24 January 2023 USS America Conducts Missile Launch PHILIPPINE SEA – The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) fired a RIM-116 rolling airframe missile, during routine operations, while underway in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 24...
23 January 2023 Exercise Obangame Express 2023 kicks off in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS, Nigeria - Obangame Express (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, kicked off its 12th year with 32 participating nations, Jan. 23...
20 January 2023 USS New Hampshire Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) conducted a change of command at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Jan. 20...
20 January 2023 Navy to Christen USNS Earl Warren WASHINGTON - The Navy will christen John Lewis-class replenishment oiler, the future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), during a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, Jan. 21 in San Diego...
19 January 2023 USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) Completes Multinational Maritime Security Patrol, Arrives in Dakar, Senegal DAKAR, Senegal - The Famous-class medium endurance USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) arrived in Dakar, Senegal for a scheduled port visit following a multinational maritime security patrol, Jan. 17, 2023...
18 January 2023 VFA-103 Changes Command in the Adriatic Sea ADRIATIC SEA - Cmdr. Jeffrey “Creature” Creighan relieved Cmdr. Jason “Fisheye” Papadopoulos as commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103. The change of command ceremony took place in the skies above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush...
18 January 2023 Royal Saudi Navy Transfers Command of Middle East Task Force to UK Royal Navy MANAMA, Bahrain - During an indoor ceremony at the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, Jan. 18, United Kingdom’s Royal Navy assumed command of a multinational task force led by the Royal Saudi Naval Forces since July...
17 January 2023 USS Nitze (DDG 94) Renames Rigid Inflatable Boats in Honor of Paul H. Nitze’s Daughters ADRIATIC SEA - Launched on 03 April 2004 and commissioned on 05 March 2005, the guided missile destroyer USS NITZE is named for Paul H. Nitze who served as Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon B. Johnson and as Chief Arms Control Advisor during the Ronald Reagan Administration. ...
13 January 2023 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Operates in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) began operating in the South China Sea Jan. 12 for the first time during the group’s 2022-2023 deployment...
13 January 2023 USS St. Louis (LCS 19) Holds Change of Command Ceremony MAYPORT, Fla. - Cmdr. Jon Williams, USS St. Louis (LCS 19) commanding officer, relieved Cmdr. Eric Turner, St. Louis (Blue Crew) commanding officer, during a ceremony onboard St. Louis Jan 13...