28 June 2023 Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Point Loma Mobile, AL – The keel for the future USNS Point Loma, Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II configuration, was laid at Austal USA, June 27...
28 June 2023 USS Wasp Arrives in The Bahamas to Celebrate Nation's 50th Year of Independence NASSAU, The Bahamas - (June 28, 2023) On June 28, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived in Nassau, The Bahamas for a port visit aimed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of U.S. - The Bahamas relations and the 50th anniversary of Bahamian independence...
28 June 2023 Service Members Deliver Supplies to Local Djiboutian School DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - U.S. service members deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, repaired desks and delivered picnic tables in support of a renovation project led by the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion at a primary school in Ali Oune, Djibouti, June 7...
28 June 2023 Navy Reserve Squadron Completes First-Ever Deployed C-40A Clipper Reconfiguration with Support from Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan – Sailors assigned to the “Conquistadors” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 57 achieved a major logistics milestone, completing the first-ever deployed C-40A Clipper reconfiguration while on a forward-deployed detachment...
28 June 2023 Navy Establishes the Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer (MCWO) Designator -- 1880 SUFFOLK, VA. -- The Navy has announced the establishment of the Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer (MCWO) Designator via Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 143/23. ...
28 June 2023 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Returns to San Diego from Deployment SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Ships from the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (Nimitz CSG) returned to San Diego June 28, concluding a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations (AO)...
28 June 2023 CMF Counter-Piracy Admiral Meets European Task Force Commander Aboard Italian Warship MANAMA, Bahrain - The commander of a Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-piracy task force met with the commander for a European naval task force aboard an Italian warship that was pierside in Bahrain, June 23...
27 June 2023 Navy Medicine Microbiologist Joins NASA Efforts to Prepare for Mars Surface Missions HOUSTON - Lt. Anca Selariu, a microbiologist with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO-PACIFIC, along with three other volunteers, began a simulated Mars mission on June 25 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center...
27 June 2023 USS Delaware Arrives in Faroe Islands TÓRSHAVN, Faroe Islands - The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) arrived in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands for a scheduled port visit, June 26, 2023...
27 June 2023 U.S. Hosts Two Major Multilateral Maritime Engagement Forums in Middle East MANAMA, Bahrain - The United States hosted two major multilateral meetings on maritime security with regional partners in Bahrain, June 25-26, involving nearly 200 participants who discussed opportunities for enhancing collaboration at sea...