30 March 2021 USS Blue Ridge Operates with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) operated with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JS Kongo (DDG 173), March 29, 2021 as a test of the partner nation’s combined maritime skills and intercommunication capabilities...
29 March 2021 ATG Norfolk Opens Air Intercept Controller Lab As a part of a pilot-training program, Afloat Training Group (ATG) Norfolk opened a new Air Intercept Controller (AIC) Lab March 29, to provide Sailors additional, advanced training opportunities...
29 March 2021 Naval War College Hosts NWC-at-NPS Graduation The U.S. Naval War College’s (NWC) College of Distance Education (CDE) hosted their NWC at Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) graduation in a virtual ceremony honoring 69 students on March 18...
29 March 2021 Panetta Offers Beltway Perspective on Budget Policy During Guest Lecture Rep. Jimmy Panetta of California's 20th Congressional District offered an insider’s perspective on national budget policy during a virtual guest lecture for university students in the Defense Budget and Financial Management Policy course at the Naval Postgraduate School, Mar. 22. Now in its fourth...
29 March 2021 USS Roosevelt (DDG80) Begins Second FDNF-E Patrol The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, to begin its second Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol, March 29, 2021...
29 March 2021 Murky Waters, Crystal Clear Legacy NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class James E. Williams was not new to war...
29 March 2021 Exercise Obangame Express 2021 Concludes ACCRA, Ghana - Obangame Express 2021, the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western Africa, ended its 10th iteration with a celebratory closing ceremony in Accra, Ghana, March 27, 2021. ...
29 March 2021 Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Conducts Joint Force Maritime Exercise with India INDIAN OCEAN - The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted simultaneous joint multi-domain operations with the Indian Navy and Air Force in the Indian Ocean March 28-29, 2021...
27 March 2021 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Hosts Visit for U.S. AFRICOM, Tunisian Defense and U.S. Sixth Fleet Leadership U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S Sixth Fleet Commander, Vice Adm. Gene Black, Tunisian Ministry of Defense Chief of Cabinet, Abdelhak Khemiri, Tunisian Navy Chief of Staff, Rear Adm. Adel Jehane; and Tunisian Air Force Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen...
27 March 2021 U.S. and Partner Nations Attend a Virtual Symposium during Exercise Obangame Express GULF OF GUINEA - During the final week of Exercise Obangame Express, leaders from around the world participated in a four-day virtual Senior Leadership Symposium facilitated by the U.S. Naval War College, March 23-26, 2021. ...