18 January 2022 Tripoli Recovers F-35Bs for the First Time, Certifies for Fixed-Wing Operations PACIFIC OCEAN – An F-35B Lighting II from Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 touched down on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Jan. 11, marking the first time the ship has landed the new fifth generation fighter...
18 January 2022 Record Seizures in 2021 after NAVCENT and CMF Increase Patrols MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. and international forces operating under U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) have seized record amounts of illicit cargo during maritime interdictions in 2021...
18 January 2022 Sailor Awarded Medal for Act of Heroism BETHESDA, Md. – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Wesley Middleton was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal on Jan. 18, 2022, for an act of bravery involving a possible life-saving heroic act at the scene of a terrible vehicle accident early in the morning on Jan. 3, 2022...
18 January 2022 USCGC Thetis Visits Cabo Verde PRAIA, Cabo Verde - United States Coast Guard Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910) completed their deployment to the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations with a port visit and a series of engagements with U.S. Embassy Praia and Cabo Verdean Coast Guard officials January 13-15,...