25 July 2025 USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) Conducts Change of Command Ceremony NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Cmdr. Michael Schenk relieved Cmdr. Katrina (Kate) Stegner as the Commanding Officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the ship, July 25, 2025.The ceremony marked the end of a 19-month tour...
23 July 2025 USS Thomas Hudner Returns from Deployment to 4th and 6th Fleet The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) returned to Naval Station Mayport July 23, concluding a five-month deployment across multiple geographic theaters, including the U.S. 4th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. The crew departed Feb. 18, 2025, with their...
22 July 2025 SWSC hosts CNSF Shiphandler of the Year award ceremony Surface Warfare Schools Command hosted the Junior Officer Shiphandler of the Year award ceremony on July 15, 2025, a prestigious event sponsored by the Surface Navy Association. The award recognizes exceptional shiphandling skills and leadership among junior officers in the surface fleet. This...
21 July 2025 Living Namesake Rides First Set of Sea Trials for DDG 124 In a rare moment of living history, ship namesake and Medal of Honor recipient, Col. Harvey “Barney” Barnum Jr. joined members of future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.’s (DDG 124) crew, the Navy programmatic team, and industry partners onboard the ship’s first set of sea trials, departing from General...
19 July 2025 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and ESPS Canarias (F86) Transit Strait of Gibraltar The United States’ newest and world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), all assigned to Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), transited the Strait of Gibraltar...
18 July 2025 USS Bulkeley Departs Naval Weapons Station Yorktown YORKTOWN, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) departed Naval Weapons Station Yorktown July 18, 2025, to return to U.S. 6th Fleet where it will continue to support the Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) force. Bulkeley recently completed Composite...
17 July 2025 Navy Divers Repair USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — Navy divers, assigned to units of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), conducted vital underwater ship husbandry work on USS George H.W. Bush and USS Iwo Jima, July 7-11, ensuring the fleet remains safe, ready, and...
14 July 2025 Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) Complete Rigorous COMPTUEX, Declared Ready for Global Missions The Iwo Jima ARG is comprised of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8—embarked aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)—and the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). “COMPTUEX is the culmination of months of...
13 July 2025 USS Bulkeley Participates in Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group’s COMPTUEX 2025 The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in Norfolk June 17, 2025 after completing exercise Formidable Shield and shifted their mission focus to participate in the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Composite...
11 July 2025 NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Supports Ford Carrier Strike Group in Preparations for Deployment The Ford Carrier Strike Group departed June 24 for a scheduled deployment. For the logistics support representatives (LSR) at NAVSUP FLC Norfolk, this was an event that was months in the making.“The Logistics Support Center experts are the critical enabler between logistics support and...