29 August 2024 Keel Laid for Future USS William Charette Bath, Maine - The keel for the future USS William Charette (DDG 130), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was laid during a ceremony on Aug. 29 at General Dynamic Bath Iron Works (BIW).The ship is named in honor of Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William R. Charette, a veteran who was...
29 August 2024 Harry S. Truman CSG Completes Joint Force’s Most Complex Training Event ATLANTIC OCEAN — The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), also known as Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8, completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Aug. 23, 2024. ...
28 August 2024 USS Cowpens Decommissioned After 33 Years of Service SAN DIEGO – Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) was recognized for more than 33 years of naval service during the decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on August 27...
27 August 2024 U.S. Second Fleet Completes Operation Nanook 2024 with Multinational Partners NORFOLK, Va. - Operation NANOOK 2024, an annual exercise led by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and supported by the U.S. 2nd Fleet and U.S. Coast Guard, successfully concluded on August 26, 2024...
27 August 2024 Republic of Korea, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to Conduct Exercise Ssang Yong 2024 POHANG, South Korea — The Republic of Korea and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will conduct Exercise Ssang Yong 24 from August 26 to September 7 along the east coast and around the Pohang area, to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance’s combat readiness and improve interoperability...
26 August 2024 Amici e Alleati – Friends and Allies ATLANTIC OCEAN — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is underway completing its final deployment preparations including Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), but she isn’t alone. ...
24 August 2024 USS Kingsville Commissions in Corpus Christi CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center, August 24...
23 August 2024 Truman COMPTUEX Marks 10th NATO Scenario in Pre-Deployment Training ATLANTIC OCEAN – Commander, U.S. Second Fleet, Joint Force Command – Norfolk Vice Adm. Doug Perry led the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) in the role of a NATO maritime component commander during a multi-day scenario in the strike group’s current Composite Unit...
23 August 2024 Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship Kingsville Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36) will be commissioned, Saturday, August 24, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. CDT in Corpus Christi, Texas...
22 August 2024 U.S. and Italian Naval Forces Conduct Bilateral Operations PHILIPPINE SEA - The U.S. Navy and Italian Navy convened to conduct bilateral operations in the Philippine Sea in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Aug. 18-21...