05 January 2024 USS Gerald R. Ford Transits the Strait of Gibraltar The U.S. Navy’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, transited the Strait of Gibraltar and exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Jan. 5,...
04 January 2024 NRL Researchers Receive Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award The Hydrogen Small Unit Power (H-SUP) prototype offers a low signature solution for electric power production, up to 1.2 kW of continuous power, in a ruggedized package...
04 January 2024 Philippines, U.S. Partner in Maritime Cooperative Activity in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA – U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the Philippine Navy (PN) are conducting a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, reaffirming both nations’ commitment to...
04 January 2024 U.S. 4th Fleet’s Maritime Synchronization Symposium: Focus on China and Scaling the Hybrid Fleet Naval Station Mayport, Fla. – U.S. Navy Attachés and U.S. Navy Section Chiefs serving in partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America gathered at Naval Station Mayport Dec. 5-8, 2023, for the annual U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Maritime Synchronization...
03 January 2024 USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) Arrives in Durrës, Albania DURRES, Albania - Military Sealift Command (MSC) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) arrived in Durrës, Albania for a regularly scheduled port visit Jan. 3, 2024...
03 January 2024 USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Arrive in Greece MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Sailors and Marines assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) MEU((SOC)) arrived in Piraeus, Greece for a regularly scheduled port visit, Jan. 02, 2024...
02 January 2024 CMF-assigned Cutter Seizes Hashish and Methamphetamines in North Arabian Sea MANAMA, Bahrain - A U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrolling under the command of Combined Task Force 150 of the Combined Maritime Forces seized hashish and methamphetamines with a total estimated street value of $24.3 million Dec. 28 in the North Arabian Sea...
02 January 2024 CMF Forces Seize Illegal Drugs in Gulf of Oman MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Coast Guard cutters assigned to the Combined Maritime Forces seized illegal drugs with a total estimated street value of $24.5 million on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 from vessels in the Gulf of Oman...
31 December 2023 U.S. Navy 2023: The Year in Photos The U.S. Navy entered 2023 building partnerships and strengthening alliances across the world and closed the year defending our allies and keeping the sea lanes open. As they have for more than a century, military photographers and today's Mass Communication Specialists were there to document...
29 December 2023 Naval History and Heritage Command Announces the 2024 New Year’s Deck Log Poem Contest WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – For over two centuries the U.S. Navy has operated across the globe, forging a legacy that stands as a testament to the nation's commitment to safeguarding freedom, securing peace, and defending democracy around the world. Amidst this history, a tradition was born...