30 January 2024 MAKO Challenge 2024 Increases Navy Readiness NORFOLK, Va. - Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, U.S. 6th Fleet, and U.S. 10th Fleet assembled at the Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) in Norfolk, Virginia for MAKO Challenge 2024 from Jan. 18-21.
24 January 2024 USS Gunston Hall Departs Norfolk for NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 NORFOLK, Va. -- The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 24, for Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest exercise in decades.
17 January 2024 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Returns from Historic Deployment USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, January 17, 2024, following an 8-month deployment.
12 January 2024 SECNAV Del Toro Honors 2nd Fleet/Joint Forces Command Norfolk Commander During Ceremony Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro delivered remarks at the U.S. Second Fleet and Joint Forces Command (JCF) Norfolk change of command and change of directorship, Jan 12.
11 January 2024 Navy Exchange Service Command’s Second Micro Market@Sea is Underway The Micro Market@Sea, a new quality of service concept by the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM), is now underway onboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Only the second of its kind, the mission of this self-service facility is to provide Sailors with 24/7 convenience and access to food,
17 November 2023 Navy Announces Supplemental EIS/OEIS for Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Navy to Begin Supplemental EIS/OEIS for Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing
18 October 2023 Service Chiefs from US Navy, Royal Navy, and US Marine Corps Sign Revised Strategic Charter, Strengthening the Special Relationship Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith embarked HMS Prince of Wales (PWLS) and met with Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Sir Ben Key to sign an updated strategic charter, Oct. 18.
17 October 2023 Navy, Marine Corps Will Celebrate 250th Birthday in Philadelphia Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the Navy and Marine Corps will celebrate their 250th Birthday in 2025 in the city of Philadelphia. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement on the U.S. Navy’s 248th Birthday, Oct. 13.
28 August 2023 Florida U.S. Navy bases prepare for arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Navy has ordered all ships and aircraft to make preparations for the arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia.Ships will begin departures from Naval Air Station Mayport today and tomorrow or complete heavy weather mooring if required to stay in port. Aircraft will initiate
18 August 2023 Large Scale Exercise 2023 Commanders Interview Transcript LSE 23 Commanders Interview Transcript11 AUG 2023 CAPT HechtOkay everybody, we'll go ahead and get started. Good afternoon, and let me begin by saying to the members of the media that joined us here today: thank you very much for your coverage of Large Scale Exercise 23. We're really appreciative of