17 July 2024 USS Blue Ridge arrives in Port Klang, Malaysia PORT KLANG, Malaysia — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Port Klang, Malaysia for a routine port visit, July 17, 2024...
16 July 2024 Blue Ridge CO Visits DPAA Site CAM RANH, Vietnam -- U.S. Navy Capt. Nicholas DeLeo, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) visited the crash site of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, lost in the Bay of Nha Trang during the Vietnam War, while Blue Ridge was in Vietnam for a scheduled port visit,...
16 July 2024 USS Carney Visits Newport, Shares Warfighting Experiences NEWPORT, R.I. - The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) visited Naval Station Newport, July 11-15, engaging with various training and education commands to share lessons learned from the crew’s September 2023 to May 2024 independent deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of...
15 July 2024 Unprecedented: Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Returns from Combat Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – The Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned to Norfolk, after a historic nine-month combat deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet, July 14, 2024...
15 July 2024 USS BLUE RIDGE Departs Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam CAM RANH, Vietnam — The United States Navy’s 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche departed Cam Ranh, Vietnam following a five-day joint Navy – Coast Guard port visit engagement July 12...
12 July 2024 NIWC Atlantic Develops 5G Technology for Use Across the Fleet The U.S. Navy fleet could soon start reaping the benefits of 5G technology. For the past several years, in collaboration with Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) FutureG office, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic has developed and tested 5G...
12 July 2024 Capt. Brian Karosich Assumes Command of Southwest Regional Maintenance Center SAN DIEGO – Capt. Brian Karosich relieved Capt. John Bauer as Commanding Officer of Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego’s Bainbridge Park, July 12...
08 July 2024 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Commanding Officer Relieved of Duties NAPLES, Italy – Vice Adm. Thomas E. Ishee, Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet / Commander, Task Force SIX relieved Capt. Lenard C. Mitchell as the commanding officer of USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command. Capt. Mitchell served as...
08 July 2024 USS Blue Ridge and USCGC Waesche Arrive in Cam Ranh, Vietnam The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche arrived in Cam Ranh, Vietnam for a five-day joint Navy – Coast Guard routine port visit on July 8. ...
02 July 2024 USS Springfield Returns Home to Naval Station Guam Following Indo-Pacific Deployment NAVAL BASE GUAM — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) returned to its homeport June 29, after completing a routine deployment in the Indo-Pacific, reaffirming its vital role in maintaining security and stability in the region...