18 June 2026 USS Cleveland (LCS 31) Arrives to Mayport Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Cleveland (LCS 31) arrives to her homeport in Mayport, Fla., June 11...
18 June 2026 USS Canberra departs Colombo after scheduled port visit Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) departed Colombo June 14, 2026, after a scheduled port visit to strengthen relations with the Sri Lanka Navy...
17 June 2026 USS Nimitz Concludes Southern Seas 2026 Deployment The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and its strike group successfully completed their highly anticipated deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Southern Seas 2026...
16 June 2026 George Washington Carrier Strike Group arrives in Guam APRA HARBOR, Guam – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, along with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Shoup (DDG 86) and USS Benfold (DDG 65) and Ticonderoga-class...
15 June 2026 Navy Designates Hazard Areas, Authorizes Premium Pay for Civil Service Mariners NORFOLK, VA – Recognizing the indispensable role and daily dangers faced by Civil Service Mariners (CIVMARs), the U.S. Navy has officially designated several key maritime regions as hazard areas, authorizing premium pay when operating in these dangerous waters. ...
08 June 2026 Protecting the Homeland: USS Iwo Jima, 22nd MEU (SOC) Returns from Historic Ten-Month Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Va. on June 6 following a historic 10-month deployment to the U.S. Fourth Fleet area of operations...
05 June 2026 BALTOPS 2026 Takes Sail from Gdynia, Poland The 55th iteration of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2026 kicked off as 20 NATO Ally ships departed the Port of Gdynia, Poland, June 4, 2026...
05 June 2026 Spanish Armada and U.S. Navy personnel participate in a bilateral oil spill response exercise NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (June 4, 2026) – Base Naval de Rota hosted the slick response exercise on June 4, 2026. This event is one of the annual bilateral exercises between the U.S. Navy and the Spanish Armada...
02 June 2026 Task Force Ashland’s Navy-Marine Corps team returns to San Diego after four months of operations in the Indo-Pacific Marines and Sailors of Task Force (TF) Ashland returned to San Diego aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), following four months of operations in the Indo-Pacific region, June 1, 2026...
29 May 2026 America’s Sea Services Launch Sail 250 New Orleans During Nation’s Semi-Quincentennial Celebration NEW ORLEANS — More than 3,000 Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and international maritime partner personnel arrived in New Orleans May 28, launching Sail 250 New Orleans, the inaugural port call of the national Sail 250 series of events, a major feature of the nation’s Freedom 250...