26 February 2024 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns from Western Pacific Deployment SAN DIEGO - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, returned to its homeport of Naval Air Station North Island, Feb. 23, following a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific...
26 February 2024 NATO Assumes Command of U.S. and British Forces in Eastern Mediterranean MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Naval Striking Forces NATO will execute a Transfer of Authority (TOA), assuming command of more than 5,000 U.S. Sailors and Marines assigned to USS Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG)...
26 February 2024 Exercise Cutlass Express 2024 kicks off in East Africa VICTORIA, Seychelles - In opening ceremonies in Djibouti, Kenya, and the Seychelles, 13 nations and multiple international organizations marked the start of the East African maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2024, Feb. 25-26, 2024...
26 February 2024 Exercise Cutlass Express 2024 kicks off in East Africa VICTORIA, Seychelles - In opening ceremonies in Djibouti, Kenya, and the Seychelles, 13 nations and multiple international organizations marked the start of the East African maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2024, Feb. 25-26, 2024...
26 February 2024 USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Completes Patrol ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, following the completion of its Forward-Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, July 24...
23 February 2024 NHHC Remembers Operation FLINTLOCK WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – February 2024 marks a significant period of U.S. history – the 80th Anniversary of the end the invasion of the Marshall Islands and Operation FLINTLOCK. On Feb. 5, Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Senior Historian Timothy L. Francis participated in a...
23 February 2024 DOWN UNDER DEMO: ONR TOUTS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECH AT AUSTRALIAN EVENT The Office of Naval Research (ONR) — and its international arm, ONR Global — participated in the recent Autonomous Warrior 2023 (AW23) exercise, located at HMAS Creswell in Jervis Bay, Australia...
22 February 2024 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Successfully Completes Maintenance Period in Croatia RIJEKA, Croatia - The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) completed its routine planned maintenance in Rijeka, Croatia Feb. 8, 2024 at Viktor Lenac Shipyard...
22 February 2024 U.S. Naval Forces Africa Hosts Phoenix Express 2024 Tabletop Exercise in Naples, Italy NAPLES, Italy — Representatives from multiple North African countries participated in a tabletop exercise (TTX) in support of exercise Phoenix Express 2024, a U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF)-hosted exercise focusing on North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 12-15, 2024...
21 February 2024 USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) arrives in Harstad, Norway, for Steadfast Defender 2024 HARSTAD, Norway — USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44), a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship arrived in Harstad, Norway, Feb. 21, 2024 for a scheduled port visit during NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 24...