24 June 2024 IKE Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea 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...
20 October 2022 CENTCOM Commander embarks USS West Virginia Ballistic Missile Submarine 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...
03 October 2022 USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returns from historic deployment through 5th and 6th Fleets 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...
29 September 2022 USS Delbert D. Black Seizes $10 Million in Drugs in Gulf of Oman 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...
29 September 2022 USS Nitze Welcomes New Captain During Ceremony at Sea 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...
12 September 2022 5th Fleet Reserve Sailors complete maritime operations center exercise in Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. - Members of the 10 Navy Reserve units that support U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and U.S. 5th Fleet completed a maritime operations center exercise Sept. 8-11 in Norfolk -- the third in a series of exercises developed by Reserve Sailors and hosted by Naval Warfare...
29 May 2022 USS Sioux City Makes Historic Arrival to U.S. 5th Fleet MANAMA, Bahrain - USS Sioux City (LCS 11) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet region May 28, marking the first time a littoral combat ship has deployed to the Middle East...