14 September 2024 Navy Commissions USS New Jersey (SSN 796) MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey – The Navy commissioned the fast-attack Virginia-class submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796) in a traditional ceremony held September 14, at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, New Jersey...
01 June 2024 WASP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) Begin Deployment 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...
26 April 2024 IKE Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the Eastern Mediterranean ARABIAN SEA - The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean while on a pre-announced Department of Defense deployment, April 26...
11 February 2024 USS Bataan, 26th MEU(SOC) Port in Larnaca, Cyprus LARNACA, Cyprus - The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Larnaca, Republic of Cyprus, for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 11...
12 January 2024 Nuclear Power Training Unit First – Three Royal Australian Navy Officers Graduate the Program MT. PLEASANT, South Carolina – Three Royal Australian Navy Officers graduated the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) Charleston today, marking a significant step in Australia’s goal to operate conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). ...
10 January 2024 26th MEU(SOC) Begins Exercise “Odyssey Encore”, a MEU(SOC) MAGTF Readiness Sustainment Exercise MEDITERRANEAN SEA - U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), embarked aboard the amphibious warships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG), will participate in a MEU(SOC) Exercise named “Odyssey Encore”, in vicinity of Volos,...
09 January 2024 SWOBOSS Highlights The Fight, The Force, The Future at 2024 Surface Navy Association National Symposium ARLINGTON, Va.— Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, emphasized warfighting effectiveness during his keynote remarks at the 36th Annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) National Symposium in Arlington, Va., Jan. 9...
08 January 2024 USS McFaul Returns Home from 8-month Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) returned to Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4, 2024 after an 8-month deployment to the Atlantic Ocean and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of operations...
18 September 2023 USS Marinette (LCS 25) Commissions the Wright Way Menominee, Michigan. -- The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Marinette (LCS 25) September 16, 2023, in Menominee, Michigan...
18 September 2023 SECNAV Names Ship After American Abolitionist, Social Activist Harriet Tubman CHURCH CREEK, Md. - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that he named a U.S. Navy ship after American abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman, Sept. 17...
03 August 2023 USS Arlington (LPD 24) Holds Change of Command Ceremony Capt. Ian Scaliatine, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), departs Arlington’s change of command ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 3. Scaliatine became Arlington’s ninth commanding officer since the ship’s commissioning April 6, 2013...
02 August 2023 Navy Lays Keel for Future USS Oklahoma (SSN 802) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 2, 2023) – Senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) Wednesday, Aug. 2, to attend a keel-laying authentication for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Oklahoma (SSN 802)...
30 June 2023 United States hands over command of NATO maritime task group to United Kingdom TARANTO, Italy (June 30, 2023) – Commodore Paul Stroude of the Royal Navy has assumed command of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) in Taranto, Italy on June 30, 2023. Commander of Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), Vice Admiral Mike Utley CB OBE, presided over the handover ceremony...
21 April 2023 USFF and CNIC to Conduct Hurricane Response Exercise WASHINGTON - Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) will conduct their annual two-week hurricane preparedness, disaster response and recovery exercise, Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale (HURREX/CG-23) 2023, April 24 – May 5...
05 March 2023 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Innovates to Support Fleet Need for Air Combat Training Aircraft JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Since Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) inducted its first F-5N Tiger II, the depot has forged forward despite the challenges associated with standing up a new product line. ...
01 February 2023 Fourth Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment Decommissions After 17 Years of Service Fourth Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment (NELR) held the command’s decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Jan. 20, 2023.Attendees of the ceremony included Rear Adm. Dennis Collins, Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group; Capt. Andrew Duessel, Commodore,...
09 January 2023 Naval Enterprise can Expect Risk Management Assessments NORFOLK, Va. - Naval enterprise commands can now expect assessments of their risk management and self-improvement practices by Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) assurance teams...