20 March 2021 Ships of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Enter the Black Sea The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) entered the Black Sea on March 20, 2021 and was joined today by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) on a routine patrol to maintain maritime security alongside other NATO Allies and partners...
19 March 2021 Winston S. Churchill Returns to Homeport after 9-month Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) returned to homeport in Naval Station Norfolk March 19, after nearly nine months deployed in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation...
19 March 2021 Winston S. Churchill Returns to Homeport after 9-month Deployment The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) returned to homeport in Naval Station Norfolk March 19, after nearly nine months deployed in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation...
18 March 2021 Egyptian ENS Sharm El-Sheikh, USS Somerset Perform Passing Exercise RED SEA - The Egyptian guided-missile frigate ENS Sharm El-Sheikh (FFG 901) and U.S. amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX), March 14...
15 March 2021 Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Discusses Quantum Reform of the Metric System MONTEREY, Calif. - Nobel Prize recipient Dr. William Phillips, a pioneer of atomic timekeeping used by the Navy, spoke virtually to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff on the topic of “Quantum Reform of the Metric System” and how the frontiers of metrology are important to...
15 March 2021 VP-46 Coordinated Operations in the Black Sea BLACK SEA - Operating alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) and USS Porter (DDG-78), two Turkish frigates, the TCG Orucreis (F-245) and TCG Turgutreis (F-241), and two Turkish F-16 fighters, the Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 “Grey Knights,” participated in...
09 March 2021 VP-46 Coordinated Operations in the Black Sea BLACK SEA - Operating alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) and USS Porter (DDG-78), two Turkish frigates, the TCG Orucreis (F-245) and TCG Turgutreis (F-241), and two Turkish F-16 fighters, the Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 “Grey Knights,” participated in...
08 March 2021 Mastering the Helm Among a crew of 5,000 Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) only four are entrusted to steer the aircraft carrier in restricted maneuvering evolutions...
07 March 2021 U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Participates in Oman-led Exercise Khunjar Hadd 26 The Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman, United Kingdom Royal Navy, France Marine Nationale and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) participated in exercise Khunjar Hadd 26, Feb 21-25...
02 March 2021 MARMC, Blue Water, USS Gerald R. Ford Partner for UAS Exercise NORFOLK, Va. - Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) hosted the Blue Water Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Skyways team for an exercise that could impact the way the Navy handles transporting parts for repairs needed aboard forward-deployed ships...