17 January 2023 USS Nitze (DDG 94) Renames Rigid Inflatable Boats in Honor of Paul H. Nitze’s Daughters ADRIATIC SEA - Launched on 03 April 2004 and commissioned on 05 March 2005, the guided missile destroyer USS NITZE is named for Paul H. Nitze who served as Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon B. Johnson and as Chief Arms Control Advisor during the Ronald Reagan Administration. ...
13 January 2023 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Operates in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) began operating in the South China Sea Jan. 12 for the first time during the group’s 2022-2023 deployment...
13 January 2023 USS St. Louis (LCS 19) Holds Change of Command Ceremony MAYPORT, Fla. - Cmdr. Jon Williams, USS St. Louis (LCS 19) commanding officer, relieved Cmdr. Eric Turner, St. Louis (Blue Crew) commanding officer, during a ceremony onboard St. Louis Jan 13...
10 January 2023 Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Sets Sail With New Flagship ROTA, Spain - Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Rota on Friday, January, 6th 2023 after a scheduled change of flagship to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E Williams (DDG 95)...
10 January 2023 U.S. Navy Intercepts More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped from Iran MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. naval forces intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 6, and discovered it smuggling 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles while transiting international waters along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. ...
10 January 2023 U.S. and Seychellois Divers Team Up in the Port of Victoria VICTORIA, Seychelles - U.S. Navy Seabee Divers assigned to Underwater Construction Team One (UCT1) and divers from the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) completed a preliminary salvage mission to expand the berthing capacity of the Port of Victoria, Dec. 22, 2022...
09 January 2023 IMSC Task Force Completes Maritime Exercise with Unmanned Systems, A.I. MANAMA, Bahrain - The International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) completed a three-day maritime exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 9, integrating unmanned systems and artificial intelligence during a naval drill for the second time in six months...
06 January 2023 USS Albany Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) conducted a change of command at Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 6.The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) conducted a change of command at Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 6...
06 January 2023 COMSUBLANT Announces 2022 Battle “E” Winners NORFOLK, Va. - Vice Adm. William Houston, commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT), announced the COMSUBLANT winners of the 2022 Battle Efficiency (“E”) Competition awards, Jan. 1...
04 January 2023 USS Newport News (SSN 750) Returns Home, Earns Coveted Battle 'E' Award GROTON, Conn. - The new year is only three days old, but it’s already been a good 2023 for the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750)...