ATLANTIC OCEAN — “My aunt passed away in 2008 from breast cancer,” said Lt. Nyasia Jenkins, from Unci, New York, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) medical department.“It was detected late so there was really no chance for us to see her.”One in eight women will face cancer in their life...

(Oct. 16, 2022) ATLANTIC OCEAN — “When we responded, all we could hear was screaming,” Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Blaine Grandfield, from Merritt, Texas, says, recalling a time a Sailor fell three stories off a scaffolding onto a floating barge while serving aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). A...

NORFOLK, Va. -Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted a bi-annual, two-day leadership training symposium onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek and Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 18-19.The conference provided a venue for naval leaders to focus on the...

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and ships from three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries completed a three-week exercise orchestrated by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 called Task Force Exercise (TFEX) 23-2 from Oct. 5 to 23. ...

NORFOLK, Va. - Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2022 mission in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Oct. 19, 2022...

U.S. military personnel, aircraft and equipment from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, flagship of George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) represented the United States at this year’s World Naval Defence Exhibition (EURONAVAL) trade show in Paris, France October...

OMAN - On October 19th, General Michael “Erik” Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM, conducted a visit aboard the USS West Virginia, a U.S. Navy Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine at an undisclosed location at sea in international waters in the Arabian Sea...

MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), along with the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 Detachment 9 and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), departed from Naval Station Mayport Oct. 18,...

NORFOLK, Va. - Director Michael Durkin, Director, Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) recognized the Civilian of the Quarter (COQ) for the fourth quarter (4th Qtr.) , fiscal year(FY) 2022. The ceremony was held onboard NWDC during the U.S. Navy's 247th birthday celebration. ...

NORFOLK, Va. - The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) departed Naval Station Norfolk for its first deployment Oct. 4, thanks in part to the work of the Sailors and civilians of the NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Logistics Support Center (LSC)...

SOUDA BAY, Greece - The United Services Organization (USO) Europe Expeditionary Team visited 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 Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) - while in Souda...

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Since the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) began its scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations in August 2022, logisticians assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center...

OEIRAS, Portugal - Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) commenced Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike 2022.2 (NEST 22.2) at STRIKFORNATO headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal, Oct. 14...

NORFOLK, Va. - Sailors and Marines assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) returned home to Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia after completing a seven-month deployment in the Sixth Fleet area of operations, Oct. 13...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) crew, past, and present, gathered alongside guests and families of the Cole heroes on Oct. 12, to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the ship's bombing...

PIRAEUS, Greece - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in Piraeus, Greece, near the city of Athens, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 10, 2022...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Capt. Jennifer Blakeslee relieved Capt. Ken Anderson as commodore of Commander Naval Surface Squadron (CNSS) 14 during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Oct. 7. ...

Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) joined allies and partners for the French-led exercise Grand African Navy Exercise for Maritime Operations (NEMO) 2022 in the Gulf of Guinea, Oct. 10, 2022...

TARANTO, Italy - Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Taranto Oct. 3 for the start of Exercise Mare Aperto 22-2 (MA 22-2), a large, live exercise conducted by the Italian Navy in company with Allied and EU partners...

NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, marking the end of its time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, Oct. 9, 2022...

MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) Gold Crew returned to Mayport, Fla., Oct. 7th, following its second successful deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations...

Advancements in technology towards secure communication between submarines will significantly affect how they could operate in groups, or modern “Wolfpack Tactics.”  This award-winning analysis conducted by U.S. Navy Lt. Spencer Kitten, a recent graduate from the Naval Postgraduate...

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 Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) - arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for a scheduled port visit Oct. 6, 2022...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Just outside Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, structures and statues rise from a plot of land. This space is hallowed ground, where names and sacrifices are not forgotten. The Lejeune Memorial Gardens pays respects to those who have shaped United States military...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, on Sept. 28, 2022, marking the end of its time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer...

Guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony Oct. 5, while pierside in Mesaieed, Qatar...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Taranto, Italy for a scheduled port visit, September 30, 2022...

The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) swapped crews after completing a maintenance availability in Tema, Sept. 30, 2022...

NORFOLK, Va. - The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), departed from Naval Station Norfolk on its first deployment to conduct operations and training exercises alongside NATO allies and partners throughout the...

Landing a helicopter in low visibility environments is one of the most difficult tasks in aviation for a rotary-wing pilot; add weather like fog, wind or worse and aircraft recovery can be dangerous...

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Oct. 2, following its historic five-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. -  The Surface Navy Association (SNA) presented the 2022 Master Gunner George Sirian Meritorious Service Award to Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Adam Yenny, during a ceremony aboard USS Constitution, Sept. 30, 2022...

NORFOLK, Va. - Vice Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti visited multiple commands in Norfolk, Virginia, to meet with local military leadership, Sept. 30...

 Rear Adm. Bradley Andros, from Poughkeepsie, New York, relieved Rear Adm. Joseph DiGuardo Jr., from Fallston, Maryland, as commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), during a ceremony at Assault Craft Unit 4 onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. DiGuardo, who...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) and Brazilian frigate BNS União (F45) conducted a 5-day maritime exercise September 23-28 that took place off the coast of Rio de Janeiro...

NORFOLK, Va. —The Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) will deploy and operate alongside a coalition of allied forces together in the Atlantic area of operations, Monday, October 3...

IONIAN SEA - Spanish and U.S. Navy Sailors capped off two days of combined operations with aircraft flying over the Spanish Navy ship ESPS Juan Carlos I (LHD 61) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Ionian Sea, Sept. 27, 2022...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted an ammunition onload on the open seas with the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 and dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), Sept. 25-27, 2022...

MANAMA, Bahrain - A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer seized 7,200 kilograms of hashish worth an estimated $10 million from a fishing vessel transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 28...

MANAMA, Bahrain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony Sept. 28, while at sea in the Gulf of Aden...

Vice Adm. Thomas E. Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) , Sept. 22...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12) completed its Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) Sept. 22, 2022...

PLAINVIEW, Texas -- Four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, America suddenly found itself at war against the combined might of the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan. Achieving victory would be a massive effort that would require the participation of not only those who were...

RIO DE JANEIRO - UNITAS LXIII (63), the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise concluded with a closing ceremony in Rio De Janeiro, Sept. 22, 2022...

Submarine Force Atlantic (SUBLANT) hosted a regional and area commander summit onboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Sept. 15. ...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. -  The crew of USS Bataan (LHD 5) celebrated the ship’s 25th birthday during a ceremony onboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 20...

NORFOLK, Va. - After 32 years away from Wasp (LHD 1), the first commanding officer returned with other plankowners to take a walk down memory lane. From seaman to chief petty officer, retired Sailors walked the decks of Wasp once again. With the guidance of the current crew, they toured the ship...

Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway’s Minister of Defense Bjørn Arild Gram, and the U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sept. 19, 2022. ...

JIJEL, Algeria - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in the commercial port of Djen Djen, Algeria near the city of Jijel, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 18, 2022...

KINGS BAY, Ga. - Submarine Squadron Twenty held a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, Sep. 16...