08 September 2021 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group enters South China Sea, upholds Freedom of Seas, commitments to Allies and Partners SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during the group's 2021 deployment...
08 September 2021 7th Fleet Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation On Sept. 8, USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law. This freedom of navigation operation ("FONOP") upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea. USS Benfold demonstrated that Mischief Reef, a low-tide...
07 September 2021 NAVFAC Atlantic Establishes Command Supporting Shipyard Modernization, Fleet Readiness NORFOLK, Va. – Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic commissioned Officer in Charge of Construction (OICC) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine, Sept. 2, 2021...
07 September 2021 NPS Collaboration Keeps NATO Up To Speed in Cyber Security The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) initiated a relationship in 2004, with NPS serving as a United States' Partnership for Peace Training and Education Center. Since then, the university has developed a strong connection with the NATO School...
07 September 2021 NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka Supports Carl Vinson During Japan Port Visit Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka provided products and services to USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during its port visit onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY)...
04 September 2021 USS Arleigh Burke Arrives in Tallinn, Estonia The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Tallinn, Estonia for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Estonia relations as the two nations work together for a stable, secure, and prosperous Europe, Sept. 4, 2021...
03 September 2021 Center for Security Forces Instructors Help Save a Man’s Life MAYPORT, Fla. – Two Center for Security Forces Learning Site Mayport instructors sprang into action to help save a 55-year-old man’s life on a recreational beach at Naval Station Mayport, Aug. 26...
03 September 2021 U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Changes Command Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/ U.S. 4th Fleet held a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Station Mayport, Sept. 3...
02 September 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Gabon, U.S. Navy Forces Europe-Africa Band Hold Community Performances The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Libreville, Gabon for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 31, 2021...
01 September 2021 Carl Vinson and U.K. Carrier Strike Groups Conduct 5th and 4th Generation Fighter Joint Interoperability Flights Fifth and fourth generation aircraft assigned to Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG), with embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2), and U.K. Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 21 conducted joint interoperability flights in the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, Aug. 26...