17 March 2022 Navy Supports Scientific Research at ICEX 2022 U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The ice chunks drifting on Arctic waters are inhospitable and, for most people, inaccessible. As a result, gathering accurate information about the environment in this harsh – but important – region of the world is challenging for researchers...
17 March 2022 Elements of Kearsarge ARG and 22nd MEU Deploy NORFOLK, Va. - Elements of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Naval Station Norfolk and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for a regularly scheduled deployment, March 16...
17 March 2022 U.S., Japan, Australia Conduct Trilateral Naval Training in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the South China Sea for multinational training which concluded March 15...
16 March 2022 Navy brings ‘backpacker’s mindset’ to nearly zero-footprint Arctic ice camp U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The Navy’s 60-person encampment built on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean is a nearly zero footprint camp...
11 March 2022 U.S. Forces Prepare to Join Norway’s Biennial Exercise Cold Response 22 Thousands of U.S. Marines and Sailors are scheduled to participate in Norway’s Exercise Cold Response 22, the ninth iteration of this exercise, occurring from March 14 – April 1, 2022...
11 March 2022 Two U.S. Navy Destroyers Conduct Maritime Interoperability Exercise with German Frigate in the Baltic Sea BALTIC SEA - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) and USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducted seamanship and navigation drills with the German Navy in the Baltic Sea, March 9...
11 March 2022 Secretary of the Navy Visits USS Gerald R. Ford to Celebrate “100 Years of Carrier Aviation” NORFOLK, Va. - Throughout the 2022 calendar year, the U.S. Navy is commemorating 100 years of aircraft carriers, celebrating the strategic importance of aircraft carriers and the future of naval aviation while honoring their history...
11 March 2022 U.S., JMSDF Conduct First Training Torpedo Exercise in Japanese Waters NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan – Aircrews from the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, the “Warlords” of HSM 51, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) “Mighty 59” of Air Development Squadron (VX) 51 conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo training in...
09 March 2022 Navy Updates Policy for Sailors with Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) As a result of feedback from Sailors and waterfront leadership, the Navy has updated grooming policy and requirements for Sailors diagnosed with the shaving-related condition pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) in NAVADMIN 064/22, Mar. 9...
09 March 2022 Under Secretary of the Navy visits ICEX 2022 U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The Hon. Meredith Berger, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Navy, visited the U.S. Navy’s Ice Camp Queenfish, built on a sheet of Arctic ice floating 160 nautical miles offshore, and the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) on March...