USS St. Louis

CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (August 3, 2025) - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) arrives in Civitavecchia, Italy, for a scheduled port visit, August 3, 2025. Bainbridge, a part of Destroyer Squadron Two and Carrier Strike Group Twelve, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality, and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy Courtesy photo)

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VA (Jul. 25, 2025) Cmdr. Michael Schenk receives his Command-at-Sea pin as the Commanding Officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) from his wife, Lacey. Gonzalez is the U.S. Navy’s 16th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The warship is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk and is a part of Destroyer Squadron 22, along with Carrier Strike Group 10, led by the USS George H.W. Bush. (U.S. Navy photo by Hull Maintenance Technician Third Class Xavier Wheeler).

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) departs Naval Station Norfolk, July 25, for a regularly scheduled deployment as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG). The GRFCSG is deployed to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility to underpin American security and economic prosperity, deter adversaries, and project power on a global scale through sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Clay M. Whaley)

USS Thomas Hudner Returns from Deployment to 4th and 6th Fleet

Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, stands with Lt. Potter Seibels, winner of the Shiphandler of the Year Award, and his mother, Hallie Seibels (left), and L.t. j.g. Jake Chalenko (right), runner up in the Shiphandler of the Year Award, Surface Warfare Schools Command headquarters, Naval Station Newport, R.I., July 15, 2025.