29 July 2023 USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) Arrives in the U.K. PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Plymouth, U.K. for a regularly scheduled port visit, July...
27 July 2023 Best in the Fleet: USS The Sullivans wins 2022 Battenberg Cup After Two Surge Deployments YORKTOWN, Va. - The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) was named the best all-around ship in the Atlantic Fleet based on accumulation of achievements that included two successful surge deployments, July 27...
26 July 2023 Rooted in Maritime History: Stennis Holds Mast Stepping Ceremony NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 26, 2023) – The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and members of Newport News Shipbuilding marked a major milestone in the ship’s refueling, complex and overhaul (RCOH) maintenance period with a mast stepping ceremony, July 26...
26 July 2023 USS Normandy Arrives in Rijeka, Croatia RIJEKA, Croatia - The USS Normandy (CG 60), a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, arrived in Rijeka, Croatia for a regularly scheduled port visit and mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR), July 26, 2023...
25 July 2023 IKECSG Completes Certification Exercise Alongside NATO Allies ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) recently certified for deployment after successfully completing a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX)...
25 July 2023 CNAL Squadrons Receive Battle "E" Award NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), presented the first of many Battle Efficiency, or Battle “E,” awards to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 126 and Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81,...
20 July 2023 USS Ramage (DDG 61) Arrives in Durrës, Albania DURRES, Albania - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) – part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Gerald R. Ford CSG, arrived in Durrës, Albania for a regularly scheduled port visit July 20, 2023...
20 July 2023 USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) Arrives in Klaipėda KLAIPĖDA, Lithuania - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Klaipėda, Lithuania, for a scheduled port visit, July 20, 2023...
19 July 2023 USS Illinois Returns Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on July 3, following a seven-month deployment...
19 July 2023 USS Stethem Conducts Cooperative Deployment with Indian Navy Following Goa Port Visit INDIAN OCEAN - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) conducted a Cooperative Deployment (CODEP) with the Indian Navy following the ship’s port visit to Goa, India, on July 18...