09 December 2024 JMSDF Fleet Air Force, U.S. Navy’s Task Force 70 sign memorandum to increase bilateral electronic attack capability NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI – Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Adm. Koji Kaneshima, Commander, Fleet Air Force (CFAF), and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase bilateral operations between the...
06 December 2024 The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) returns home after a 7-month deployment Norfolk, Va. - The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG), commanded by Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 4, returned to Hampton Roads, Virginia following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, Dec. 6...
05 December 2024 SECNAV holds all hands call aboard Boxer with former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SECNAV Carlos Del Toro holds aan ll-hands call aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) to recognize Sailors and present former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger with the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award...
05 December 2024 What is the TACC and who is TACRON 22 The USS Wasp (LHD 1) the Tactical Air Control Center is the single point of contact for all airspace planning for the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group. ...
04 December 2024 USS Carney: a Destroyer at War On Oct. 19, 2023 USS Carney (DDG 64) was involved on in the most intense combat engagement by a U.S. Navy warship since WWII...
03 December 2024 USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Makes Routine Port Visit to Cyprus LARNACA, Cyprus – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in Larnaca, Cyprus, for a scheduled port visit, November 30, 2024...
03 December 2024 Precision Under Pressure – U.S. Navy Divers Showcase Expertise in Afloat Salvage Operations PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to EOD Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6 conducted an afloat salvage exercise aboard the ex-USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) ported in Philadelphia,...
02 December 2024 USS Michael Murphy, USS Spruance and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Conduct Port Visits in Thailand and Singapore INDIAN, OCEAN – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and USS Spruance (DDG 111) conducted a port visit in Phuket, Thailand, Nov. 22-26, and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) in Sembawang, Singapore, Nov. 23-27...
02 December 2024 Truman arrives in Marseille, celebrates Thanksgiving MARSEILLE, France — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class frigate Carabiniere (F 593), and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1), arrived in Marseille, France, on 28 Nov...
27 November 2024 Truman Strike Group Concludes High-North Operations with Strait of Gibraltar Transit MEDITERRANEAN SEA - The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), including Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class frigate Carabiniere (F 593), and the Spanish Navy Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Méndez Núñez (F-104) transited the Strait of Gibraltar for the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 25, following...