19 May 2025 FRCE safety record earns recognition from North Carolina Department of Labor The North Carolina Department of Labor recognized Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) for its occupational safety and health excellence with a Gold Award, the department’s highest workplace safety honor, and two Million-Hour Awards during the state’s 2025 Safety Awards Luncheon in...
16 May 2025 USS Normandy Returns from Deployment to 4th Fleet The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) returned to Naval Station Norfolk May 15, concluding a nearly three-month deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility.The crew departed Feb. 25, 2025 with their mission focused on strengthening maritime partnerships,...
16 May 2025 Building Security Through Cooperation: Exercise Obangame Express 2025 concludes in Cabo Verde Thirty African nations have wrapped up two-weeks of intense training during Exercise Obangame Express 2025 (OE25), strengthening regional collaboration and reaffirming their commitment to maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean off Africa’s western coast. This...
16 May 2025 Blue Ridge Arrives in Wellington, New Zealand for the First Time WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Wellington, New Zealand for a port visit, May 16, 2025. This historic arrival marks the first time Blue Ridge has visited New Zealand as well as its capital city. The last two U.S Navy ships to visit Wellington...
15 May 2025 USS Normandy Returns from Deployment to 4th Fleet NORFOLK, Va. – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) returned to Naval Station Norfolk May 15, concluding a nearly three-month deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. ...
15 May 2025 Obangame Express 2025 Sets Sights on Illegal Fishing Networks DAKAR, Senegal – African nations are ramping up enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF), a practice draining billions from coastal economies...
15 May 2025 NMRTC Twentynine Palms Highlights Navy Medicine Careers at Local MOS Expo TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms showcased Navy Medicine career opportunities to local high school students during a recent Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Exposition held on May 1, 2025 at Marine Corps Air...
15 May 2025 Reserve Sailor of the Year Finalists Assemble in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Springtime in D.C. brings visitors from across the country to take in the sights. The cherry blossoms in bloom, the artifacts of the Smithsonian, and the monuments draw countless sightseers every year. But in May, 2025, five visitors quietly came to the nation’s...
15 May 2025 117 Years – and Counting – of Operational Commitment Recognized at NMRTC Bremerton BREMERTON , Wash. — The was a slight caveat for Navy Nurse Corps offices stationed at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton in recognizing not only their 2025 Daisy Award winner, but also the other two nominees...
14 May 2025 Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa Reserve Unit Conducts Exercise Tuscan Trident 25 ROTA, Spain – Twenty-two Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa (MSCEURAF) reserve unit gathered at Naval Station Rota, Spain to conduct exercise Tuscan Trident 25 (TT25) April 26 to May 7, 2025...