ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) completed composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), May 7. The ship completed much of their integrated naval training with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who...

Atlantic Ocean – The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (WSP ARG-24th MEU) completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), May 12, 2024. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) completed their COMPTUEX alongside...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – More than 250 friends, family, guests, military and local leaders were in attendance during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Hefti Global Virtual, Live, Constructive (VLC) Operations Center (GLOC), May 14, 2024.U.S. Fleet Forces band members...

Djibouti (May 15, 2024) –Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON) 10, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, provided maritime security during Exercise Bull Shark 24-2 on May 5, 2024. Bull Shark is a biannual joint training that combines the expertise of U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and...

Capt. Brian Hamel relieved Capt. Stephen Froehlich as USS Iwo Jima’s 17th commanding officer during a May 17 ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk...

SOMERSET, N.J. - More than 200 veterans, active-duty service members, civilians and Gold Star families attended a patriotic “Proud to be an American Day” event hosted by the Thomas J. Kavanaugh Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 and Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School, May 23.Navy...

NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF) hosted a Culture of Excellence 2.0 Summit May 29-30 in Norfolk.Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Forces kicked off the event by speaking about the mission of the U.S. Navy, the Surface Force strategy, and emphasized the...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Sailors and Marines assigned to the Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) began deployment operations in the Atlantic, June 1...

U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 55/Destroyer Squadron 50, responsible for surface forces across the Middle East region, welcomed a new commander during a ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 3...

PORTSMOUTH, Va.  — Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2 supported Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) to conduct a mass casualty exercise May 21 to practice interoperability between the two units in the event of a large-scale disaster...

Twenty NATO Allies, more than 50 ships, more than 85 aircraft, and approximately 9,000 personnel kicked off the 53rd iteration of annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 24) today during the pre-sail conference kick-off event...

The Harper’s Ferry-class amphibious landing dock USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) departed Brest, France after a scheduled four-day port visit, June 3, 2024...

Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command, announced the 2023 USFF and Type Command (TYCOM) Fleet Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY), June 6 at the seaside Marriot Hotel in Norfolk...

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, June 7, 2024...

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), and embarked Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), arrived in Skagen for a scheduled refueling and resupply, June 12th...

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain from its fourth Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol, May 29, 2024...

Sailors assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) airlifted the crew of a merchant vessel attacked by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea, June 15...

American, Dutch, and Spanish Sailors and Marines conducted simultaneous medical drills between time zones and geographic boundaries aboard their vessels across the Baltic Region, during exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24), June 14, 2024...

Surface Combat Systems Training Command recently conducted a pilot of the newly developed Warship Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare course of instruction to USS Truxtun (DDG 103) with USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) supporting with an Anti-Submarine Warfare team...

Service members assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, in coordination with British and Lithuanian allies, participated in a personnel recovery exercise June 10, 2024, in the Baltic Sea...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Beneath the waves, where steel behemoths patrol in near-total isolation, submarine medicine walks a tightrope. The health of the crew is paramount, but unlike a surface ship, even minor emergencies cannot lead to medical evacuation. The submarine medical provider, therefore,...

Cmdr. Laura Smith relieved Cmdr. John Copeland as commanding officer of Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach during a change of command ceremony in Layton Hall’s Taylor Auditorium June 6, 2024...

NORFOLK, Va. – Capt. Trace Head relieved Capt. Paul Burkhart as commanding officer, USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a change of command and retirement ceremony held June 14, 2024, aboard Bataan.Burkhart, who retired after 39 years of service, passed the title of “Captain” to Head in a traditional exchange...

“It was an amazing experience for all of us involved. To see the camaraderie, dedication, and passion that the young men from ODU football put into perfecting their craft is nothing short of inspiring. The fundamentals of excellence translates across disciplines and we are truly thankful for the...

Twenty NATO Allies concluded the 53rd iteration of exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS-24) in Kiel, Germany, June 20, 2024...

NORFOLK, Va. – Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) recently conducted a pilot of the newly developed Warship Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare (TASW) course of instruction to USS Truxtun (DDG 103) with USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) supporting with an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) team.“Our...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA — Components of the Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean after an eight-month deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), June 22, 2024...

