31 August 2022 Navy Commences Construction of First Constellation Class Frigate WASHINGTON - The first Constellation Class Guided Missile Frigate, a highly capable and survivable multi-mission warship, will begin construction Aug. 31 at Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. The start of construction follows a detailed Navy assessment of the maturity of...
31 August 2022 USS Nautilus Returns to NHHC Fleet WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The United States’ first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN-571), is scheduled to reopen to the public in Groton, Connecticut, Sept. 9...
30 August 2022 U.S. Navy Foils Iranian Attempt to Capture Unmanned Vessel in Arabian Gulf MANAMA, Bahrain - The U.S. Navy prevented a support ship from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 29-30...
30 August 2022 USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) completes Gulf of Guinea deployment MALAGA, Spain - The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) arrived in Malaga, Spain following a two month deployment to the Gulf of Guinea, Aug. 28, 2022...
29 August 2022 NAVSAFECOM’S Global Submarine Safety Officer Course Strengthens Submarine Force NORFOLK, Va. - The Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) Submarine Safety Division completed another Global Submarine Safety Officer Course Aug. 18...
29 August 2022 With Great Freedom Comes Great Responsibility NORFOLK, Va. - As a safety and occupational health (SOH) specialist, David Kelley currently works at the Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS), China Lake Safety Office. He began working in the SOH job series in 1988 and has spent the last three decades at NAWS China Lake, dedicated to all aspects of...
29 August 2022 Keel Laying commemorated for third ship in Gerald R. Ford-Class, the future USS Enterprise (CVN 80) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – With the words, “I hereby declare the keel of the United States Ship Enterprise truly and fairly laid,” Olympians Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky chalked their initials on respective steel plates, which were then embossed by skilled welders and affixed to the keel of the future...
29 August 2022 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrives in Cape Town, South Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 29, 2022...
26 August 2022 USS Sioux City (LCS 11) Arrives in Fredericia, Denmark FREDERICIA, Denmark - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) arrived in Fredericia, Denmark for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 24, 2022...
25 August 2022 Bahrain Conducts Fifth Sentinel Shield Exercise with IMSC MANAMA, Bahrain - Forces from Bahrain and the United States completed a joint exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 23, led by a nine-nation coalition staff based in the Middle East...