27 February 2023 USS Porter (DDG 78) arrives in U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, conducts port call in Funchal, Portugal The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Funchal, Portugal for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 23, 2023...
24 February 2023 SOUTHCOM Hosts Submarine Force's Submarine Conference of the Americas Commander, Submarine Forces hosted the Submarine Conference of the Americas (SCOTA) at U.S. Southern Command in Miami, Florida, February 13-15...
23 February 2023 HSC-22 Conducts Final Flight The “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 conducted their final flight on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, almost 16 years after their first flight in 2006...
23 February 2023 U.S., Bahrain Establish Working Group to Operationalize Unmanned Fleet U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) established a working group for operationalizing unmanned systems with the Kingdom of Bahrain, Feb. 23...
23 February 2023 IMSC Task Force Completes Monthly Naval Exercise in Arabian Gulf The operational task force for an 11-nation naval coalition called the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) completed a monthly naval exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 22, involving ships and aircraft from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United States...
22 February 2023 USS Farragut (DDG 99) Arrives in the 4th Fleet AOR CARIBBEAN SEA - The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations for a scheduled deployment, Feb. 15. Embarked with the ship is U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 406 to conduct counter narcotic operations...
22 February 2023 As Climate Shifts, U.S. Navy Focuses on Bolstering Arctic Ocean Operations First in a two-part series on how the Navy and its partners are working to improve Arctic operations as the sea ice melts due to warming temperatures.The Arctic is the next frontier for U.S. military operations, where the physical environment poses a major threat to achieving strategic dominance,...
21 February 2023 2nd Fleet, Joint Force Command Norfolk hosts Nordic Defense Cooperation Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet’s (C2F) senior enlisted leadership hosted the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO) at Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 27, 2023...
21 February 2023 US 2nd Fleet, USFF host Fleet Medicine Symposium Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet’s Health Service Support team, in conjunction with U.S. Fleet Forces Surgeon and Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), hosted the Fleet Medicine Symposium, at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023...
17 February 2023 USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrives in Stockholm, Sweden The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Stockholm, Sweden for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 16, 2023...
17 February 2023 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12 Completes Exercise MAGRE ADRIATIC SEA – Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 12, assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, participated in exercise MAGRE 23.1 in Cartagena, Spain, Jan. 28-Feb. 4, 2023...
17 February 2023 Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Completes Arctic Training Exercise Snow Crab Ex LITTLE FALLS, Minn. –U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) completed Snow Crab Exercise (Snow Crab Ex) 23-1 this week following the departure of U.S Navy EOD units and Navy Divers at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota...
17 February 2023 Republic of Korea Assumes Command of Anti-Piracy Task Force Brazil turned over command of a multinational naval task force to the Republic of Korea during a one-hour ceremony at the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, Feb. 16...
16 February 2023 U.S. Donates Equipment to Pakistan Navy School after Participating in Naval Exercise Members of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) donated $5,000 of equipment to a special needs school Feb. 15 after U.S. 5th Fleet completed its participation in a five-day Pakistan-led multinational naval exercise in the North Arabian Sea...
13 February 2023 NECC Recovery Care Management Program Critical to Expeditionary Multidisciplinary Care Team Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) continues to demonstrate its commitment to the care and resiliency of its members across the force, by focusing on mental health and other critical care areas. The force uses the Recovery Care Management (RCM) program, which provides assistance to injured and...
13 February 2023 USS Gravely Returns to Sea Following Bahamas Port Visit NASSAU, Bahamas - USS Gravely (DDG 107) departed Nassau, Bahamas, after conducting a theater-security cooperation port visit, Feb. 9...
12 February 2023 USS The Sullivans Returns Home from U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) returned to Naval Station Mayport, Feb. 12, 2023, concluding a four-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations...
10 February 2023 Sisters on Deployment aboard USS George H.W. Bush MEDITERRANEAN SEA - On Nov. 13, 1942, during the Battle of Guadalcanal, the light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) was struck by a Japanese torpedo causing the ship to sink. Among the Sailors that lost their lives that day were the five Sullivan brothers. Since then, siblings are rarely assigned to...
09 February 2023 USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Sailors Volunteer in Crete, Greece NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece - Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) participated in two community relations (COMREL) events during their stay in Souda Bay, Greece, helping the local community while enjoying some of Greece’s...
09 February 2023 USS Lake Champlain Conducts Port Visit in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) arrived in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to conduct a port visit, Feb 5-8...
08 February 2023 Blue-Green Dream Team: Integrating Navy and Marine Forces Aboard BATARG for PMINT Over the course of almost two weeks, the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) successfully integrated with Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8) across the three ships Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), San Antonio-class amphibious transport...
06 February 2023 U.S. Navy Collecting Surveillance Balloon Debris ATLANTIC OCEAN - The U.S. military began collecting the remnants of a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down by an Air Force fighter over the weekend...
06 February 2023 Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Hosts Arctic Training Exercise Snow Crab Ex LITTLE FALLS, Minn. –U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) commenced Snow Crab Exercise (Snow Crab Ex) 23-1 Feb. 4, 2023 following the arrival of U.S Navy EOD Mobile Units (EODMU) and Navy Divers at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minn...
06 February 2023 NAVCENT Continues Expanding Mental Health Options in Pilot Program’s Second Year U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) started on Feb. 6 the second year of a two-year pilot program launched to expand mental health treatment options for military and family members serving across U.S. 5th Fleet...
05 February 2023 USS Nitze (DDG 94) arrives at Gölcük Naval Base in Türkiye The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) arrived at Gölcük Naval Base, Türkiye, for a scheduled port visit on February 3, 2023...
