10 June 2025 Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary SAN DIEGO -- Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) celebrated its 10 year anniversary at Naval Base San Diego, June 9th. Rear Adm. T. J. Zerr, commander, SMWDC, with guest speaker Rear Adm. Joseph Cahill, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, delivered remarks to former...
04 June 2025 USS Sampson Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility SAN DIEGO - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed Naval Base San Diego, June 3, 2025, to support operations in the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) area of responsibility...
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...
27 May 2025 USS Canberra Arrives in Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain – The littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) arrived at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, May 22, the first of four of the class expected to be deployed in the region...
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...
22 May 2025 Two U.S. Navy DDGs Successfully Engage SRBM and MRBM during exercise Formidable Shield 2025 NAPLES, Italy - U.S. 6th Fleet Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) and USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) conducted two separate live-fire events as part of exercise At Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 25. U.S. Navy destroyers are equipped with the Aegis...
22 May 2025 Blue Ridge Departs Wellington, New Zealand Following Port Visit WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Wellington, New Zealand following a scheduled port visit, May 16-21, 2025...
21 May 2025 U.S. 6th Fleet Staff embarks USS Mount Whitney in Atlantic Ocean ROTA, Spain – U.S. 6th Fleet conducted a staff embark on the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) from May 15-22, 2025...
21 May 2025 USS Charleston deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility NORFOLK, Va. - The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) departed Naval Base San Diego to support U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) southern border operations, May 20...
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)...