01 August 2024 USS Florida Returns to Kings Bay Following 727-Day Deployment KINGS BAY, Ga. — Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) returned to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, following a 727- day deployment to 5th, 6th, and 7th fleet areas of operations, July 31.Assigned to Commander, Submarine Group Ten, USS Florida departed in...
01 August 2024 USS Mobile Conducts Maritime Cooperative Activity With BRP Ramon Alcaraz SOUTH CHINA SEA — The U.S. Navy and Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, upholding freedom of navigation and overflight, reaffirming the two nations’ commitment to bolstering regional security and stability, July 31...
30 July 2024 USS Wasp Celebrates 35th Birthday MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Sailors and Marines walk about passageways as the ship’s air conditioning system works overtime under the beating sun. These deckplates have supported the weight of servicemembers across the armed services through oceans and seas around the world...
29 July 2024 Commander, Task Force 68 trains with Allies in Romania, Bulgaria NAPLE, Italy — U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) Eight, Platoon 801 participated in two exercises alongside multiple Allies in Romania and Bulgaria, June 10-14 and June 17-21, 2024, respectively...
25 July 2024 George Washington, Ronald Reagan Conduct Hull Swap SAN DIEGO – Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS George Washington (CVN 73) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct a hull swap on Naval Air Station North Island that sends Ronald Reagan to Bremerton, Washington, and returns George Washington to Yokosuka, Japan, as the Navy’s only...
24 July 2024 Türkiye Assumes Command of Combined Maritime Forces’ Combined Task Force 151 from Brazil MANAMA, Bahrain – The Turkish Navy assumed command of Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) counter-piracy focused task force during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, July 24...
23 July 2024 US and Partner Nations Conduct Multiple SINKEXs as Part of RIMPAC 2024 PACIFIC OCEAN - Ships and aircraft participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 conducted long-planned, live-fire sinking exercises (SINKEXs) and sank the decommissioned USS Dubuque (LPD 8), July 11, 2024, and the decommissioned USS Tarawa (LHA 1), July 19, 2024. Both were sunk in...
19 July 2024 USS Washington Conducts Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) conducted a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk, July 19...
16 July 2024 USS Carney visits Québec, Highlights Maritime Security and Partnerships QUEBEC CITY, Canada -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) visited Québec City, Canada, for the Rendez-vous naval de Québec, July 3-8, 2024...
12 July 2024 Mobile Training Lab Offers Sailors Key Submarine Navigation Experience More than 70 Sailors and civilians from 10 submarine commands received hands-on submarine experience using Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic’s Mobile Training Lab (MTL), June 24-28, onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia. ...