22 May 2021 USS Russell Returns from Deployment Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations, May 21. Russell left San Diego in early December 2020 to take part in a sustainment exercise with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group...
22 May 2021 Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Mobile MOBILE, Ala. -- The Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) during a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, May 22...
22 May 2021 STRIKFORNATO Holds Defensive Live-Fire Missile Interception Exercise OEIRAS, Portugal - Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield’s live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) environment is the most ambitious demonstration to date and the only event with actual destruction of ballistic missiles in space within Europe...
22 May 2021 U.S. and Tunisia Conduct Bilateral Interagency Legal Workshop During Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 TUNIS, Tunisia - Service members from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard along with interagency partners attended a bilateral maritime law workshop presented by the Tunisian Navy and Tunisian government in Tunis, Tunisia, May 19, 2021...
21 May 2021 PACFLT Commander Presents Arizona Relic to Destroyer Crew The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) received the first in a series of relic displays from the USS Arizona (BB-39) in commemoration and remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor during a ceremony May 20...
21 May 2021 Navy Accepting STA-21 Applications The Seaman-To-Admiral (STA-21) commissioning program, which provides an opportunity for qualified Sailors to receive college educations and U. S. Navy commissions, is soliciting applications for fiscal year 2022, as announced in NAVADMIN 094/21...
21 May 2021 USS Carter Hall Departs Naval Station Rota, Spain NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), operating as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (IWOARG), departed Naval Station (NS) Rota, Spain, May 21, 2021 after its five-day maintenance and logistics stop...
21 May 2021 Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit returns from 7-month deployment SAN DIEGO - More than 5,000 Sailors and Marines of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) return to their San Diego homeport this weekend, concluding a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation...
21 May 2021 USS San Jacinto hold Change of Command NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Capt. Christopher Marvin relieved Capt. Edward Crossman as commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class, guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), during a change of command ceremony held today aboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk...
21 May 2021 NAVSAFECEN, SUPSALV MH-60S deep-water recovery captures data to prevent future aircraft mishaps Thanks to successful salvage efforts from a joint naval operation, the Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN) and Aviation Mishap Board (AMB) received critical data from a downed MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, which should lead to determining the cause and potentially preventing future similar mishaps...