27 February 2024 Navy Pins First Robotics Warfare Specialist The Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman, and the Navy’s Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13) Director, Rear Adm. Jim Waters, pinned Master Chief Christopher Rambert as the Navy’s first Robotics Warfare Specialist during an office call at Naval Support Facility
27 February 2024 MV Cape Horn Offload Sets Stage for Cobra Gold 24 SATTAHIP, Thailand - Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered ship MV Cape Horn (T-AKR 5068) continued its voyage through the Pacific and arrived at Sattahip, Thailand, to offload equipment in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2024 (CG24), Feb. 17-22.
26 February 2024 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns from Western Pacific Deployment SAN DIEGO - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, returned to its homeport of Naval Air Station North Island, Feb. 23, following a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific.
26 February 2024 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Leaves Naval Station Rota for Steadfast Defender with NATO Allies ROTA, Spain - USS Paul Ignatius, an Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer, is making its way to the North Sea to participate with NATO allies in the highly anticipated sea component exercise Joint Warrior. This collaborative exercise, conducted with NATO allies, aims to hone the skills necessary to
26 February 2024 NATO Assumes Command of U.S. and British Forces in Eastern Mediterranean MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Naval Striking Forces NATO will execute a Transfer of Authority (TOA), assuming command of more than 5,000 U.S. Sailors and Marines assigned to USS Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG).
26 February 2024 Exercise Cutlass Express 2024 kicks off in East Africa VICTORIA, Seychelles - In opening ceremonies in Djibouti, Kenya, and the Seychelles, 13 nations and multiple international organizations marked the start of the East African maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2024, Feb. 25-26, 2024.
26 February 2024 Exercise Cutlass Express 2024 kicks off in East Africa VICTORIA, Seychelles - In opening ceremonies in Djibouti, Kenya, and the Seychelles, 13 nations and multiple international organizations marked the start of the East African maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2024, Feb. 25-26, 2024.
26 February 2024 USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Completes Patrol ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, following the completion of its Forward-Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, July 24.
23 February 2024 U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Forces Conclude Exercise Resilient Shield 2024 YOKOSUKA, Japan — U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) conducted exercise Resilient Shield 2024 onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, and various command centers throughout the region, Feb. 16-22.
23 February 2024 NHHC Remembers Operation FLINTLOCK WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – February 2024 marks a significant period of U.S. history – the 80th Anniversary of the end the invasion of the Marshall Islands and Operation FLINTLOCK. On Feb. 5, Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Senior Historian Timothy L. Francis participated in a