01 December 2023 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Completes Second Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe Patrol ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) returned to Rota, Spain, on November 28, 2023, following a six-month deployment throughout the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations and marking the completion...
30 November 2023 U.S.-Italian Navy Undersea Warfare staff talks underway in Naples NAPLES, Italy - Italian Navy Rear Adm. Vito Lacerenza, commander, Italian Submarines, hosted Rear Adm. Stephen Mack, commander, Submarine Group 8, aboard the Italian Todaro-class submarine, Scirè (S 527), during U.S. and Italian Navy Undersea Warfare staff talks, Nov. 20, 2023...
30 November 2023 USS Mount Whitney Arrives in Larnaca, Cyprus LARNACA, Cyprus - The U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command-and-control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Larnaca, the Republic of Cyprus for a scheduled port visit, November 30, 2023...
30 November 2023 Combined Multinational Effort Averts Attempted Seizure in the Gulf of Aden MANAMA, Bahrain –A combined naval effort between multiple nations thwarted an attempted seizure of an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 26...
29 November 2023 Japan, Republic of Korea, U.S. Navies Conduct Trilateral Maritime Exercise AT SEA – The U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 conducted a trilateral maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), Nov. 26...
29 November 2023 Littoral Combat Ship, Unmanned Systems Pair Up to Advance Lethality in the Middle East MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) continues advancing lethality at sea, utilizing the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) as a staging base and command center for a host of unmanned systems during live weapons firing exercises in the international...
29 November 2023 Iranian UAV Creates Safety-of-Flight Risk to IKE Carrier Strike Group in Arabian Gulf MANAMA, Bahrain - Statement from the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper: “Today, Iranian unmanned aircraft took unsafe and unprofessional actions near USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) during the course of routine flight operations in international...
28 November 2023 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group sails with HMS Duncan for Mediterranean operations MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan (D37) joined the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) to participate in routine operations and conduct training events in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 16...
27 November 2023 IKE Strike Group Transits the Strait of Hormuz ARABIAN GULF – The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) completed a scheduled transit through the Strait of Hormuz into the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 26...
27 November 2023 U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea PARACEL ISLANDS, South China Sea — On November 25, USS Hopper (DDG 70) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of the operation, USS Hopper (DDG 70) exited the excessive claim area and...