21 June 2024 Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance Announces 2024 New Jersey Warfighter Missile Defense Champions The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance announced the 2024 New Jersey Warfighter Missile Defense Champions during its eighth annual New Jersey Reception of Champions in Camden, New Jersey, April 30. According to the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance’s website, the award seeks to recognize those in the...
21 June 2024 USS Bataan Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. – Capt. Trace Head relieved Capt. Paul Burkhart as commanding officer, USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a change of command and retirement ceremony held June 14, 2024, aboard Bataan.Burkhart, who retired after 39 years of service, passed the title of “Captain” to Head in a traditional exchange...
31 May 2024 Surface Force Holds Culture of Excellence 2.0 Summit Commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF) hosted a Culture of Excellence 2.0 Summit May 29-30 in Norfolk.Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Forces kicked off the event by speaking about the mission of the U.S. Navy, the Surface Force strategy, and emphasized the opportunity for the...
20 May 2024 USS Carney Returns Home from Historic Deployment The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) returned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, May 19, after being deployed for more than seven months to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Africa and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command areas of operation.Carney deployed for 235 days to...
20 May 2024 USS Leyte Gulf Returns from Final Deployment NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. –The guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, May 17, 2024, marking their final deployment. Leyte Gulf departed Norfolk, Jan. 28, 2024, to conduct maritime interdiction and theater security operations in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of...
02 May 2024 USS Stout Provides Medical Assistance to Merchant Vessel at Sea ATLANTIC OCEAN, April 29, 2024 – While underway in the Atlantic Ocean during routine operations with Carrier Strike Group Eight (CSG-8), the guided missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) responded to a notification of a cargo ship requiring medical assistance. Stout is currently operating as part of...
12 April 2024 USS Gunston Hall Returns Home After NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) returned home to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, April 11, following Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest exercise in decades. Gunston Hall is one of the 50 NATO naval assets, 80 air platforms, 1,100 combat vehicles and...
09 April 2024 USS Leyte Gulf Takes Down Semi-Submersible Vessel The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), has made multiple drug interdictions in the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of operations (AOR).In March, while on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean,...
08 April 2024 USS Cleveland Crest Unveiled at Ceremony in Namesake City of Cleveland Friday, April 5, 2024, marked a milestone for the last freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31), when they unveiled the ships crest during a ceremony at the Union Club in Cleveland.“It was an absolute pleasure to meet with the Cleveland Legacy Foundation, ship’s...
21 March 2024 BATAAN ARG, 26TH MEU(SOC) RETURN FROM 8-MONTH DEPLOYMENT More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) returned to Hampton Roads following an eight and a half-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations,...