17 May 2021 U.S. Sixth Fleet and STRIKFORNATO Commence Complex Air and Missile Defense Exercise North Atlantic Ocean - Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS) 2021, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on behalf of U.S. Sixth Fleet, kicked off today, May 15, 2021 at the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides...
17 May 2021 COMNAVAIRLANT wraps up high-throughput COVID-19 vaccination sites NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, successfully concluded the last operation dedicated to high-throughput COVID-19 vaccination within the area, May 14...
17 May 2021 USS Vella Gulf Conducts Port Visit in Rota ROTA, Spain - Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), an element of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), conducted a four-day scheduled port visit to Rota, Spain, May 3-6...
17 May 2021 USS Vella Gulf Conducts Port Visit in Souda Bay SOUDA BAY - The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), an element of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), conducted a one-day scheduled port visit to Souda Bay, Greece, May 12...
15 May 2021 USS Ross Visits Faroe Islands FAROE ISLANDS - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) arrived in the Faroe Islands for a scheduled brief stop for fuel, May 15, 2021...
14 May 2021 CNATTU Norfolk integrates new electromagnetic aircraft launching course NORFOLK, Va. - Instructors at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Norfolk feel they are leading the way in training the future of naval warfare and operations...
14 May 2021 Silverdale Native Enlists Future Sailors during Navy Week SPOKANE, Wash.–At 6 p.m. May 12 during the Virtual Navy Week held in Spokane, Washington, Rear Admiral Kristen Fabry, a native of Silverdale, Washington, swore-in 20 future sailors into the United States Navy delayed entry program (DEP). Fabry is serving as Commander, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)...
14 May 2021 U.S. 2nd Fleet Embarks USS Mount Whitney for Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 NORFOLK, Va. - Staff members attached to Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) and U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) embarked aboard the U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) to kick-off Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 (STDE21), May 12...
14 May 2021 New hangar for squadrons at NAS Key West JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $67.1 million firm-fixed-price contract, May 13, to Korte Construction Company from St. Louis, Missouri, for construction of a new Aircraft Maintenance Hangar at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West,...
14 May 2021 New ATC Tower coming to NAS Whiting Field’s North Field JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $15.1 million firm-fixed-price task order, May 12, to Web, LLC doing business as WEBCO (small business) for construction of a new Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field’s...