25 January 2024 USS Antietam Departs Yokosuka After Nearly 11 Years of Forward-Deployed Service YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) departed Yokosuka, Japan, Jan. 26 to transit to its new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a planned rotation of forces in the Pacific...
23 January 2024 NPS POTION Software Helps UAV Break Records During Arctic Test Flight MONTEREY, Ca - Following years of dedicated work with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), NPS and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) partners have successfully concluded the ultimate test of a nine-year continuum of research and development in one of the world’s most challenging environments: the...
23 January 2024 NPS POTION Software Helps UAV Break Records During Arctic Test Flight Following years of dedicated work with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), NPS and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) partners have successfully concluded the ultimate test of a nine-year continuum of research and development in one of the world’s most challenging environments: the Arctic...
22 January 2024 USS Normandy Returns Home from 8-Month Deployment NORFOLK, Va. — The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) – part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) – returned to homeport in Norfolk after an 8-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, Jan. 20, 2024...
22 January 2024 Bataan ARG, 26th MEU(SOC) Arrive in Souda Bay for Port Visit SOUDA BAY, Crete — The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), comprised of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), along with the...
18 January 2024 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Returns from Historic Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, January 17, 2024, following an 8-month deployment...
17 January 2024 Canada Assumes Command of Combined Maritime Forces’ Combined Task Force 150 MANAMA, Bahrain - The Royal Canadian Navy assumed command of a multinational maritime task force during a change-of-command ceremony Jan. 17...
17 January 2024 Japan, Republic of Korea, U.S. Navies Partner in Trilateral Maritime Exercise PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), conducted a trilateral maritime exercise, demonstrating their commitment to...
16 January 2024 Task Force 59 Launches New Unmanned Task Group 59.1 MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 59 commissioned a new task group focused on unmanned operations during a ceremony here, Jan. 3...
16 January 2024 Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 142 Returns from Deployment WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - After an extended 2023 deployment, the “Gray Wolves” of Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ 142) return to Whidbey Island. The “Gray Wolves” deployed with Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW 8) aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) as part of Carrier Strike...