18 January 2024 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Returns from Historic Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, January 17, 2024, following an 8-month deployment...
18 January 2024 Illegal Drugs Seized by CMF French-led Combined Task Force 150 in Arabian Sea MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter operating under the French-led Combined Task Force 150 of the Combined Maritime Forces seized about $8.1 million worth of illegal drugs from a vessel in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 16...
17 January 2024 Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Cody MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the first Flight II Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel, USNS Cody (EPF 14), January 11...
17 January 2024 Surface Combat Systems Training Command Highlights Warfighting Training at the Surface Navy Association’s 36th National Symposium ARLINGTON, Va. — Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) educated the Surface Force, Cuttermen, and industry partners on how they are molding Sailors into combat systems warfighters who are prepared to fight, to win, and to return home safely during the Surface Navy...
17 January 2024 Canada Assumes Command of Combined Maritime Forces’ Combined Task Force 150 MANAMA, Bahrain - The Royal Canadian Navy assumed command of a multinational maritime task force during a change-of-command ceremony Jan. 17...
16 January 2024 Task Force 59 Launches New Unmanned Task Group 59.1 MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 59 commissioned a new task group focused on unmanned operations during a ceremony here, Jan. 3...
16 January 2024 Integrated Battle Problem 23.2 Concludes as Unmanned Surface Vessels Return to Homeport PORT HUENEME, Calif. – Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2, the third multi-domain unmanned capabilities exercise under U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Experimentation Plan, concluded as unmanned surface vessels (USVs) operated by Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One (USVDIV-1) returned to Naval...
16 January 2024 Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 142 Returns from Deployment WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - After an extended 2023 deployment, the “Gray Wolves” of Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ 142) return to Whidbey Island. The “Gray Wolves” deployed with Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW 8) aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) as part of Carrier Strike...
16 January 2024 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – The “Ragin Bulls” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 returned to their home base Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, January 15, 2024, following a nearly nine-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations...
16 January 2024 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – The “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 returned to their home base Naval Air Station Oceana on January 15, 2024, following an eight and a half-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation...