MANAMA, Bahrain — Vice Adm. Brad Cooper turned over command of Middle East naval forces to Vice Adm. George Wikoff during a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Feb. 1...

WASHINGTON — In the face of emergencies, military and civilian security personnel must be ready to defend and protect. Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain 2024 (CS-SC24), scheduled for February 5 through the 16th, is one of the Navy’s primary exercises for ensuring its security personnel have...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.  — Fleet Readiness Center East's STEM Outreach Team visited Grover C. Fields Middle School in New Bern Jan. 17 with two goals: providing engaging educational resources to sixth through eighth grade students in the Academically and...

“Today, we cut the ribbon, signaling the end of years of hard work in planning and coordination. But now, the real work begins,” said Capt. Nicole Nigro, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic Commanding Officer during her remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony Jan. 25 for NIWC...

Philippine Sea  - The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Theodore Roosevelt CSG and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 31...

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait- The Kuwait Naval Force, Kuwait Coast Guard, U.S Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command (MARCENT) have joined forces in Exercise Eager Defender 24, a bilateral maritime drill aimed at strengthening mutual interoperability and...

LIMASSOL, Cyprus – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Limassol, Cyprus for a regularly scheduled port visit 25 Jan., 2024...

SÃO TOMÉ, São Tomé and Príncipe - Seabee divers assigned to Underwater Construction Team 1 (UCT 1) conducted a four-week cross training exercise with São Tomé Coast Guard divers and executed underwater harbor clearance efforts to allow for safer navigation through the shipping channel of São Tomé...

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) hosted the military official responsible for F-35 sustainment and logistics Jan. 24 when Maj. Gen. Donald K. Carpenter, Director of the Lightning Sustainment Center for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office, visited the depot. The engagement allowed...

USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) - The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) Supply department, comprised of approximately 150 Sailors, along with four Pacific Partnership 2024-1 mission supply personnel, medical team planners and civilian mariners, worked together to provide logistical support for Pacific...