06 March 2024 2nd Fleet, Expeditionary Strike Group 2 Execute NATO Maritime Mission for Steadfast Defender BODø, NORWAY — In the frigid climate just north of the Arctic Circle, a contingent of maritime personnel from Norfolk, Va. are forward deployed to command and control the largest NATO exercise in decades. Commander, Task Force North (CTF North) staff arrived in Bodø, Norway Feb. 11 to...
06 March 2024 82 Years of Seabee Excellence: Honoring a Legacy of Construction and Service NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Navy Seabees, renowned for their expertise in naval construction and engineering and unwavering commitment to service, celebrated their 82nd anniversary this weekend in Norfolk at the Hampton Roads Seabee Ball where service members across area commands honored...
06 March 2024 Bataan ARG, 26th MEU(SOC) to Return to Homeport STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR — The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, March 5, 2024. In...
05 March 2024 Homeland Defense/Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) National Exercise Concludes It is said the best times to plan for natural disasters are when the skies are blue. That is exactly what the emergency preparedness liaison officer, or EPLO, community did last week...
05 March 2024 7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait The Arleigh-Burke guided missile class destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) conducted a routine south-to-north Taiwan Strait transit on March 5, 2024...
04 March 2024 NMCB 11 Seabees Complete Norwegian Cold Weather Survival Course U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 completed a cold weather survival training course in Sørlia, Harstad in Norway, Feb. 22, 2024...
04 March 2024 USS McCampbell Returns to Yokosuka to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) returned to its forward-deployed location of Yokosuka, Japan, to rejoin Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 March 2nd, 2024...
01 March 2024 Bataan ARG, 26th MEU(SOC) Arrive in Souda Bay for Port Visit SOUDA BAY, Greece - The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, for a regularly scheduled port visit, Feb. 28...
29 February 2024 NPS Accepted Into USSPACECOM Academic Engagement Enterprise U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) has accepted the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) into its Academic Engagement Enterprise (AEE), a select partnership of 48 colleges and universities throughout the United States...
29 February 2024 Meet One of the Navy’s Model Ship Builders SAN DIEGO — That large white arch you see looping over the horizon from downtown San Diego on a clear day sits high on Point Loma, as it has for 70 years. Down the hill and just around the corner, there’s a quiet place for builders, tinkerers, lovers of craftsmanship — less...