16 April 2021 Strategic Deterrent Unit Highlights Current Efforts to Department of Navy Official CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Honorable James Geurts, performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy, visited the Naval Ordnance Test Unit in Cape Canaveral, Florida March 26...
16 April 2021 U.S. Navy, Japan Conduct Staff Talks aboard USS Ronald Reagan YOKOSUKA, Japan - Leadership from U.S. 7th Fleet met with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) for staff talks April 15...
15 April 2021 Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Receives Critical Recertification in Life Raft Repair SAN DIEGO - Southwest Regional Maintenance Center’s (SWRMC) Life Raft Repair Shop received recertification after successfully conducting a virtual audit, April 1...
15 April 2021 Mercy departs San Diego for Dynamic Interface Exercise SAN DIEGO - Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and its embarked Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) departed San Diego for a Dynamic Interface (DI) exercise Apr. 13...
15 April 2021 U.S., French Carrier Strike Groups Conduct Dual Carrier Operations in 5th Fleet NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN - The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), began dual-carrier flight operations with the French Navy (Marine Nationale) Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group in the Arabian Sea, April 13...
15 April 2021 Navy decommissions USS Bonhomme Richard SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy held a decommissioning ceremony for the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego on April 14...
14 April 2021 USS Nitze Conducts Change of Command PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Cmdr. Houssain “Sam” Sareini relieved Cmdr. Donald J. Curran III as the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) during an Apr. 9 change of command ceremony. The ceremony took place aboard the ship at National Steel and Shipbuilding...
14 April 2021 NPS, U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center to Jointly Research Maritime Solutions MONTEREY, Calif. - As a result of the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy (TSMS) released in December, which underscored the need for joint cooperation in today’s security environment, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, Calif. and the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) in...
14 April 2021 USS Iwo Jima Operates with NATO Allies and Partners in Sixth Fleet Area of Operations ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently operating with NATO Allies and partners in U.S. Sixth Fleet, April 14, 2021...
14 April 2021 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 Train in Arctic Conditions During ICEX 2021 THULE AIR BASE, Greenland - A small detail of 11 Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 received first-hand construction experience operating in below-freezing conditions during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2021 at Thule Air Base (AB), Greenland...