24 February 2025 USS Stockdale returns home after seven-month deployment to 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) returned to homeport at Naval Base San Diego after a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Feb. 21...
24 February 2025 Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. participate in Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint 25-71 (Resilient Shield) YOKOSUKA, Japan – Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. forces launched Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint (FST-J) 25-71 (Resilient Shield), at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region, Feb. 24-27, 2025...
19 February 2025 Navy Region EURAFCENT sweeps Retention Excellence Awards for FY24 NAPLES, Italy -- Six commands throughout Navy Region Europe, Africa, and Central (EURAFCENT), the Navy’s largest region, received Retention Excellence Awards (REA) for fiscal year (FY) 2024. ...
13 February 2025 NMCB 11 Seabees help stranded motorists GULFPORT, Miss. -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 came to the aid of stranded motorists off of Interstate 10 East outside New Orleans, Feb. 6, 2025...
11 February 2025 American Legion Accepting Spirit of Service Award Packages The American Legion will present the Spirit of Service award to an enlisted member from each branch who has selflessly distinguished themselves above and beyond their regular duties, predominantly through community service activities and professional achievement...
11 February 2025 USNS Kanawha awarded Navy Unit Commendation for efforts while deployed to U.S. Central Command NORFOLK, Va. (February 7, 2025)—The Civil Service Mariners (CIVMAR) who crew Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) were awarded the Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) ribbon during a ceremony aboard the ship while the ship was pier-side on Naval Station...
10 February 2025 Simulating the threat, Naval Base Ventura County enhances security through annual exercise NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif – Service members and civilian personnel assigned to Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) are participating in Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2025 (CS-SC25), a Navy-wide, multi-week annual force protection exercise. Running from Feb. 3 to Feb. 14, the exercise is...
10 February 2025 USS O’Kane returns home after seven-month deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of...
07 February 2025 MAKO Challenge 2025 Increases Navy Readiness and Lethality NORFOLK, Va. – Navy Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, and U.S. 6th Fleet assembled at the Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) in Norfolk, Virginia, for MAKO Challenge 2025 from Jan. 30 -- Feb. 2...
05 February 2025 Forging Readiness: Navy Reservists Train for Expeditionary Operations at NEMWDC CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Six Navy reservists sharpened their expeditionary warfare skills during an integrated Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) and En-route Care System (ERCS) training at the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center, Camp Pendleton, Jan...