24 June 2024 IKE Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea MEDITERRANEAN SEA — Components of the Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean after an eight-month deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), June 22, 2024...
18 June 2024 It's Been the Privilege of a Lifetime: Leadership of Tactical Training Group Atlantic Changes Hands NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – Capt. James A. Quaresimo relieved Capt. Sean R. Anderson as commanding officer of Tactical Training Group Atlantic (TTGL) during a ceremony at Carrier Strike Group 4’s historic headquarters building here, June 7. The ceremony also celebrated Anderson’s...
18 June 2024 SCSTC Delivers Warship Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare Training to the Fleet NORFOLK, Va. — Surface Combat Systems Training Command recently conducted a pilot of the newly developed Warship Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare course of instruction to USS Truxtun (DDG 103) with USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) supporting with an Anti-Submarine Warfare team...
17 June 2024 U.S., Canada, Japan and the Philippines Conduct Multilateral Operations U.S. Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, upholding freedom of navigation and overflight, reaffirming the four nations’ commitment to...
10 June 2024 USS Mason (DDG 87) enters the Mediterranean Sea after seven months in the Red Sea MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, June 7, 2024...
09 June 2024 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Arrives in Limassol, Cyprus Limassol, CYPRUS - USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), the Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer, arrived in Limassol, Cyprus on June 9th , 2024, for a scheduled port visit. As part of its forward-deployed presence in the region, USS Paul Ignatius has been operating in the Mediterranean for several...
09 June 2024 Carrier Strike Group 5 joins USS Blue Ridge, allies to begin Exercise Valiant Shield 2024 PHILIPPINE SEA - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) of Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG-5) joined with surface vessels and aircraft from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (INDOPACOM) joint forces and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to conduct a formation sailing and fly-over...
03 June 2024 Destroyer Squadron 50 Holds Change of Command Ceremony MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 55/Destroyer Squadron 50, responsible for surface forces across the Middle East region, welcomed a new commander during a ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 3...
22 May 2024 USS Higgins Departs Shimoda, Black Ship Festival SHIMODA, Japan — The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) departed Shimoda, Japan after a port visit, May 20, during the city’s Black Ship Festival...
21 May 2024 USS Carney Returns Home from Historic Deployment MAYPORT, Fla. — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) returned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, May 19, after being deployed for more than seven months to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Africa and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command areas of operation...