18 November 2024 Greatest Lady of the Seas, USS Nantucket Commissions The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) November 16, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. To honor naval history, Nantucket became the newest ship in the fleet while moored stern-to-stern with USS Constitution, the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned...
15 November 2024 The Future USS Nantucket (LCS 27) Visits Namesake Communities Throughout the week before the commissioning, the crew of the future USS Nantucket (LCS 27), which will be the Navy’s newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, visited the ship’s namesake of Nantucket, Mass. as well as volunteered with Boston communities. For the Nantucket Sailors, these visits...
12 November 2024 A Living Legacy, USS John Basilone (DDG 122) Commissions On Saturday morning, nestled between the USS Intrepid, New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, and the cruise terminal, the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Basilone, was brought to life. Commissioning ceremonies, as described by Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, are a...
22 October 2024 Investments in Warfighter Sustainment: Arrival of USS Oscar Austin Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain celebrated the arrival of the guided-missile destroyer, USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), with a homeport ceremony Oct. 16, 2024 hosted by senior U.S. and Spanish Navy leaders.The Oscar Austin departed Norfolk, Va., September 30, after being homeported there since its...
22 October 2024 Navy Announces Commissioning Ceremony for the Future USS Beloit The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Beloit (LCS 29), a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, on Nov. 23, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.LCS 29 will be the first commissioned ship in naval service bearing the name of Beloit, Wisconsin.The naming of LCS 29 honors the contributions the...
24 September 2024 USS Leyte Gulf Decommissioned The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) held a decommissioning ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk on September 20th.Over 500 attendees including plankowners and former crew members joined together to celebrate the ship's distinguished 37 years of naval...
13 September 2024 USS Iwo Jima Dedicates Memorial in Honor of Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole Gee The crew of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) held a memorial dedication ceremony aboard the ship Sept. 2, to honor Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee, who previously served aboard the ship and was killed in action while supporting evacuation operations in Afghanistan in...
04 September 2024 USS Laboon Returns Home from Deployment The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, from an independent deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th, and 6th fleet areas of operation, Sept. 1.Laboon deployed for 279 days to the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden,...
18 July 2024 USS Bulkeley Aids in Rescue of Vessel in Distress Sailors from USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM 79) provided life-saving assistance to an adrift vessel on July 16, during routine operations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.A helicopter from HSM 79, conducting routine flight operations from Bulkeley spotted people...
18 July 2024 USS New York Wins the CNO Award for Atlantic Fleet The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) was awarded the 2023 Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for U.S. Fleet Forces on July 10, 2024.The award is presented annually by the Chief of Naval Operations to one ship in the Atlantic Fleet and one in the Pacific...
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...