TEMA, Ghana - The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) swapped crews after completing a maintenance availability in Tema, Sept. 30, 2022...

SAN FRANCISCO - Sailors, assigned to Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), and members of the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) conducted an integrated damage control training exercise aboard the ship as part of ongoing events for San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW), Oct. 4,...

NORFOLK, Va. - The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), departed from Naval Station Norfolk on its first deployment to conduct operations and training exercises alongside NATO allies and partners throughout the...

ADRIATIC SEA - Cmdr. Daniel Krause relieved Cmdr. Nelson “DC” Keyser as commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 during an in-flight change of command ceremony in the skies above USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Adriatic Sea, Oct. 1, 2022. Capt. Thomas Bodine, commander, Carrier...

MAYPORT, Fla. - In late August, Region Legal Service Office Southeast hosted a three-day training symposium for the first time since 2019.  The learning event was a critical opportunity for judge advocates, Legalmen, and civilian employees spanning a large area of responsibility to reconnect and –...

UNITED STATES - A full authority digital fly-by-wire Flight Control System (FCS) is one of many impressive capabilities setting the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter apart from any other heavy lift aircraft. “Full authority” means the FCS provides all of the aircraft motion—not just...

NORFOLK, Va. - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the first-in-class of the Navy’s newest generation of Ford-class aircraft carriers. It’s been nearly 40 years since the Navy has commissioned a new generation of aircraft carriers. With change comes history that has to be made. Ford has done just that...

UNITED STATES - Landing a helicopter in low visibility environments is one of the most difficult tasks in aviation for a rotary-wing pilot; add weather like fog, wind or worse and aircraft recovery can be dangerous...

PHILIPPINE SEA – The Sailors of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, Detachment 1, provide amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli with an important multi-role air asset...

SOUTH CHINA SEA - Maritime forces from Canada, Japan, and the United States concluded exercises in the South China Sea, Oct. 1, demonstrating a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific...