14 May 2022 USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Commissions CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina...
05 May 2022 USS Arlington (LPD 24), 22nd MEU arrive in Greece for bilateral training VOLOS, Greece - The San Antonio-class dock landing ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), attached to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), arrived in Volos, Greece for a scheduled port visit in support of the U.S.- Greek (Hellenic) bilateral training exercise Alexander the Great 2022 (ATG22), May 4,...
25 April 2022 USS Donald Cook Returns to Naval Station Mayport JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) returned to Naval Station Mayport following a three-month deployment, April 24...
18 April 2022 USS The Sullivans Returns Home After Back-to-Back Deployments 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...
16 April 2022 USS Mitscher Returns to Norfolk After Surge Deployment NORFOLK, Va. — Nearly 300 Sailors arrived home to Naval Station Norfolk aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) following a surge deployment to the European theater of operations, April 16...
13 April 2022 USS Forrest Sherman Returns to Norfolk NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) returned home to Naval Station Norfolk following a surge deployment, April 13...
02 April 2022 President, First Lady celebrate commissioning of USS Delaware (SSN 791) WILMINGTON, Delaware – President of the United States Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and First Lady Jill Biden, the ship sponsor, celebrated the commissioning of the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) Saturday, April 2, in a ceremony in Wilmington, Delaware...
30 March 2022 Norfolk-based E-2 Hawkeye Crashes, Two Injured, One Fatality NORFOLK, Va. – A Navy E-2D Hawkeye assigned to an East Coast Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) crashed in the vicinity of Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Va., March 30. One crew member has died and two have been injured...
17 March 2022 U.S. Navy Concludes ICEX 2022 U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The U.S. Navy is concluding its Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022 this week, wrapping up nearly three weeks of research and training on, above and below Arctic Ocean ice...
17 March 2022 Navy Supports Scientific Research at ICEX 2022 U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The ice chunks drifting on Arctic waters are inhospitable and, for most people, inaccessible. As a result, gathering accurate information about the environment in this harsh – but important – region of the world is challenging for researchers...
17 March 2022 Elements of Kearsarge ARG and 22nd MEU Deploy NORFOLK, Va. - Elements of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Naval Station Norfolk and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for a regularly scheduled deployment, March 16...
09 March 2022 Under Secretary of the Navy visits ICEX 2022 U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The Hon. Meredith Berger, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Navy, visited the U.S. Navy’s Ice Camp Queenfish, built on a sheet of Arctic ice floating 160 nautical miles offshore, and the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) on March...
08 March 2022 International community works together at U.S. Navy’s ICEX 2022 Joining U.S. military forces at Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022 are personnel from the Royal Canadian Air Force and Navy, as well as the United Kingdom Royal Navy.“Our ICEX 2022 team includes key contributors from the British and Canadian armed forces,” said Rear Adm. Richard Seif, commander of the U.S...
06 March 2022 Navy launches Ice Exercise 2022 in the Arctic Ocean U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially kicked off Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022 in the Arctic Ocean on Friday, March 4, after the building of Ice Camp Queenfish and arrival of two U.S. Navy fast attack submarines...
18 November 2021 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) MARINETTE, WIS. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard Nov. 18...
19 August 2021 USS Arlington Departs Norfolk for Haiti Disaster Relief Mission The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) departed Naval Station Norfolk to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Haiti in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAIDled mission, Aug. 17. The mission forms part of an...
20 April 2021 Italian Aircraft Carrier ITS Cavour Departs Norfolk, Completing F-35B Certification 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...
19 April 2021 USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) Deploys in Support of British Carrier Task Group 21 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...
09 April 2021 U.S. Navy Opens Second COVID-19 Vaccination Site In Hampton Roads A high through put COVID-19 vaccination site opened onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana April 9...
31 March 2021 IKE Supports Operation Inherent Resolve from Eastern Mediterranean Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group began flight operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 31, 2021...
16 February 2021 U.S. Navy Issues Standardized Operational Guidance 4.0 The Navy issued COVID-19 Standardized Operational Guidance (SOG) Version 4.0 to combat the coronavirus pandemic with NAVADMIN 037/21 Feb. 16...
13 February 2021 Ships of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE CSG) carrier strike group ships will start receiving the first dosage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination starting today through Feb 17...
12 February 2021 Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Before Deployment USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) Sailors will receive their first dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine Feb. 13, while the ships are pier side at Naval Station Norfolk...
12 October 2020 Cole Holds Ceremony on 20th Anniversary of Terrorist Attack USS Cole (DDG 67) hosted a pierside ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 12, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Cole, to honor the Sailors killed and to celebrate the heroism of the ship’s crew...