21 December 2023 USS Washington Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after successfully completing a scheduled deployment, Dec. 15, 2023...
21 December 2023 Navy Locates and Recovers Downed Blackhawk in the Mediterranean Sea MEDITERRANEAN SEA - A team of deep ocean salvage experts located and recovered the downed MH-60 Blackhawk that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10. The aircraft was conducting routine training when it experienced an in-flight emergency resulting in the crash...
21 December 2023 USNS Mercy Arrives in the Republic of Palau for Pacific Partnership 24-1 PALAU - The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived Dec. 21 in the Republic of Palau to begin the fourth mission stop of Pacific Partnership 24-1, the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific region. This marks the...
21 December 2023 Pacific Partnership 24-1 Concludes Third Mission Stop in Pohnpei POHNPEI, Micronesia - Pacific Partnership 24-1 (PP24-1) concludes 10 days of medical, humanitarian and disaster response and host nation outreach efforts in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, closing out its third mission stop Dec. 21...