16 October 2023 U.S. Navy deploys newest medical expeditionary capability aboard Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Norfolk, Va. - The U.S. Navy deployed the first En-Route Care System (ERCS) medical expeditionary capability aboard the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) during a regularly scheduled deployment, Oct. 14...
06 October 2023 High Threat IEDD Exercise, Northern Challenge 23: A First for the 26MEU(SOC) and the U.S. Marine Corps KEFLAVIK, Iceland - U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operators from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26MEU(SOC)) participated in Exercise Northern Challenge 2023 alongside various NATO Allies and partners, Sept. 21 to Oct. 5...
05 October 2023 GRFCSG Strengthens Interoperability with Italy IONIAN SEA - The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) concluded a series of high-end training events with Italian naval forces in the Ionian Sea, Oct. 4, 2023, to increase interoperability as NATO allies and strengthen regional stability in the Mediterranean region...
02 October 2023 2023 Stockdale Leadership Award Recipients Announced The Navy announced Cmdr. David B. Burke, from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Cmdr. Jeffrey C. Fassbender, from U.S. Pacific Fleet, as the 2023 recipients of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for inspirational leadership, Oct. 2...
29 September 2023 Britain’s largest warship - HMS Prince of Wales - makes Virginia temporary homeport during East Coast deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The United Kingdom’s largest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales (R09), will make Naval Station Norfolk its temporary homeport this fall beginning Sept. 30 as it pushes the boundaries of Naval Aviation with F-35 Lightning advancement and drone launches off the East Coast over...
28 September 2023 USS Louisiana Proves Readiness of Unmatched Strategic Weapons System SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs conducted a scheduled, missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Louisiana (SSBN-743), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, on the Western Test Range off the coast of San Diego, California, at...
28 September 2023 U.S. and Chile: Strengthening Ties, Celebrating Independence SAN DIEGO - Chilean Sailors assigned to the submarine CS Carrera (SS 22) hosted a Chilean Independence Day ceremony with Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 11 on board Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL), California, Sept. 18...
22 September 2023 VRC-30 Flies its Last C-2A Greyhound to Norfolk NORFOLK, Virginia - As taps played in the distant background the last C-2A Greyhound aircraft assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 arrived at Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Sept. 20, after flying its final flight. ...
21 September 2023 2023 Information Warfare Waterfront Conference YOKOSUKA, Japan — Senior leadership from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States defense services assembled together aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), hosted by U.S. 7th Fleet, for the 2023 Information Warfare (IW) Waterfront Conference in...
19 September 2023 The World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Trieste TRIESTE, Italy - The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), arrived in Trieste, Italy for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 17, 2023...