A contingent of more than 100 U.S. 2nd Fleet and Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 personnel are forward deployed to Bodø, Norway to establish a maritime command element, Commander Task Force North (CTF-N), in support of the NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2024...

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), departed on a scheduled deployment, Oct. 14...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) departed its homeport at Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG), Oct. 13...

Elements of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) departed Norfolk on a regularly scheduled deployment, Oct. 13...

Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) rescued four scuba divers who were separated from the pleasure craft Big Bill’s and had not resurfaced on Aug. 13. They were reported missing for nearly 14 hours...

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet hosted a retirement ceremony for Command Master Chief Huben Phillips at Joint Force Staff College, Aug. 11, 2023, to celebrate more than 34 years of service...

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet held a Theater Undersea Warfare (TUSW) Symposium and Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) to collaborate between naval assets to face future undersea challenges at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Norfolk, August 1-3.   ...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, April 5, 2023, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation...

The Sailors, ships, squadrons and staffs of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) successfully completed composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), April 2, 2023...

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet’s (C2F) senior enlisted leadership hosted the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO) at Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 27, 2023...

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...

NASSAU, Bahamas - USS Gravely (DDG 107) departed Nassau, Bahamas, after conducting a theater-security cooperation port visit, Feb. 9...

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...

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...

NORFOLK, Va.-The Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk after a nine-month deployment, Sept. 8...

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet conducted an undersea warfare exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 13-15...

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer, spoke at the Centennial of the Aircraft Carrier ceremony aboard the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum, Aug. 13...

Commander, Carrier Strike Group 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) deployed aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) from Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 10...

The purpose of the Symposium is to provide clear commander’s intent, synchronize operational perspectives and expectations, and establish requirements for command and control in order to present a ready and credible force in response to adversary operations in Atlantic maritime avenues of approach...

NORFOLK, Va. (June 30, 2022) – U.S. 2nd Fleet participated in North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command’s latest iteration of Operation Noble Defender, June 27-30...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - U.S. 2nd Fleet hosted the 2022 Communication and Cybersecurity Symposium at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Va., June 14-16...

NORFOLK, Va. (June 16, 2022) U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F), U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and the Canadian Armed Forces’ Joint Task Force Atlantic participated in the 2022 Frontier Sentinel tabletop exercise (TTX) at Navy Warfare Development Command on Naval Station Norfolk, June 13-15...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer, commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet and Joint Force Command Norfolk, embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 8-10...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – Capt. David-Tavis M. Pollard relieved Capt. George R. Aguilar as Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) during a ceremony May 19, 2022...

The group's goal is to enhance the ability of NATO forces to better operate together with allies and commercial vessels to maintain the free flow of maritime routes...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) returned to Naval Station Mayport after a three-month deployment to the European theater of operations, April 18...

NASSAU, The Bahamas - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducted a scheduled port visit in Nassau, The Bahamas, April 3-7. The ship’s arrival marked the first time a U.S. Navy vessel has visited The Bahamas since the COVID-19 pandemic began...

The Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), departed Naval Station Norfolk April 16 after Joint Force operations with U.S. military forces in the Atlantic Ocean...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), departed Mayport, Apr. 19, for deployment to participate in HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) Strike Group...

Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence (CJOS COE), a NATO-accredited, multi-national military think tank, transferred directorship from the deputy commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command to commander, U.S. 2ndFleet (C2F), Oct. 1...