05 December 2022 USS James E. Williams Departs for Mediterranean NATO Deployment NORFOLK Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) departed on deployment, Dec. 2, 2022...
05 December 2022 Hercules Strong: Navy Reserve Warfighting Requirements Team Visits C-130 Hercules Production Plant MARIETTA, Ga. - A warfighting requirements team from the Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve recently visited the historic United States Air Force Plant 6 in Marietta, Georgia, the production facility for an agile and responsive global air cargo capability seven decades in the making—the...
05 December 2022 Finnish Minister of Defense Visits USS Arlington in Norfolk on Same Day U.S. Destroyer Visits Helsinki NORFOLK, Va. - As Finland awaits the finalization of their NATO membership process following its May North Atlantic Treaty Organization application, the Honorable Antti Kaikkonen, Finland’s Minister of Defense, visited the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington...
03 December 2022 USS Leyte Gulf Arrives in Slovenia KOPER, Slovenia - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) arrived in Koper, Slovenia, Dec. 3 for a scheduled port visit...
03 December 2022 U.S. Seizes 1.1 Million Rounds of Ammunition, Other Illegal Weapons in Gulf of Oman MANAMA, Bahrain - On Dec. 1, U.S. naval forces in the Middle East intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tons of ammunition rounds, fuses and propellants for rockets in the Gulf of Oman along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen...
02 December 2022 Fellowship Connects NPS Information Warfare Students to NIWC Pacific Needs MONTEREY, Calif. - Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC-PAC) selected five U.S Navy and Marine Corps students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) for the prestigious NIWC-PAC Fellowship. These warrior-scholars are directly connecting their education, ideas and research to fleet...
02 December 2022 Nurse Namesake for New Destroyer Continues to Inspire JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Eighty years after her death, Canadian immigrant and U.S. Navy nurse Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee continues to inspire the women involved with outfitting a new Navy destroyer named for her...
02 December 2022 Naval Oceanography Visits Australia SYDNEY, Australia - Rear Adm. Ron Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, visited Australia to meet with his counterparts from the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during a scheduled visit to the region, Nov 7-11...
02 December 2022 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Completes Participation in Finnish Exercise Freezing Winds, Arrives in Helsinki HELSINKI, Finland - The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in Helsinki, Finland, Dec. 2, marking the completion of the ship’s participation in the Finnish Navy Command-led exercise Freezing Winds 22...
02 December 2022 U.S. Sixth Fleet Holds CTF Commander’s Conference NAPLES, Italy - Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKEFORNATO), hosted a Commander Task Force (CTF) Commander’s Conference in Naples, Italy, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1...