30 July 2025 Navy and Marine Corps Commence Large Scale Exercise 2025 NORFOLK, Va. – Sailors and Marines from across 22 time zones, six component commands, and seven U.S. numbered Fleets are now participating in Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025, as the Navy and Marine Corps officially kick off one of their largest global training events, July 30.LSE 2025 is a global,...
28 July 2025 Readying our Warfighters: USS Iwo Jima Becomes First Amphibious Ship Outfitted with United Service Organizations Ship-Based Recharge Centers NORFOLK, Va.—The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and United Service Organizations (USO) held a ribbon cutting ceremony onboard, officially opening the first ship-based USO centers on an amphibious assault ship, July 28.The centers include many of the same amenities as a...
25 July 2025 USS Mitscher Departs Naval Station Norfolk for Scheduled Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), assigned to Destroyer Squadron Two (DESRON-2), departed Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, July 25, 2025. Equipped with the Aegis combat...
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...