20 May 2021 Joint Force Command Norfolk Kicks off Part 1 of NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2021 ATLANTIC OCEAN - A dynamic NATO maritime live exercise (LIVEX) has begun off the coast of Portugal with participation from 11 Allied Nations from North America and Europe as a part of Steadfast Defender 2021, May 20.
14 May 2021 U.S. 2nd Fleet Embarks USS Mount Whitney for Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 NORFOLK, Va. - Staff members attached to Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) and U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) embarked aboard the U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) to kick-off Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 (STDE21), May 12.
03 May 2021 Allied Forces Prepare for the Start of Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 FERROL, Spain - The Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate ESPS Cristóbal Colón (F-105) is this year’s designated flag ship for the execution of Exercise At-Sea Demonstration/Formidable Shield 2021, scheduled to take place May 15 to June 3.
23 March 2021 Afghanistan, COVID-19, Maritime Exercises Among Topics Covered at Pentagon Briefing Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby gave reporters a whirlwind tour of issues facing the Defense Department citing a maritime exercise in the Arabian Sea, issues in Afghanistan, COVID-19 vaccinations and housing migrant children in DOD facilities.
13 September 2020 U.S. Navy Conducts Joint Operations with U.S. Air Force for the second time in two months U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and NATO units conducted a joint maritime and air training mission in the Adriatic Sea, Sept. 11, 2020.