24 May 2021 US and Dominican Republic Conduct Bi-lateral Interdiction Exercise in Caribbean CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) and the Dominican Republic Navy conducted a bi-lateral interdiction exercise in the Caribbean Sea, May 23...
24 May 2021 French, Japanese and U.S. Navies Build Logistics Network, Strengthen Relationships PHILIPPINE SEA - Combined logistics planning by the French Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy culminated in ships from each country exercising its ability to sustain each other at sea...
24 May 2021 The 50th BALTOPS Kicks Off in June NAPLES - The 50th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, takes place in the Baltic Sea from June 6-18...
22 May 2021 Navy Resumes Regular Urinalysis Operations The Navy has resumed regular urinalysis testing with the release of NAVADMIN 100/21 on May 21, which cancels the temporary policy allowing for the suspension of collection operations to mitigate Sailor exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic...
22 May 2021 USS Bunker Hill Returns Home from Deployment SAN DIEGO - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) returned to San Diego, May 22, marking the successful completion of its deployment to U.S. 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of operation...
22 May 2021 USS Russell Returns from Deployment Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations, May 21. Russell left San Diego in early December 2020 to take part in a sustainment exercise with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group...
22 May 2021 Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Mobile MOBILE, Ala. -- The Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) during a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, May 22...
22 May 2021 STRIKFORNATO Holds Defensive Live-Fire Missile Interception Exercise OEIRAS, Portugal - Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield’s live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) environment is the most ambitious demonstration to date and the only event with actual destruction of ballistic missiles in space within Europe...
22 May 2021 U.S. and Tunisia Conduct Bilateral Interagency Legal Workshop During Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 TUNIS, Tunisia - Service members from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard along with interagency partners attended a bilateral maritime law workshop presented by the Tunisian Navy and Tunisian government in Tunis, Tunisia, May 19, 2021...
21 May 2021 PACFLT Commander Presents Arizona Relic to Destroyer Crew The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) received the first in a series of relic displays from the USS Arizona (BB-39) in commemoration and remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor during a ceremony May 20...