Vista Point, May 16.The ceremony was presided over by Capt. Meredith Schley, Commander, Naval...
17 May 2025 Forged by Service, Driven to Heal: Sailor’s Excellence Highlights the Call to Serve and Strengthen Warfighter Readiness ROTA, Spain – Growing up on a horse farm in Fern Prairie, Washington, HM1 Brandon Day learned early the value of hard work and motivation. Those values—instilled by his grandfather and sharpened through 11 years of dedicated service—have led to his selection as the 2024 U.S. Navy League-Madrid...
15 May 2025 USS Normandy Returns from Deployment to 4th Fleet NORFOLK, Va. – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) returned to Naval Station Norfolk May 15, concluding a nearly three-month deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. ...
14 May 2025 Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa Reserve Unit Conducts Exercise Tuscan Trident 25 ROTA, Spain – Twenty-two Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa (MSCEURAF) reserve unit gathered at Naval Station Rota, Spain to conduct exercise Tuscan Trident 25 (TT25) April 26 to May 7, 2025...
13 May 2025 USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Scores Another Bust The littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel May 1 while supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South. This is the ship's third successful interdiction during its maiden deployment. In mid-April, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul...
12 May 2025 USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. – In a time-honored naval tradition, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), held a change of command aboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, May 12...
07 May 2025 USS Forrest Sherman Departs Norfolk for Routine Deployment NORFOLK, Va. -- Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment on May 6, 2025...
05 May 2025 The United States Honors Egyptian Admiral and Celebrates Maritime Partnership During USS Truxtun Visit to Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt — U.S. Navy Vice Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, presented Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Navy Vice Adm. Ashraf Ibrahim Atwa Megahed with a personal military decoration from U.S. Central Command during a...
30 April 2025 NIWC Atlantic Delivers Next-Gen Wi-Fi, Boosting Morale for Military Sealift Command Mariners NIWC Atlantic launched CivMar WiN, a wireless network providing internet access for civilian mariners on Military Sealift Command ships. Successful initial installations on two vessels led to high demand fleet-wide. The network enhances quality of life and aims to be on 50+ ships within two years...
30 April 2025 Military Sealift Command Changes Commanders in Far East Military Sealift Command’s leadership in the Far East changed hands, when Navy Capt. David L. Reyes relieved Navy Capt. Robert R. Williams as commander of Singapore-based Military Sealift Command Far East, at the Singapore Naval Installation in Sembawang, April 30, 2025...
28 April 2025 Southern Lightning: NIWC Atlantic, NSWC Crane Advance Navy’s Unmanned Mission NIWC Atlantic and NSWC Crane's "Southern Lightning" exercise off Sullivan's Island tested unmanned systems integration for the future hybrid fleet. USS Cole and unmanned vehicles evaluated communications technologies in a littoral environment. The exercise, linked to the DoD's "Silent Swarm,"...
24 April 2025 USS New York, USS Oak Hill to Participate in Fleet Week New York 2025 NORFOLK, Va. - Fleet Week New York returns to New York City on May 21 – 27, 2025, with two U.S. Navy ships, two Coast Guard cutters, and five U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol boats (YPs). Additionally, our Canadian neighbor will join the week-long celebration.Ships from the U.S. and Royal Canadian...
21 April 2025 Shipboard Wi-Fi is coming to Military Sealift Command’s Fleet of Government Owned, Government Operated Ships NORFOLK, Va. - The Civil Service Mariners (CIVMAR) who crew Military Sealift Command’s 56 government owned/government operated (GO/GO) ships will soon be able to use a shipboard Wi-Fi for internet access to conduct both professional and personal tasks while aboard their assigned vessel, via the...
17 April 2025 USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Makes Multiple Drug Busts The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis Saint-Paul (LCS 21), in coordination with joint partners, stopped two alleged drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean Sea within a 72-hour span...
17 April 2025 Secretary of the Navy John Phelan Visits PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 16, 2025) – The Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visited Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), April 16, 2025.During the tour, the Secretary met with shipbuilders and...
16 April 2025 Coast Guard Cutter James returns home after multi-month patrol, seizing $510M in narcotics and participating in advanced US Navy exercises NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - The crew of Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) returned to their home port in North Charleston, Saturday, following a 112-day, multi-phase deployment, where crew members conducted counter-narcotic operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and participated in joint exercises...
15 April 2025 Navy Secretary Embarks Gerald R. Ford for First Carrier Visit ATLANTIC OCEAN - Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to observe the strike group’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Apr. 10-11. The visit was the Secretary's first visit to an operational carrier...
14 April 2025 Patrol Squadron 8, Task Force 72 join Indian Navy for anti-submarine warfare training during Tiger Triumph 2025 BAY OF BENGAL - A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft joined an Indian Navy P-8I to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training in the Bay of Bengal during Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, April 12.The P-8A detachment from the Tigers of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, operating under Commander, Task Force (CTF)...
14 April 2025 Iwo Jima ARG Strengthens Naval Force through Successful Integration Training ATLANTIC OCEAN - The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)—all part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG)—completed a two-week Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) in...
