18 August 2023 Navy, Marine Corps conclude Large Scale Exercise 2023 NORFOLK, Va. – More than 25,000 Sailors and Marines across the globe participated in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps-led Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023, Aug. 9-18...
18 August 2023 Keel Authenticated for Future USS Tang (SSN 805) GROTON, Conn. – Senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, to attend a keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Tang (SSN 805), Aug. 17...
17 August 2023 Farewell, FLIP! Renowned Navy-Owned Research Platform Retired after 60 Years of Service ARLINGTON, Va. -- Built in 1962 with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), FLIP helped generations of scientists and oceanographers better understand the mysteries of the sea, including internal waves, air-sea interaction and long-range sound propagation. Sadly, age and exorbitant...
17 August 2023 Blue Ridge Returns to Yokosuka, Concludes Summer Patrol YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 17, after a patrol in the Indo-Pacific region...
15 August 2023 NAVSEA Improves Readiness of USS Bataan with New 3D Printing Capability WASHINGTON NAVY YARD –The crew of USS Bataan (LHD 5), supported by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), recently completed the first metal 3D part fabrication and replacement for a de-ballast air compressor (DBAC) in only five days using her permanently installed metal 3D printer...
15 August 2023 USS Sioux City (LCS 11) Decommissions NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. -- Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Sioux City (LCS 11) was decommissioned in Mayport, Fla., August 14...
14 August 2023 U.S. Naval Base Guam to Participate in Exercise Citadel Pacific 2023 NAVAL BASE GUAM (Aug. 15, 2023) - U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) will participate in the annual Commander, Naval Installations Command (CNIC) force protection exercise Citadel Pacific 2023 (CP23) Aug. 21-25...
14 August 2023 FRCE hosts congressional visit from N.C. Rep. Murphy MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. -- Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy Aug. 14 for a briefing and tour focused on the depot’s expanding workload and future capabilities, including enhanced support of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter...
11 August 2023 USNS Burlington Arrives in Almirante, Panama ALMIRANTE, Panama - The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Almirante, Panama, Aug. 11, marking the first of many stops throughout the course of the Continuing Promise 2023 mission...
11 August 2023 USS Mobile Bay Decommissions, Honors 36 Years of Service SAN DIEGO -- USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) honored more than three decades of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 10...