28 December 2023 Expeditionary Medical Systems: Increasing Warfighter Survivability in Littoral Combat QUANTICO, Va. — As our revisionist adversaries continue to challenge the rules-based international order secured after WWII, the Marine Corps is shifting its strategic focus away from the counterinsurgency operations of the Middle East to the emerging maritime challenges of the...
28 December 2023 Submarine Force Conducts Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. -- Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher relieved Vice Adm. William Houston as Commander, Submarine Forces/Submarine Force Atlantic during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 28, 2023...
26 December 2023 USS Normandy Arrives in Piraeus, Greece PIRAEUS, Greece -- USS Normandy (CG 60), a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), ported in Piraeus, Greece, for a regularly scheduled port visit December 26, 2023...
26 December 2023 World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Souda Bay SOUDA BAY, Crete -- The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete for a scheduled port visit, December 26, 2023...
22 December 2023 Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Holds Change of Command San Diego – Vice Adm. Brendan McLane relieved Rear Adm. Yvette Davids as commander of Naval Surface Forces and Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego with USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) in the background, Dec. 21, 2023...
21 December 2023 USS Washington Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after successfully completing a scheduled deployment, Dec. 15, 2023...
21 December 2023 Navy Locates and Recovers Downed Blackhawk in the Mediterranean Sea MEDITERRANEAN SEA - A team of deep ocean salvage experts located and recovered the downed MH-60 Blackhawk that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10. The aircraft was conducting routine training when it experienced an in-flight emergency resulting in the crash...
21 December 2023 Pacific Partnership 24-1 Concludes Third Mission Stop in Pohnpei POHNPEI, Micronesia - Pacific Partnership 24-1 (PP24-1) concludes 10 days of medical, humanitarian and disaster response and host nation outreach efforts in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, closing out its third mission stop Dec. 21...
20 December 2023 Commander, Navy Installations Command Holds Change of Command WASHINGTON — Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) held a change of command ceremony at CNIC headquarters onboard Washington D.C.’s historic Navy Yard, Dec. 18...
20 December 2023 6th Fleet Oiler Empowers NATO Allied Navies MEDITERRANEAN SEA — The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), conducted a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Italian Carlo Bergamini-class frigates, Carlo Bergamini (F 590) and Virginio Fasan (F 591), Dec. 14, 2023...