20 December 2023 USS Colorado Returns from Deployment GROTON, Connecticut – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788), under the command of Cmdr. David Beam, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London on Tuesday, December 19, after completing a six-month deployment to the European area of operations...
19 December 2023 MSC Reservists Support Operation Deep Freeze 2024 Loadout UNITED STATES — Navy reservists from Military Sealift Command Pacific’s Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) 114 are conducting cargo operations in Port Hueneme, Calif., overseeing the loadout of supplies and equipment are being loaded onto the Military Sealift Command charter ship MV...
15 December 2023 U.S. Navy Announces Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Hawaii-California Training and Testing; Invites Public Comment on Upcoming Environmental Analysis SAN DIEGO — The Department of the Navy (Navy) (including both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps), in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, and U.S. Air Force, is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) to assess the...
12 December 2023 USS Arleigh Burke Arrives in Souda Bay SOUDA BAY, Crete – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), currently assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for a regularly scheduled port visit December 10, 2023...
12 December 2023 NSA Bahrain, Ministry of Interior Conduct Emergency Response Exercise Manama, Bahrain - Leadership and emergency operations personnel from Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain and the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Ministry of the Interior (MOI) conducted a joint host nation table top exercise (TTX) at NSA Bahrain headquarters, Nov. 29...
11 December 2023 USS Bulkeley Arrives in Piraeus, Greece PIRAEUS, Greece - USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), arrived in Piraeus, Greece, for a regularly scheduled port visit December 8, 2023...
08 December 2023 Navy’s Humanitarian Operations Highlighted in New NHHC Publication WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Recognizing a gap in the modern literature of the U.S. Navy regarding the importance of humanitarian and disaster relief (HADR) operations, one Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) historian fills the void with his latest publication "A Global Force for Good:...
08 December 2023 USS Mount Whitney Returns to Homeport GAETA, Italy - The U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) returned to homeport in Gaeta, Italy, Dec. 8, following support of U.S. operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea since October...
07 December 2023 26th MEU(SOC) and Hellenic 32rd Marine Brigade Strengthen Partnership through Integrated Training during a Greek Bi-Lateral Readiness Sustainment Training Exercise MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), embarked on the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), will be participating in an integrated Greek Bi-Lateral Exercise with the 32nd Hellenic Marine Brigade, Mediterranean Sea, Dec...
05 December 2023 USS Thomas Hudner Arrives in Souda Bay, Greece GREECE — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG), arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, for a regularly scheduled port visit November 30, 2023...