23 April 2024 Royal Australian Navy Sailors graduate Submarine Officer Basic Course: next step, assignment to U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarines GROTON, Conn. - In a first for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), three RAN officers graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Officer Basic Course (SOBC) on Apr. 18, 2024, at the Naval Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut.
20 April 2024 USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) conducts brief stop off coast of Iceland ICELAND - The Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) conducted a brief stop for personnel and supplies off of the coast of Iceland, April 18, 2024.
20 April 2024 U.S. Navy Participates in NATO’s Sea Shield 2024 in Constanța, Romania CONSTANTA, Romania - U.S. Navy maritime patrol aircraft joined NATO’s exercise Sea Shield 2024, hosted by the Romanian Navy this week.
20 April 2024 Exercise Argonaut 2024 takes place in Larnaca, Cyprus Larnaca, Cyprus - The Cypriot exercise Argonaut 2024 took place in Lanarca, Cyprus, April 9-11, 2024.
17 April 2024 USS Albany Arrives in Faslane FASLANE, Scotland - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) arrived in Faslane, Scotland for a scheduled port visit, April 17, 2024.
16 April 2024 U.S. Navy Aircraft Transits the Taiwan Strait A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on April 17 (local time). By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations.
16 April 2024 Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill: AFFF Update HONOLULU, Hawaii - As of April 15, Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill (NCTF-RH) safely removed 1,012 gallons, roughly 99 percent, of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) concentrate from the AFFF system at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Operations began April 8 after NCTF-RH received approval
16 April 2024 Indian Navy Carries Out First Drug Interdiction as CMF Member The Indian Navy Ship INS Talwar, operating in support of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, conducted its first interdiction of illicit narcotics as a member of Combined Maritime Forces, seizing 940 kg of drugs in the Arabian Sea, April 13.
15 April 2024 Navy Medicine Partners with Recruiting Command to Attract STEM-focused Students Encouraging people interested in medicine and science to join Navy Medicine was the focus of the inaugural kaizen meeting at the Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) in Millington, Tenn., April 10-12, 2024.
15 April 2024 Canadian-Led CTF 150 Conducts Third Drug Interdiction in a Week The Royal Navy’s HMS Lancaster (F229), operating in support of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, carried out its second successful drug seizure in as many days, seizing 2,000 kg of hashish from a dhow in the Arabian Sea, April 11.