11 February 2025 USNS Kanawha awarded Navy Unit Commendation for efforts while deployed to U.S. Central Command NORFOLK, Va. (February 7, 2025)—The Civil Service Mariners (CIVMAR) who crew Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) were awarded the Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) ribbon during a ceremony aboard the ship while the ship was pier-side on Naval Station...
11 February 2025 American Legion Accepting Spirit of Service Award Packages The American Legion will present the Spirit of Service award to an enlisted member from each branch who has selflessly distinguished themselves above and beyond their regular duties, predominantly through community service activities and professional achievement...
11 February 2025 Navy Closure Task Force Shares Progress at Red Hill JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Feb. 7, 2025) - Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill (NCTF-RH) continued safe and deliberate closure activities in December and January with special emphasis on tank cleaning, safety and community engagement...
11 February 2025 US, Australia, and UK forces conduct joint combined operations SOUTH CHINA SEA - The U.S. Navy (USN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and Royal Navy (RN) joined together to conduct a link exercise, a coordinated maneuvering exercise, and a variety of other combined operations in the South China Sea, Feb. 6-7...
11 February 2025 CMF's Combined Task Force 150 Carries Out First Drug Interdiction with New Zealand In Command MANAMA, Bahrain -- A U.S. Coast Guard fast-response cutter, working in direct support of New Zealand-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces, seized nearly 2,400 kilograms of illegal drugs from a vessel in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 7...
11 February 2025 Exercise Cutlass Express 2025 launches across East Africa VICTORIA, Seychelles -- Exercise Cutlass Express 2025 will take place throughout East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean from Feb. 10-21, 2025...
11 February 2025 U.S. 6th Fleet embarks flagship USS Mount Whitney The U.S. 6th Fleet staff embarked the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, Italy, Feb. 10-12...
10 February 2025 U.S. Navy, 35+ Partners Commence International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025 MANAMA, Bahrain – The Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise, International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025, kicked off in two locations, Bahrain and Jordan, Feb. 10...
10 February 2025 Simulating the threat, Naval Base Ventura County enhances security through annual exercise NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif – Service members and civilian personnel assigned to Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) are participating in Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2025 (CS-SC25), a Navy-wide, multi-week annual force protection exercise. Running from Feb. 3 to Feb. 14, the exercise is...
10 February 2025 USS O’Kane returns home after seven-month deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of...