05 February 2023 USS Roosevelt completes 4th FDNF-E Patrol The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, following the completion of its fourth Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Feb. 4, 2023...
03 February 2023 Navy and Industry Partners Complete Production Mk 18 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Systems WASHINGTON – The Navy announced today a significant milestone in the delivery of unmanned undersea warfighting capability to the fleet. Production of the MK 18 Mod 2 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) program of record has completed.Managed by the Expeditionary Missions program office under the...
03 February 2023 Future USS Marinette (LCS 25) Delivered to Navy WASHINGTON — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) from Lockheed Martin this week at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin.“Today marks a significant milestone in the life of the future USS Marinette,” said Capt. Andy Gold, LCS program manager...
03 February 2023 George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group arrives in Piraeus, Greece The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG arrived in Piraeus, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 3, 2023...
03 February 2023 USFF and CNIC to Conduct Annual Force Protection Training Exercise at CONUS Installations WASHINGTON, D.C. - Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), will conduct their annual two-part force protection exercise, Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain (CSSC23), Feb. 6-17, 2023 at all Navy installations in the continental United States...
03 February 2023 USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Arrives in Souda Bay, Greece SOUDA BAY, Greece - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Jan. 30...
02 February 2023 Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Strengthens Ties in Montenegro BAR, Montenegro – Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) concluded a port visit in Bar on Jan. 28...
01 February 2023 Fourth Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment Decommissions After 17 Years of Service Fourth Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment (NELR) held the command’s decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Jan. 20, 2023.Attendees of the ceremony included Rear Adm. Dennis Collins, Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group; Capt. Andrew Duessel, Commodore,...
01 February 2023 Future USS Idaho crewmembers visit namesake state Groton-based crewmembers, attached to the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Idaho (SSN 799), wrapped up a week-long tour of their namesake state in Boise, Idaho, Feb. 1...
31 January 2023 Navy Launches CL1P to Optimize Fleet Readiness NORFOLK, Va. - The Navy is partnering with best-in-class strategic industries like Four Inc., IBM and Cubewise to launch the Class 1 Common Operating Picture (CL1P), a program to optimize fleet readiness.Leaders gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony January 24, 2023, aboard USNS Robert E. Peary...
31 January 2023 USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Jan. 30...
27 January 2023 USS San Jacinto Hosts 35th Commissioning Anniversary Celebration NORFOLK, Va. – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) hosted former crew members and family as part of the ship’s 35th commissioning anniversary celebration, Jan. 23.Named after the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution, the San Jacinto was formally commissioned on...
27 January 2023 Profiles in Professionalism: Boatswain's Mate Second Class Kayla Gathright Call it serendipity or coincidence, maybe even karma. For Boatswain's mate second class Kayla Gathright, in the face of prevailing winds, she prefers to call it determination “or having nothing to lose,” that led her to the title of Miss Oregon for America Strong 2022, during the state pageant in...
26 January 2023 Largest U.S.-Israeli Exercise in History Concludes Exercise Juniper Oak 23.2 involved roughly 6,400 U.S. service members alongside more than 1,500 Israeli troops...
26 January 2023 USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrives in Klaipėda, Lithuania The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Klaipėda, Lithuania, for a scheduled port visit, Jan. 26, 2023...
26 January 2023 NAVSUP, Army Logistics Leaders Continue Collaboration Efforts Aboard George H.W. Bush MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (NAVSUP FLCSI) and the U.S. Army's 21st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) have been collaborating in recent years to develop and test contingency plans in the European Theater in an effort to improve joint...
25 January 2023 Teea Wyatt: A Navy Spouse with Grit and Tenacity WASHINGTON - If you have yet to meet Teea Wyatt at one of the Navy Wounded Warrior sports camps, you have to make it a point to do so the next time around...
25 January 2023 USS Wasp Prepares for Inspections Inspections upon inspections and assessors are around every corner, the crew feels the heat as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) comes back to life. Despite having an inexperienced and undermanned crew, they are making tremendous progress and picking up wins along the way...
25 January 2023 MAKO Challenge Increases Warfighting Readiness for Navy Reserve NORFOLK, Va. - Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, U.S. 6th Fleet, and U.S. 10th Fleet conducted MAKO Challenge 23, an operational level of warfare (OLW) exercise within a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) scenario, from Jan. 19-22 at the Navy Warfare...
25 January 2023 USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) sails with Latvian Patrol Boat LV Viesīte (P 07) in the Baltic Sea The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) conducted interoperability exercises with the Latvian Patrol Boat LV Viesīte (P 07) while sailing in the Baltic Sea, Jan. 23, 2023...
24 January 2023 U.S., Israel Begin Juniper Oak Exercise The United States and Israel kicked off Juniper Oak 23.2, a bilateral, live-fire exercise that takes place in both Israel and the Mediterranean Sea...
24 January 2023 USS Iwo Jima Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) held a change of command ceremony, Jan. 20...
24 January 2023 Five Species on San Clemente Island Declared Fully Recovered NAVAL BASE CORONADO, Calif. - Decades of collaborative conservation efforts on U.S. Navy-owned San Clemente Island resulted in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's announcement today that five species - San Clemente Island paintbrush, lotus, larkspur and bush-mallow plants and San Clemente Bell's...
24 January 2023 Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 Completes Training in Bizë, Albania ADRIATIC SEA - Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 completed inland training using an Albanian range in Bizë, Albania, Jan. 15-17, 2023...
23 January 2023 SECNAV awards Navy Cross to retired Korean War veteran Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded the Navy Cross to retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams for his exploits during the Korean War at a ceremony at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, Jan. 20...