28 December 2023 USS Bataan (LHD 5) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) transited to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea NAPLES, Italy — The Wasp-class amphibious ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) transited Dec. 28, 2023, from the Red Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and will join the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde...
28 December 2023 Submarine Force Conducts Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. -- Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher relieved Vice Adm. William Houston as Commander, Submarine Forces/Submarine Force Atlantic during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 28, 2023...
27 December 2023 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Conducts Maritime Operations in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA – U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), is operating in the South China Sea following a successful scheduled port visit to the Republic of Singapore...
26 December 2023 World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Souda Bay SOUDA BAY, Crete -- The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete for a scheduled port visit, December 26, 2023...
26 December 2023 USS Normandy Arrives in Piraeus, Greece PIRAEUS, Greece -- USS Normandy (CG 60), a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), ported in Piraeus, Greece, for a regularly scheduled port visit December 26, 2023...
22 December 2023 Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Holds Change of Command San Diego – Vice Adm. Brendan McLane relieved Rear Adm. Yvette Davids as commander of Naval Surface Forces and Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego with USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) in the background, Dec. 21, 2023...
21 December 2023 USS Washington Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after successfully completing a scheduled deployment, Dec. 15, 2023...
20 December 2023 USS Colorado Returns from Deployment GROTON, Connecticut – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788), under the command of Cmdr. David Beam, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London on Tuesday, December 19, after completing a six-month deployment to the European area of operations...
18 December 2023 USS The Sullivans Transits the Strait of Gibraltar STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), transited the Strait of Gibraltar and enters the Mediterranean Sea to conduct operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Dec. 17, 2023...
14 December 2023 USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) Crew Honored with Navy Art Print on Pearl Harbor Day WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Navy Combat Artist Douglas Rowe presented the crew of USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52) a special reproduction print of a new Navy art piece during an underway remembrance ceremony Dec. 7...