02 December 2022 SURFLANT Hosts First-Ever Junior Officer Training Symposium VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted the inaugural SURFLANT Junior Officer Training Symposium (JOTS) onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Dec.1...
01 December 2022 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future guided missile destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls shipbuilding division, Nov. 30...
01 December 2022 Latvia Joins International Maritime Coalition in Middle East as 11th Member MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) welcomed Latvia, Dec. 1, as the 11th member of a multinational maritime coalition established three years ago to deter attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East...
01 December 2022 USS Truxtun (DDG 103) Arrives in Toulon, France TOULON, France - The guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) arrived in Toulon, France, for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 28...
30 November 2022 FRCE recognized for environmental efforts by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) earned state recognition for its environmental efforts when North Carolina Secretary of the Environment Elizabeth Biser presented the depot with the P2 Award for pollution prevention. FRCE received the award during the North Carolina Department of Environmental...
30 November 2022 NATO Demonstrates Maritime Electronic Warfare Capability during Exercise Dynamic Guard 22-2 Off Italy’s Southern Coast SPLIT, Croatia - Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) participated the semi-annual NATO exercise Dynamic Guard 22-2 in the Gulf of Taranto off the coast of Southern Italy Nov. 20-25...
30 November 2022 USS Tripoli Returns Home from First Deployment SAN DIEGO - Tripoli’s deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations was particularly significant for its diplomatic and military engagements with regional partners and Allies, as well as successful integration with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to support...
30 November 2022 NSA Souda Bay Receives the 2021 Bingham Award NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece - The Navy Exchange (NEX) Souda Bay received the 2021 Bingham Award during a ceremony at the Fitness Center onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Nov. 30, 2022. ...
29 November 2022 NAVEUR-NAVAF hosts reception honoring strength of U.S.-Italy relationship aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) NAPLES, Italy - Adm. Stuart Munsch, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, Italy, hosted a reception for local military and civilian leaders, honoring the U.S.–Italian relationship aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George...
29 November 2022 Surface Combat Systems Training Command Names Military Officer Instructor of the Year DAHLGREN, Va. – Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) recently announced the selection of their 2022 Military Officer Instructor of the Year (OIOY)...