19 January 2023 USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) Completes Multinational Maritime Security Patrol, Arrives in Dakar, Senegal DAKAR, Senegal - The Famous-class medium endurance USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) arrived in Dakar, Senegal for a scheduled port visit following a multinational maritime security patrol, Jan. 17, 2023...
18 January 2023 Royal Saudi Navy Transfers Command of Middle East Task Force to UK Royal Navy MANAMA, Bahrain - During an indoor ceremony at the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, Jan. 18, United Kingdom’s Royal Navy assumed command of a multinational task force led by the Royal Saudi Naval Forces since July...
10 January 2023 Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Sets Sail With New Flagship ROTA, Spain - Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Rota on Friday, January, 6th 2023 after a scheduled change of flagship to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E Williams (DDG 95)...
10 January 2023 U.S. Navy Intercepts More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped from Iran MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. naval forces intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 6, and discovered it smuggling 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles while transiting international waters along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. ...
10 January 2023 U.S. and Seychellois Divers Team Up in the Port of Victoria VICTORIA, Seychelles - U.S. Navy Seabee Divers assigned to Underwater Construction Team One (UCT1) and divers from the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) completed a preliminary salvage mission to expand the berthing capacity of the Port of Victoria, Dec. 22, 2022...
09 January 2023 IMSC Task Force Completes Maritime Exercise with Unmanned Systems, A.I. MANAMA, Bahrain - The International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) completed a three-day maritime exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 9, integrating unmanned systems and artificial intelligence during a naval drill for the second time in six months...
06 January 2023 COMSUBLANT Announces 2022 Battle “E” Winners NORFOLK, Va. - Vice Adm. William Houston, commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT), announced the COMSUBLANT winners of the 2022 Battle Efficiency (“E”) Competition awards, Jan. 1...
03 January 2023 USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) arrives in Praia, Cabo Verde PRAIA, Cabo Verde - The Famous-class medium endurance USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) arrived in Praia, Cabo Verde for a scheduled port visit, Jan. 2, 2023...
26 December 2022 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) Spends Christmas in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) spent the Christmas season in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania after arriving in the Tanzanian port for a scheduled visit, Dec. 22, 2022...
23 December 2022 USS Forrest Sherman Returns to Norfolk after NATO Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) returned to Naval Station Norfolk from deployment, Dec. 22...