01 January 2023 Cohesion at sea: Maritime deterrence and defense throughout 2022 In the Baltic Sea, Estonian troops and U.S. Marines rehearse amphibious assault drills, storming the beach and quickly seizing objectives in concert as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) patrols the horizon...
20 August 2022 Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) visit Baltic allies Four U.S. Navy vessels arrived in the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania for scheduled port visits, Aug. 20...
05 August 2022 Kearsarge ARG-22nd MEU visits Baltic Sea allies and partners The USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in multiple Baltic Sea ports for scheduled port visits to allied and partner nations, August 5, 2022...
03 August 2022 Kearsarge ARG, 22nd MEU return to the Baltic Sea The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), with embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), returned to the Baltic Sea, August 2, to strengthen interoperability with key NATO allies and partners...
30 June 2022 USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) arrives in Brest, France for mid-deployment voyage repair The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flagship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), arrived in Brest, France, on June 30, 2022, to complete a scheduled maintenance availability period and to strengthen relations with a key NATO ally. The strong relationship between...
03 June 2022 NATO concludes vigilance activity Neptune Shield 22 Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) concluded the NATO-led Vigilance Activity NEPTUNE SHIELD 2022 (NESH22) from STRIKFORNATO’s Joint Operations Centre in Oeiras, Portugal, May 31...
27 May 2022 USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) arrives in Tallinn, Estonia The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flagship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Tallinn, Estonia for a scheduled port visit, May 27, 2022...
06 May 2022 Kearsarge ARG, 22nd MEU Conclude Training In Norway Elements of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concludes a successful bilateral training event with Norwegian Armed Forces, May 6, 2022...
16 April 2022 U.S., Iceland wrap up exercise Northern Viking 2022 Out at sea, French, German and Norwegian surface combatants were joined by American and German maritime patrol aircraft in a hunt for adversary submarines while small boats from Arlington and Icelandic vessels conducted visit, board, search and seizure missions on suspect vessels...