14 August 2023 USS Porter rescues four divers off North Carolina Coast during Large Scale Exercise ‘23 Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) rescued four scuba divers who were separated from the pleasure craft Big Bill’s and had not resurfaced on Aug. 13. They were reported missing for nearly 14 hours...
10 August 2023 Successful USS Normandy MDVR Keeps Ship Mission-Ready Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) completed a successful mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR) aboard USS Normandy (CG 60) Aug. 3, 2023. MDVRs are planned in-port maintenance periods that allow deployed U.S. ships to complete corrective and preventative maintenance that cannot be...
08 August 2023 USS Porter, USNS William McLean Perform Vertical Launch System Re-Arm Demonstration NORFOLK, Va —The crews of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) dry cargo ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) performed a MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) re-arm, pier-side, at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 3...
08 August 2023 USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) arrives in Narvik, Norway USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), arrived in Narvik, Norway for a scheduled port visit to enhance the U.S.-Norway relationship and demonstrate our continued commitment to...
02 August 2023 USS Bataan (LHD 5) arrives in NSA Souda Bay Sailors assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay moored the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in Souda Bay, Greece, at the NATO Marathi Pier Complex on Aug. 2, 2023...
01 August 2023 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) sails with French frigate Languedoc On July 20, 2023, Capt. Ed Sundberg, Commodore, Task Force 65 and Cmdr. Corry W. Lougee, Commanding Officer, USS Paul Ignatius, visited Languedoc and had lunch with Languedoc’s commanding officer, Captain Laurent Saunois...
29 July 2023 USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) Arrives in the U.K. The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Plymouth, U.K. for a regularly scheduled port visit, July 28...
28 July 2023 USS Wasp Arrives in The Bahamas to Celebrate Nation's 50th Year of Independence On June 28, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived in Nassau, The Bahamas for a port visit aimed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of U.S. - The Bahamas relations and the 50th anniversary of Bahamian independence.During the visit, U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Embassy Nassau will host...
16 July 2023 U.S. Navy Officers Save A Life Ensign Matthew Hedish and Ensign Michael Johnson, both assigned to Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Naples and currently embarked aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), assisted with life-saving efforts of a man in distress while visiting the Pablo Picasso Museum in Malaga, Spain,...
14 July 2023 Allies mark completion of Neptune Strike 2023-2 Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) marked the completion of enhanced vigilance activity Neptune Strike 2023-2 (NEST 23-2)...
14 July 2023 USS James E. Williams Returns from NATO Deployment Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) returned to Naval Station Norfolk from a seven-month NATO deployment, July 14...
11 July 2023 UNITAS LXIV to Begin in Colombia CARTAGENA, Colombia - U.S. Navy and Marine forces are set to arrive in Cartagena in support of UNITAS LXIV, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world, scheduled to start July 11, 2023...
05 July 2023 U.S. Prevents Iran from Seizing Two Merchant Tankers in Gulf of Oman On July 5, U.S. forces prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by the Iranian Navy after the Iranians had opened fire in one of the incidents near the coast of Oman...
28 June 2023 USS Wasp Arrives in The Bahamas to Celebrate Nation's 50th Year of Independence NASSAU, The Bahamas - (June 28, 2023) On June 28, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived in Nassau, The Bahamas for a port visit aimed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of U.S. - The Bahamas relations and the 50th anniversary of Bahamian independence...
23 June 2023 USS Detroit Deploys to Support Regional Cooperation and Security The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7), along with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, detachment 11, got underway June 21 to support operations in U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility...
21 June 2023 George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Completes Historic Deployment The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG)—comprised of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), and the Information Warfare...
16 June 2023 USS Cole Holds Change of Command Ceremony In front of special guests and crewmembers, Cmdr. Timothy Clark relieved Cmdr. James Welsch as commanding officer of USS Cole (DDG 67) today during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk. Welsch took command of Cole in Feb. 2022. During his command, he led the Cole crew through a...
16 June 2023 BALTOPS 23 concludes in Kiel, Germany Nineteen NATO Allies and one NATO partner nation, Sweden, concluded the 52nd iteration of exercise Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23) in Kiel, Germany, June 16, 2023...
04 June 2023 Exercise Baltic Operations 2023 kicks off in the Baltic Sea Nineteen NATO Allies, one NATO partner nation, 50 ships, more than 45 aircraft, and approximately 6,000 personnel kicked off the 52nd iteration of Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23) today in Tallinn, Estonia, June 4, 2023...
02 June 2023 Naval Surface Force Atlantic Holds Change of Command Ceremony Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), held a change of command ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship, USS Wasp (LHD 1), June 2.Rear Adm. Joseph Cahill became the 61st SURFLANT commander, relieving Rear Adm. Brendan McLane during the time-honored ceremony. Adm. Daryl Caudle,...