10 January 2023 Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Sets Sail With New Flagship ROTA, Spain - Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Rota on Friday, January, 6th 2023 after a scheduled change of flagship to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E Williams (DDG 95).
23 December 2022 USS Forrest Sherman Returns to Norfolk after NATO Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) returned to Naval Station Norfolk from deployment, Dec. 22.
22 December 2022 Interchangeability: Andrea Doria Serves with DESRON 26 in the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group ADRIATIC SEA - The Italian Navy Orizzonte/Horizon-class guided-missile destroyer ITS Andrea Doria (D 553) detached from the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Dec. 21, 2022, after operating with the strike group throughout the month, showcasing the NATO ship’s interoperability
29 October 2022 NATO concludes successful Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike OEIRAS, Portugal - Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) concluded Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike, the eighth phase of NATO’s long-planned Project Neptune series of activities, from STRIKFORNATO headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal, Oct. 28.
28 October 2022 USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Halifax for First International Port Visit HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and embarked crew arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the ship’s first international port visit, Oct. 28, 2022.
26 October 2022 Secretary General aboard USS George H.W. Bush: NATO’s strength deters conflict ADRIATIC SEA - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Adriatic Sea on Tuesday (25 October 2022). The Bush currently leads a carrier strike group under NATO command, which Mr. Stoltenberg called “a demonstration of US
24 October 2022 Carrier Strike Group 4 Exercise Enhances Beginning of Gerald R. Ford Inaugural Deployment with NATO Allies NORFOLK, Va. - The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and ships from three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries completed a three-week exercise orchestrated by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 called Task Force Exercise (TFEX) 23-2 from Oct. 5 to 23.
10 October 2022 Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Departs Taranto, Italy, Starts Mare Aperto 22-2 TARANTO, Italy - Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Taranto Oct. 3 for the start of Exercise Mare Aperto 22-2 (MA 22-2), a large, live exercise conducted by the Italian Navy in company with Allied and EU partners.
12 September 2022 NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner/Mavi Balina 22 begins in Mediterranean AKSAZ, Türkiye - NATO’s Exercise Dynamic Mariner-Mavi Balina 22 kicked off from Aksaz Naval Base Sept. 11.
29 August 2022 NATO Ships Concludes Alexandria Port Visit and Naval Exercise with Egyptian Navy ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) concluded a port visit in Alexandria, Egypt, by conducting a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Egyptian Navy, Aug. 24.