NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) – The Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), departed Naval Station Norfolk Apr. 16 after Joint Force operations with U.S. military forces in the Atlantic Ocean.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Navy Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Lescher visited Hampton Roads, Virginia, April 19, to visit two major shipyards and meet with Sailors in the region.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy – Nearly every living organism needs this element to survive. From washing clothes to washing our bodies, from hydrating ourselves to feeding our plants, water is essential for survival. However, not all water is fit for consumption.

WASHINGTON - Through collaboration with Naval Medical Forces Atlantic and Naval Health Clinic Quantico, a response team dispatched from Walter Reed National Medical Center has administered more than 2,000 COVID-19 vaccines onboard Washington Navy Yard since Friday, April 16.

MAYPORT, Fla. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), departed Mayport, Apr. 19, for deployment to participate in HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) Strike Group.

SAN DIEGO - Navy officials and Fleet commanders attended a Distinguished Visitor (DV) day on Naval Base San Diego April 16 to showcase various Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21 systems and capabilities.

PACIFIC OCEAN - Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is currently conducting dynamic interface testing operations off the coast of Southern California.

SOUTH CHINA SEA - According to defense.gov, only one percent of Americans make the commitment to serve in their nation’s military. Service members, whether enlisted or commissioned, serve side by side every day in various parts of the world, defending their country’s freedom and liberty.

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic wrapped up a joint civilian-military exercise on April 14 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., where over 60 emerging technologies were evaluated by the Navy and Marine Corps for future warfighter application.

ROTA, Spain - The U.S. continues to partner with G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger), French forces, and other international partners to fight against violent extremism across the Sahel.