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...
21 December 2023 Navy Locates and Recovers Downed Blackhawk in the Mediterranean Sea MEDITERRANEAN SEA - A team of deep ocean salvage experts located and recovered the downed MH-60 Blackhawk that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10. The aircraft was conducting routine training when it experienced an in-flight emergency resulting in the crash...
21 December 2023 USNS Mercy Arrives in the Republic of Palau for Pacific Partnership 24-1 PALAU - The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived Dec. 21 in the Republic of Palau to begin the fourth mission stop of Pacific Partnership 24-1, the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific region. This marks the...
21 December 2023 Pacific Partnership 24-1 Concludes Third Mission Stop in Pohnpei POHNPEI, Micronesia - Pacific Partnership 24-1 (PP24-1) concludes 10 days of medical, humanitarian and disaster response and host nation outreach efforts in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, closing out its third mission stop Dec. 21...
20 December 2023 Commander, Navy Installations Command Holds Change of Command WASHINGTON — Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) held a change of command ceremony at CNIC headquarters onboard Washington D.C.’s historic Navy Yard, Dec. 18...
18 December 2023 The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System in Naval Support Facility Redizkowo, Poland, Transfers Ownership from Missile Defense Agency to the U.S. Navy NAPLES, Italy — The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) located in Redzikowo, Poland, will be accepted by the U.S. Navy on Dec. 15, 2023, where AAMDS will enter a planned maintenance period to upgrade the network and computer systems. Once finalized, AAMDS Poland will be a fully...
15 December 2023 U.S. Navy Announces Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Hawaii-California Training and Testing; Invites Public Comment on Upcoming Environmental Analysis SAN DIEGO — The Department of the Navy (Navy) (including both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps), in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, and U.S. Air Force, is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) to assess the...
13 December 2023 Naval Special Warfare Enhances Allied Defense with Romanian Special Operations Forces CONTANTA, Romania — East-Coast based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and the 164th Romanian Naval Special Operations Forces (ROUSOF) conducted training on maritime interdiction operations, special reconnaissance, and special operations tactics to enhance allied defense throughout the...
12 December 2023 USS Arleigh Burke Arrives in Souda Bay SOUDA BAY, Crete – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), currently assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for a regularly scheduled port visit December 10, 2023...
12 December 2023 Pacific Partnership 24-1 Kicks off Third Mission Stop in Micronesia Pacific Partnership 24-1 has kicked off its third mission stop in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 12...