Acting Secretary of the Navy Terence Emmert, right, visits the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) at Naval Station Norfolk, March 20, 2025.

USS Gravely Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departs Naval Station Norfolk, March 15, 2025. Truxtun departed Norfolk, Va., for a regularly scheduled deployment.

Rear Adm. Joseph Cahill, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT), give remarks to junior Surface Warfare Officers from various warships stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., during the COMNAVSURFLANT 2025 Surface Junior Officer Summit (SJOS) at the Mariner Skills Training Center Atlantic on Naval Station Norfolk, March 13. SJOS is an annual event hosted by COMNAVSURFLANT, fostering discussion on a wide range of topics impacting the surface warfare community. (U.S. Navy photo by Keith A. Goodsell)

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Richard Fredette, from Bristol, Tennessee, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) lifts ammo while operating a forklift during the ship’s ammunition onload while moored at Naval Weapons Station Earle.

From left to right, Fleet Master Chief John Perryman, United States Fleet Forces Command, Brig. Gen. Thomas Armas, deputy commander, Marine Forces Command, Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, USFFC, Capt. Eric Kellum, Chief of Staff, Naval Surfaces Forces Atlantic, Force Master Chief Jon Lonsdale, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic, and Mr. Rick O’Rawe, Director of the Norfolk Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) perform a ceremonial cake cutting during the 2025 NMCRS Active-Duty Fund Drive kick-off event at USFFC, February 28, 2025.