14 July 2024 USS Gravely Returns from Unprecedented Deployment NORFOLK, Va – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, July 14, following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG).As a unit...
14 July 2024 USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) Returns Home from Deployment The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a nine-month deployment as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG), July 14, 2024.During deployment, Philippine Sea worked with coalition partners to defend...
14 July 2024 USS Normandy Returns to Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. (July 13, 2024) - USS Normandy (CG 60) returned to its homeport this morning following two and a half months of operational tasking that saw them in Fleet Week Miami, Cherbourg, France, and Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 2024).As part of the first-ever Fleet Week Miami, the...
03 July 2024 USS MASON RETURNS TO MAYPORT FROM COMBAT DEPLOYMENT Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) returned to Naval Station Mayport, July 2, 2024, after being deployed for more than eight months in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations.Mason was deployed for 263 days in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Mediterranean...
03 July 2024 USS Vicksburg Decommissions The crew of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) held a decommissioning ceremony on June 28, 2024.Hundreds gathered to celebrate the ship's distinguished history of Naval service. Vicksburg’s former Commanding Officer Capt. Chip Swicker, USN (Ret.), spoke of the powerful bond between...
24 June 2024 SCSTC Delivers Warship Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare Training to the Fleet NORFOLK, Va. – Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) recently conducted a pilot of the newly developed Warship Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare (TASW) course of instruction to USS Truxtun (DDG 103) with USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) supporting with an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) team.“Our...
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...
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...