07 December 2022 CARAT Indonesia 2022 Kicks Off with Indonesian and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps SURABAYA, Indonesia – The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps began exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2022 with the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) and Marine Corps (KORMAR RI) in Surabaya, Indonesia, Dec. 7...
06 December 2022 Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) SAN DIEGO - The keel for the future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), the Navy’s 4th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO), Dec. 5...
06 December 2022 USS Mississippi Sailors Volunteer at Western Australia Wildlife Center BIBRA LAKE, Australia - Sailors from the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) volunteered at a Perth-area wildlife center during their scheduled port visit to Royal Australian Navy HMAS Stirling Naval Base, Australia, Dec. 2...
06 December 2022 USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) Returns to Yokosuka, Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan – The forward-deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) returned to Yokosuka, Japan Dec. 5, concluding their successful deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations...
05 December 2022 USS James E. Williams Departs for Mediterranean NATO Deployment NORFOLK Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) departed on deployment, Dec. 2, 2022...
05 December 2022 Hercules Strong: Navy Reserve Warfighting Requirements Team Visits C-130 Hercules Production Plant MARIETTA, Ga. - A warfighting requirements team from the Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve recently visited the historic United States Air Force Plant 6 in Marietta, Georgia, the production facility for an agile and responsive global air cargo capability seven decades in the making—the...
05 December 2022 Finnish Minister of Defense Visits USS Arlington in Norfolk on Same Day U.S. Destroyer Visits Helsinki NORFOLK, Va. - As Finland awaits the finalization of their NATO membership process following its May North Atlantic Treaty Organization application, the Honorable Antti Kaikkonen, Finland’s Minister of Defense, visited the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington...
03 December 2022 USS Leyte Gulf Arrives in Slovenia KOPER, Slovenia - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) arrived in Koper, Slovenia, Dec. 3 for a scheduled port visit...
03 December 2022 U.S. Seizes 1.1 Million Rounds of Ammunition, Other Illegal Weapons in Gulf of Oman MANAMA, Bahrain - On Dec. 1, U.S. naval forces in the Middle East intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tons of ammunition rounds, fuses and propellants for rockets in the Gulf of Oman along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen...
02 December 2022 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Completes Participation in Finnish Exercise Freezing Winds, Arrives in Helsinki HELSINKI, Finland - The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in Helsinki, Finland, Dec. 2, marking the completion of the ship’s participation in the Finnish Navy Command-led exercise Freezing Winds 22...