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.
25 January 2024 USS Gunston Hall Departs Norfolk for NATO Exercise, Steadfast Defender 2024 The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 24, for Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest exercise in decades.
13 October 2022 Kearsarge ARG Returns after Deployment in the High North and Baltic Sea Sailors and Marines assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) returned home to Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia after completing a seven-month deployment in the Sixth Fleet area of operations, Oct. 13.