Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti traveled to the Arctic Ocean to attend Operation Ice Camp (ICE CAMP) 2024 and to visit with crewmembers of a U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine, March 17...

HARSTAD, Norway - The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrived in Harstad, Norway, 13 March, as maritime operations conclude for NATO’s largest exercise in decades, exercise Steadfast Defender 24...

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD - Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) announces the release of the hard copy edition of History of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations: 1915-2015...

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...

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...

SAN DIEGO - One of the U.S. Navy’s six Force Design Imperatives identified in the Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan (CNO NAVPLAN) is decision advantage – gaining an edge over potential adversaries by accelerating the Navy’s decision-making cycles using...

SAN DIEGO — One of the U.S. Navy’s six Force Design Imperatives identified in the Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan (CNO NAVPLAN) is decision advantage – gaining an edge over potential adversaries by accelerating the Navy’s decision-making cycles using...

BODØ, Norway – A contingent of more than 100 U.S. 2nd Fleet and Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 personnel are forward deployed to Bodø, Norway to establish a maritime command element, Commander Task Force North (CTF-N), in support of the NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2024...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) – part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) – returned to homeport in Norfolk after an 8-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, Jan. 20,...

MANAMA, Bahrain — The Brazilian Navy assumed command of Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) counter-piracy focused task force during a change of command ceremony here, Jan. 23...