25 October 2021 USS Alabama Completes 100th Patrol BANGOR, Wash. - Alabama joined a select group, alongside USS Alaska (SSBN 732) and USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730), as the third Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine to reach this milestone...
25 October 2021 Returning Expeditionary Medicine to the Arctic Circle NORWEGIAN CAVES - Displaying a commitment to European partners and ensuring that the U.S. Navy has the medical readiness infrastructure to respond to a dynamic security environment, Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR), in coordination with the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Medical Support Command (NEMSCOM),...
22 October 2021 MCSC Begins Fielding Amphibious Robot System for Littoral Missions MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.—In September, Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding an amphibious, unmanned robot system to support littoral operations globally...
21 October 2021 Task Force 70 Conducts Change of Command YOKOSUKA, Japan - Commander, Task Force 70 held a change of command ceremony Oct. 21 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s Benny Decker Theater...
19 October 2021 U.S. Navy and Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard Conduct a Joint Exercise CARIBBEAN SEA – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) and Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel HMJS George William Gordon conducted a bilateral maritime exercise in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 16, 2021...
16 October 2021 USS Ronald Reagan returns to Yokosuka following 5th and 7th Fleet Deployment The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 16, following a five-month deployment across 5th and 7th Fleet...
12 October 2021 21st Cole Commemoration Held Aboard Naval Station Norfolk NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - A commemoration ceremony marking the 21st anniversary of the bombing of USS Cole (DDG 67) was held this morning at the Cole Memorial aboard Naval Station Norfolk...
12 October 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, First ESB to Complete Voyage Repair in South Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa - USS Hershel “Woody” Williams is the first Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) to complete a voyage repair (VR) availability in South Africa, Oct. 11, 2021...
08 October 2021 VCNO Opens NHA Symposium with Call to Accelerate Force Modernization ALPINE, Calif. - Adm. Bill Lescher, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, opened the first day of panels and briefs during the Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) Symposium at the Viejas Resort, Oct. 7, 2021. During his opening remarks, he emphasized the importance of collaboration among the many Naval...
07 October 2021 U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band Builds Partnerships in South Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Band arrived in Cape Town, South Africa to hold community engagement performances, Oct. 6, 2021...