An Annandale, Virginia native and 2018 graduate of Annandale High School is training to be a Navy submarine scuba diver at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida...

SHREVEPORT, La. – Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) represented the Navy’s leg of the nuclear triad during the 25th Annual Nuclear Triad Symposium held on the Louisiana State University (LSU) Shreveport campus June 20th. ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG) and embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea, June 26...

During the change of command event, Cmdr. Brad Weiland, a native of Northridge, California, assumed all duties and responsibilities as VAW-121 commanding officer from Cmdr. Matthew Campbell, a native of Cleveland, Tennessee.During his time at VAW-121, the Bluetails returned from a first-of-its-kind...

 MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) and Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG) conducted joint operations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMED) today...

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) returned to Naval Station Mayport, July 2, 2024, after being deployed for more than eight months in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - The crew of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) held a decommissioning ceremony on June 28, 2024.Hundreds gathered to celebrate the ship's distinguished history of Naval service. Vicksburg’s former Commanding Officer Capt. Chip Swicker, USN (Ret.), spoke of the...

NORFOLK, Va. – Rear Adm. Wesley “Wes” McCall was relieved by Rear Adm. Carl A. Lahti as commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) today, during a ceremony at Pennsylvania House onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia...

BOSTON – U.S. Navy divers from Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) engaged with Boston Navy Week attendees during a diving exhibition over the 3rd and 4th of July...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2024 mission held a ceremony in front of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) commemorating the official transfer of medical supplies and hurricane...

Surface Combat Systems Training Command Hampton Roads recently conducted a ribbon cutting for SCSTC’s third Reconfigurable Combat Information Center Trainer onboard Naval Station Norfolk...

Three P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and aircrew assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 began their participation in exercise Breeze 2024, July 11...

More than 70 Sailors and civilians from 10 submarine commands received hands-on submarine experience using Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic’s Mobile Training Lab (MTL), June 24-28. onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia...

Sailors from USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM 79) provided life-saving assistance to an adrift vessel on July 16, during routine operations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea...

Reserve Sailors from across the U.S. gathered for the first MAKO Global 2024, an operational level of war (OLW) exercise featuring a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) training scenario simultaneously run in three locations, coast to coast. The introduction of MAKO Global into the MAKO exercise series...

In the less than two years since working toward expanding its capabilities to provide mission-critical logistics support around the globe, the Navy Reserve's Fleet Logistics Support Wing (FLSW) has delivered record C-130T readiness. The wing increased mission capable aircraft from an average of six...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Sailors and Marines walk about passageways as the ship’s air conditioning system works overtime under the beating sun. These deckplates have supported the weight of servicemembers across the armed services through oceans and seas around the world...

GROTON, Conn. – In a first for the AUKUS trilateral enhanced security partnership, a group of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) enlisted sailors has graduated from the United States Navy’s Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS). The sailors all graduated with distinction with one of them being...

NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) held a change of command ceremony at Joint Forces Staff College Aug. 2, where Rear Adm. Daniel Martin relieved Rear Adm. Christopher Engdahl as the 59th commander of the Navy’s safety organization.Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Vice Adm...

LUANDA, Angola - The Gold military crew (MILCREW) of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), embarked Marines (MARDET), and the ship’s Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs) arrived in Luanda, Angola, for a regularly...

NORFOLK, Va. - Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40, the “Rawhides,” held a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 2, to mark a transition of command leadership. Cmdr. Brett Cameron, a native of Pinon Hills, California, assumed all duties and responsibilities as VRC-40...

LIMASSOL, Cyprus – The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), with embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), arrived in Limassol, Republic of Cyprus for a regularly scheduled port visit Aug. 8, 2024...

U.S. Second Fleet’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), departed Halifax, Canada August 15, 2024, to join maritime partners from Canada, Denmark, and the U.S. Coast Guard for Operation Nanook 2024.Operation Nanook (OP NANOOK), led by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), is an...