13 February 2024 U.S. 2nd Fleet forward deploys for Steadfast Defender 2024 A contingent of more than 100 U.S. 2nd Fleet and Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 personnel are forward deployed to Bodø, Norway to establish a maritime command element, Commander Task Force North (CTF-N), in support of the NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2024.
12 January 2024 Joint Force Command Norfolk, U.S. 2nd Fleet Hold Change of Command Ceremony Joint Force Command (JFC) Norfolk and U.S. 2nd Fleet held a change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) at Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 12.
14 July 2023 USS James E. Williams Returns from NATO Deployment Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) returned to Naval Station Norfolk from a seven-month NATO deployment, July 14.
03 April 2023 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Completes COMPTUEX The Sailors, ships, squadrons and staffs of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) successfully completed composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), April 2, 2023.
11 June 2022 USS Forrest Sherman Departs for Mediterranean NATO Deployment NORFOLK - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departed on deployment from its home port of Norfolk, June 11.
04 June 2021 First Part of Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 Wraps Up in the Atlantic Part one of a three-part Steadfast Defender exercise, ended near the coast of Portugal, May 30. Part one was a dynamic maritime multi-domain collective defense exercise led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, involving 19 ships from 11 allied nations and including more than 5,000
20 May 2021 Joint Force Command Norfolk Kicks off Part 1 of NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2021 A dynamic NATO maritime live exercise (LIVEX) has begun off the coast of Portugal with participation from 11 Allied Nations from North America and Europe as a part of Steadfast Defender 2021, May 20.
14 May 2021 U.S. 2nd Fleet Embarks USS Mount Whitney for Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 Staff members attached to Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) and U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) embarked aboard the U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) to kick-off Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 (STDE21), May 12.
01 October 2020 CJOS COE Transfers from USFF to C2F Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence (CJOS COE), a NATO-accredited, multi-national military think tank, transferred directorship from the deputy commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command to commander, U.S. 2ndFleet (C2F), Oct. 1.