18 May 2021 Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 Holds Opening Ceremony in Tunisia EL AOUINA, Tunisia - Maritime forces from Europe, North Africa, and the United States began the 16th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix Express 2021 (PE21) with an opening ceremony held at the National Center for Cartography and Remote Sensing Amphitheater in El Aouina,...
18 May 2021 7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait TAIWAN STRAIT - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit May 18 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open...
18 May 2021 Naval Historian Receives Distinguished Public Service Award WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The director of Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) participated in a ceremony to present the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award to James D. Hornfischer May 17 during a virtual ceremony...
18 May 2021 USS Carter Hall Arrives in Naval Station Rota, Spain NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), operating as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (IWOARG), arrived at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, May 17, 2021 after its multi-week exercise conducted with the Portuguese Navy and...
17 May 2021 VCNO Visits Fleet, Focuses on Sailor Manning, Readiness, Toughness Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Lescher spoke with Sailors and leadership at Navy Personnel and Navy Recruiting Commands in Millington, Tenn., and Navy Service Training and Recruit Training Commands in Great Lakes, Ill., 17 May...
17 May 2021 Kearsarge Health & Wellness Class Encourages Sailors Feeling Blue to ‘Go for Green’ NORFOLK, Va. - The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Medical Department hosted a general wellness class on healthy eating, weight management, heart health, and performance nutrition May 12, 2021...
17 May 2021 Two Major North Sea Maritime Exercises Converge NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN - Ships from U.S. Exercise Ragnar Viking met up with the ships participating in the Royal Navy’s Strike Warrior Exercise in the North Atlantic Ocean, May 17, 2021. ...
17 May 2021 North African Maritime Exercise Phoenix Express Set to Begin TUNIS, Tunisia - Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, the 16th iteration of the North African maritime exercise begins May 17, 2021, in Tunis, Tunisia, and throughout the Mediterranean Sea...
17 May 2021 Canada, Mexico, U.S. ships conduct combined operations SAN DIEGO – Ships from Canada, Mexico and the United States conducted combined operations off the coast of Southern California, May 13, to enhance partnership and interoperability among the nations’ sea services...
17 May 2021 Military Sealift Command in Europe Enables DEFENDER-Europe 21 With the beginning of exercise DEFENDER-Europe 21, the United States and 26 partner nations demonstrated their mobilization and logistics capabilities through sealift during the last week of April and first week of May 2021...