20 June 2025 USS Mount Whitney Hosts DV Day during BALTOPS 25 GDANSK, Poland – U.S. and NATO flag and general officers gathered for a Distinguished Visitor (DV) Day as part of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 25 aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) on June 17...
20 June 2025 Pacific Partnership 2025 Concludes Mission Stop in Suva, Fiji, June 16, 2025 SUVA, Fiji – Pacific Partnership 2025 officially concluded its mission stop in Fiji with a closing ceremony hosted at the Waiqanake District School on June 16, 2025...
17 June 2025 U.S., Republic of Singapore Navies Deepen Partnership Through Exercise Pacific Griffin 2025 GUAM – The U.S. and Republic of Singapore navies kicked off Exercise Pacific Griffin 2025 in the waters off Guam, June 7...
05 June 2025 Pacific Partnership Brings Disaster Response Training to Virac, Philippines VIRAC, Philippines – Pacific Partnership 2025 officially commenced its mission in Virac, Philippines, bringing together international expertise and local leadership to strengthen disaster response capabilities in the region and deepen strategic partnerships, June 1...
03 June 2025 BALTOPS 25 Begins in the Baltic Sea Region ROSTOCK, Germany – Sixteen NATO allies, more than 40 ships, 25 aircraft and approximately 9,000 personnel began the 54th iteration of Baltic Operations, or BALTOPS 25, with the start of the pre-sail conference, June 3, in the Baltic Sea region...
02 June 2025 USS Blue Ridge Departs Sydney Following Port Visit SYDNEY – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Sydney following a scheduled port visit, May 26-31, 2025...
22 May 2025 U.S. Completes Bilateral Naval Exercise Nautical Defender in Arabian Gulf MANAMA, Bahrain – Naval forces from the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia participated in Nautical Defender in the Arabian Gulf, May 10-19...
21 May 2025 USS Forrest Sherman Visits Port of Algiers The USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) visited Algiers on a port visit this week. The three-day visit demonstrated the ongoing friendship and security cooperation between the U.S. and Algeria, building off prior port visit stopovers in Algiers and Oran in 2023 by the USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5)...
13 May 2025 From Classroom to Combat Boarding: Multinational VBSS Training Highlights Obangame Express 2025 DAKAR, Senegal — Naval forces from 27 nations executed Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) operations in Senegal as part of Exercise Obangame Express 2025, a multinational effort aimed at strengthening maritime security in West African waters...
09 May 2025 Blue Ridge Departs Suva, Fiji Following Port Visit SUVA, Fiji — The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Suva, Fiji following a scheduled port visit, May 5-9, 2025...