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...
16 January 2024 Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 Returns from Deployment JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 returned to their home base at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida, on January 14th, 2024, following a nearly nine month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet...
16 January 2024 The “Bear Aces” Return Home NORFOLK, Va. – The “Bear Aces” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron One Two Four returned to their home base Naval Base Norfolk, January 14, 2024, following an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG-12) to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation...
16 January 2024 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – The “Fighting Blacklions” of Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VFA-213) returned to their home base of Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach on January 15, 2024 following an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG-12) to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of...
16 January 2024 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – The “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 returned to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, January 15, 2024, following a nine-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation. After completion of a four-week...
12 January 2024 Nuclear Power Training Unit First – Three Royal Australian Navy Officers Graduate the Program MT. PLEASANT, South Carolina – Three Royal Australian Navy Officers graduated the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) Charleston today, marking a significant step in Australia’s goal to operate conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). ...
12 January 2024 Navy Leader Visits Indo-Pacific, Underscores Vital Region and Partnerships WASHINGTON – Under Secretary of the Navy (UNDERSECNAV) Erik Raven travelled to Guam and Hawaii, Jan. 7-12, to meet with government officials, military leaders, and speak with service members assigned to the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. ...