11 April 2025 USS Stockdale deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) departed Naval Base San Diego to support U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) southern border operations in the USNORTHCOM area of responsibility, April 11.Stockdale takes over duties previously carried out by USS...
11 April 2025 USNS Comfort to visit SOUTHCOM Region; Ship to support Continuing Promise 2025 Mission PANAMA CITY, Panama – (Apr. 10, 2025) – Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced April 9 that a U.S. Navy hospital ship, the USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), will deploy in support of Continuing Promise 2025 later this year...
08 April 2025 Full Speed Ahead: A Naval Officer's Journey to Taking Command SIGONELLA, Sicily - Raised amidst the vibrant cultural tapestry of Stockton, California, Capt. Michael Mercado, a dedicated member of the Medical Corps of the United States Navy, carved his path against the backdrop of a hardworking family that instilled in him the values of perseverance and...
07 April 2025 USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) Arrives in Cape Town, South Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The Military Sealift Command (MSC) expeditionary mobile base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit April 4, 2025...
07 April 2025 Navy Commissions USS Iowa (SSN 797) GROTON, Conn. – The Navy commissioned its 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Iowa (SSN 797), in a traditional ceremony held April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut...
03 April 2025 Navy Expeditionary Engineers Deploy to Strengthen Maritime Security in Europe and Africa U.S. Navy Seabee Divers, assigned to Underwater Construction Team One (UCT 1), Construction Dive Detachment ALFA (CDD/A), deployed to the U.S. Sixth Fleet (C6F) Area of Operations (AOR) to conduct critical engineering operations in support of maritime security, regional stability, and building...
31 March 2025 Navy Week returns to Richmond, Virginia May 12-18 The U.S. Navy proudly announces the return of Richmond Navy Week, taking place May 12-18, 2025. As part of a nationwide outreach effort, Richmond Navy Week will bring 70-85 Sailors to engage directly with the community through a week-long series of performances, educational events, and service...
31 March 2025 NIWC Atlantic Helps Train Submariners While Saving Navy Money The Navy's CSRR MRTS offers a cost-effective, realistic submarine radio room simulation, yielding 68% savings over legacy systems. It provides hands-on training for various submarine platforms, enabling crews to practice in diverse scenarios, including simulated equipment failures. The system...
28 March 2025 USS Normandy and GDFS Shahoud Conduct Maritime Exercise CARIBBEAN SEA — U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Guyana Defence Force Defiant-class patrol vessel GDFS Shahoud (1039) on Mar. 27. The two ships conducted formation-maneuvering events supported by...
28 March 2025 IWTC Virginia Beach bolsters Navy, Marine Corps intel capabilities The graduation of 17 students from the Marine Air Ground Task Force Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Course in a surge convene comes at a time when demand is on the rise for these highly skilled professionals...
28 March 2025 Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Completes Arduous Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) successfully completed Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training, a rigorous multi-domain exercise designed to increase the tactical readiness and proficiency of surface units. Led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting...
26 March 2025 USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL (LCS 21) Departs for Maiden Deployment MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), along with the “Valkyries” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 Detachment 3 and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment, departed from Naval Station Mayport March 26, beginning her...
24 March 2025 Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Begins Advanced Phase ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) successfully completed its basic phase on March 14, and began its advanced phase with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group...
20 March 2025 Acting Secretary of the Navy visited Norfolk-based ships Acting Secretary of the Navy, Terence Emmert visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a trip to Naval Station Norfolk, March 20 2025.“The Sailors aboard USS Ross and USS Wasp embody the U.S. Navy’s strength,...
19 March 2025 USNS John Lewis Completes First Fleet Tasked Underway Replenishment Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) became the first ship in the new John Lewis class to conduct a fleet task under Commander, U.S. Third Fleet, by refueling the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) of the coast of Southern California...
19 March 2025 Security Trainers Pilot New MA ‘A’ School Curriculum The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) is actively engaged in an ongoing pilot for a new 4.2-month long Master-at-Arms (MA) Ready Relevant Learning (RRL) “A” School curriculum. The pilot, which began mid-February and will conclude in mid-June, is being held at Naval Technical Training Center...
18 March 2025 Seabees Prove Their Versatility by Constructing, Innovating, Supporting JTF-SG NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Operating with precision, efficiency, and self-sufficiency, the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 embodies a spirit of tirelessly building, repairing, and sustaining the infrastructure that keeps Joint Task Force Southern Guard (JTF-SG)...
15 March 2025 USS Gravely Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) departed Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility (USNORTHCOM AOR), March 15. The ship will operate in U.S. and...
15 March 2025 USS Truxtun Deploys from Naval Station Norfolk The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled independent deployment today...
13 March 2025 Sailors and Marines Team Up for Integrated Advance 2025 Sailors from U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (NAVSOUTH/FOURTHFLT) and Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH) are serving together on the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) staff during Exercise Integrated Advance 2025...
13 March 2025 Special Operations Medics Enhance Arctic Lethality A thick blanket of white snow covered the environment as clear directions rang out in the cold, with the breath from the medic’s mouth forming frost on his eyelashes in temperatures well below zero degrees. The pounding rhythm of a Black Hawk helicopter thumped louder and louder as calls were made...