20 December 2024 USS Spruance returns home after five-month deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a five-month deployment in time for the holidays, Dec. 19...
19 December 2024 NIWC Atlantic drives strategic collaboration, alignment at Eastern Defense Summit NIWC Atlantic served as a primary contributor during the 2024 Eastern Defense Summit on Dec. 11-12 at the Charleston Area Convention Center, where more than 2,000 people and 150 vendors engaged in tech-based panel discussions, breakout sessions, STEM demonstrations and exhibit hall collaboration...
17 December 2024 For First Time, Australian Submariner Earns US Dolphins YOKOSUKA, Japan— The U.S. Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 12. In a pier-side ceremony, Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7 awarded Royal Australian Navy Lt...
16 December 2024 VAQ-133 “Wizards” complete historic first Next Generation Jammer Deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet in Time for the Holidays VAQ-133 returns from a five-month deployment as the first Navy squadron to tactically employ the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer...
13 December 2024 USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. & USS Michael Murphy Return to Pearl Harbor after Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) returned to their homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 12, after a five-month deployment assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike...
11 December 2024 USNS Patuxent Returns Home in Time for Christmas NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Combat Logistics Force (CLF) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 10, 2024, after completing a 10-month deployment in U.S. European Command’s area of responsibility...
09 December 2024 Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 111 NEW ORLEANS – The latest Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 111 was delivered to the Navy from Textron Systems on Nov. 27.The delivery of LCAC 111 comes after completion of Acceptance Trials conducted by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey, which evaluated the readiness and capability of the...
09 December 2024 USS Iwo Jima certifies flight deck with Green Team integration USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and more than 30 Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit recently marked a significant milestone by certifying the ship's flight deck for aviation operations during a critical week at sea, Dec. 2-6. This accomplishment is a key step in preparing for integration...
06 December 2024 The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) returns home after a 7-month deployment Norfolk, Va. - The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG), commanded by Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 4, returned to Hampton Roads, Virginia following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, Dec. 6...
05 December 2024 SECNAV holds all hands call aboard Boxer with former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SECNAV Carlos Del Toro holds aan ll-hands call aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) to recognize Sailors and present former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger with the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award...