NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) hosted Surface Line Week events from June 14-25, 2021. This year, a special emphasis was placed on self-sufficiency, as demonstrated at the welding competition on June 16...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - In order to significantly accelerate pre-deployment material readiness, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), stood up the Surface Maintenance Operations Center (S-MOC), June 16, in the command’s headquarters onboard Naval Station Norfolk...

ARABIAN SEA - The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), flagship of the Ronald Reagan carrier strike group (CSG), along with guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) and guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, June 25...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Capt. Brent Gaut relieved Capt. Kenneth Strong as commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a change of command ceremony, June 24...

CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) executed a bilateral maritime exercise with the French Navy off the coast of Martinique, France, June 23 while operating in the Caribbean Sea...

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN - The Kuwait Naval Force, Kuwait Coast Guard and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) participated in bilateral maritime exercise Eager Defender 21 in Kuwait and the North Arabian Gulf, June 4-14...

DAKAR, Senegal - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Dakar, Senegal for a scheduled port visit, June 21-25, 2021...

BLACK SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) conducted its regularly scheduled southbound international strait transit, concluding operations in the Black Sea, June 25, 2021...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Forces and Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke to an auditorium full of commanding officers and executive officers from Hampton Roads-area ships during a command call at Naval Station Norfolk, June...

MAYPORT, Fla. - With Sailors singing from the masts, the Colombian Navy training ship ARC Gloria arrived at Naval Station Mayport, June 24, 2021 for a scheduled port visit...