24 June 2021 CARAT Series 2021 Commences, Elevating Maritime Security Partnerships with U.S., Sri Lanka, Japan TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- The 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of partner nations commenced with CARAT Sri Lanka, June 24...
23 June 2021 Naval District Washington Holds Change of Command WASHINGTON - Rear Adm. Mike Steffen relieved Rear Adm. Carl Lahti as the Regional Commander for Naval District Washington (NDW) at a change of command ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, June 22...
23 June 2021 COMSTRIKFORNATO, U.S. Sixth Fleet Visits Baltic Nations KLAIPĖDA, Lithuania - Vice Adm. Gene Black, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, completed a 5-day visit to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania during exercise Baltic Operations, 12-16 June, 2021...
22 June 2021 USS Mustin departs Yokosuka, Celebrates 15 years Forward Deployed YOKOSUKA, Japan - USS Mustin (DDG 89) departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, June 22, following 15 years of service forward-deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet...
21 June 2021 USFFC Launches Senior Executive Advanced Leader Training Program NORFOLK, Va. - U.S. Fleet Forces Command hosted seven Navy Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders June 15 - 18 in Norfolk, Va., as part of the inaugural Senior Executive Advanced Leader Training (SALT) program...
19 June 2021 USS Laboon Conducts Passing Exercise with British Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy The Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) completed a series of passing and communication exercises (PASSEX) with the British Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy, June 17, 2021 in the Black Sea...
18 June 2021 ONR Awards Two NPS Faculty with Youth Investigator Program Honors MONTEREY, Calif. - Two Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professors recently earned the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, a highly competitive early-career award program for academic scientists and engineers that recognizes creative research with potential for a...
18 June 2021 BALTOPS 50 Comes to a Close BALTIC SEA - Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) concluded the 50th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS), the premiere annual maritime-focused U.S. European Command and U.S. Naval Forces Europe exercise in the Baltic region, June 18...
17 June 2021 Buffalo Navy Week Kicks Off BUFFALO, N.Y. – On Monday, The Buffalo and Erie County Naval Military Park hosted an opening ceremony for Buffalo virtual Navy Week aboard Guided Missile Cruiser USS Little Rock, CLG-4, which was commissioned in 1945 and now rests as a museum ship...
16 June 2021 USS Rafael Peralta Operates in Sea of Japan SEA OF JAPAN - USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) concludes a 5-day multi-domain maritime presence operation in the Sea of Japan, June 11–15...