26 July 2021 USS Vella Gulf Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), an element of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), returned to its homeport in Naval Station Norfolk, July 23 following a four-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation...
26 July 2021 Rappahannock, Alan Shepard Drill with Australian Navy During Talisman Sabre 21 CORAL SEA - USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) and USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 (TS21), a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, which began July 18 off the northeast coast of Australia...
26 July 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Holds Change of Command Ceremony ATLANTIC OCEAN - Capt. David Gray was relieved as commanding officer of USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) by Capt. Chad Graham during a ceremony held in the ship’s hanger bay July 25, 2021...
23 July 2021 USS Mustin Returns to San Diego after 15 Years of Service in Japan SAN DIEGO -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) returned to San Diego, July 22, after 15 years serving in the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) in Japan...
22 July 2021 U.S. Navy and JMSDF Strengthen Ties through Mine Warfare Exercise 2JA SASEBO, Japan – Mine warfare forces from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commenced Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 2JA 2021 off the coast of northern Japan, July 19...
16 July 2021 USS Ramage Holds Change of Command Ceremony NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Cmdr. James Walker relieved Cmdr. Isaac A. Harris as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) today during a shipboard change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk...
15 July 2021 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Partners with Industry on Exploring Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Sensors to Detect Corrosion on Navy Combat Systems PORT HUENEME, Calif. - Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their sensors track and monitor wildlife, livestock, infrastructure, weather and construction progress, among other tasks. Now, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) scientists and a local company want to use them to...
15 July 2021 NRL Quantum Research Center Celebrates First Year of Research, Collaboration WASHINGTON - The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory celebrated its first anniversary earlier this year as the Navy’s designated Quantum Information Research Center...
13 July 2021 Carrier Air Wing 3 Returns from 2021 Eisenhower Strike Group Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The nine aircraft squadrons of Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) returned to Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Jul. 13 after their six-month deployment aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS...
13 July 2021 Junior Sailor, Lieutenant Tie in Shiphandling Competition NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - A junior Sailor tied with a lieutenant for top score in the shiphandling competition during the recent Surface Line Week 2021 competition...