14 June 2021 U.S. 3rd Fleet Hosts RIMPAC Initial Planning Conference SAN DIEGO - Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet hosted the Initial Planning Conference for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Naval Base Point Loma, June 1 to 10...
14 June 2021 U.S. Naval Forces Africa ships participate in Exercise African Lion MEDITERRANEAN SEA - U.S. Sixth Fleet ships, Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), and expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF-5) are participating in U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) largest and premier...
14 June 2021 Eurasia Partnership Shiphandling Event Fosters Cooperative Relationships, Sharpens Skills VARNA, Bulgaria - U.S. Naval Forces Europe’s Maritime Partnership Program co-hosted the third annual Eurasia Partnership Shiphandling Event with the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna, Bulgaria June 7-11, 2021...
12 June 2021 BALTOPS 50 Site For Experimental Mine Hunting Equipment PUTLOS, Germany - Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS), the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region, has been underway since June 6, 2021...
11 June 2021 USS Laboon Enters Black Sea in Support of NATO Allies and Partners The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) entered the Black Sea on a routine patrol, June 11, 2021, while conducting multi-domain operations with a U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft from Patrol Squadron VP-40 and NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force E-3A Airborne Warning...
11 June 2021 USS Philippine Sea Completes Homeport Shift to Norfolk Continuing the Navy’s strategic realignment of ships, USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) arrived here today, making Norfolk its new homeport June 10, 2021...
11 June 2021 18 Nations Conduct Multi-Lateral Combat Training During STRIKFORNATOS BALTOPS 50 Exercise BALTIC SEA - Sixteen NATO Allies and two partner nations are operating together June 6th to 11th to conduct Combat Enhancement Training and Force Integration Training (CET-FIT) as part of the 50th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise. Participating nations will focus on real world safety and...
11 June 2021 Repairs Coming for Hurricane Damaged Building at NSA Panama City PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awards contract for repairs and alterations to Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) building damaged by Hurricane Michael in 2018 onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City, Florida...
11 June 2021 Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet visits USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. Samuel Paparo met with Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 Rear Adm. Will Pennington and warfare commanders from CSG-5 aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), June 9...
11 June 2021 Patrol Squadron 40 Completes NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender The “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 operated two P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Naval Air Station Rota, Spain in the NATO-led Steadfast Defender 2021 Maritime Live Exercise from May 20-31, 2021. Two of the squadron’s 12 Combat Aircrews executed multiple flight events conducting...