04 June 2021 U.S. 2nd Fleet Breaks Communication Barriers, Seeks to Establish a System Agnostic Approach at Sea Commander, U.S. Second Fleet (C2F) and Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) communications staff broke barriers between North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and partners and U.S. Naval forces by establishing a system agnostic approach that allowed users to communicate in a common virtual...
02 June 2021 Truman Presented 2020 Battenberg Cup Award, Recognized as Best Ship in the Atlantic Fleet The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) received the 2020 Battenberg Cup Award in a ceremony aboard the ship, June 1, 2021...
02 June 2021 USS Gettysburg Crew Observes Memorial Day at their Namesake Led by their commanding officer, USS Gettysburg (CG 64) Sailors recently visited their ship’s namesake city to participate in Memorial Day events, meet the local citizens and learn about the Civil War battle of the same name. Highlighting the trip, the ship’s Color Guard and accompanying crew led...
02 June 2021 USS Gettysburg Crew Observes Memorial Day at their Namesake Led by their commanding officer, USS Gettysburg (CG 64) Sailors recently visited their ship’s namesake city to participate in Memorial Day events, meet the local citizens and learn about the Civil War battle of the same name. Highlighting the trip, the ship’s Color Guard and accompanying crew led...
02 June 2021 USS Gettysburg Crew Observes Memorial Day at their Namesake Led by their commanding officer, USS Gettysburg (CG 64) Sailors recently visited their ship’s namesake city to participate in Memorial Day events, meet the local citizens and learn about the Civil War battle of the same name. Highlighting the trip, the ship’s Color Guard and accompanying crew led...
28 May 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Interoperability Exercises During Phoenix Express 2021 USS Hershel “Woody Williams (ESB-4) conducts interoperability exercises with Algerian, Egyptian, Moroccan, Spanish, and Tunisian Naval forces during the at-sea portion of exercise Phoenix Express in the Mediterranean Sea, May 25, 2021...
27 May 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Participates in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) participates in the 16th iteration of exercise Phoenix Express 2021 (PE21) off the coast of Tunis, Tunisia, with Allied and partner nations during the at-sea portion of the multinational maritime exercise in North Africa May 22-26,...
27 May 2021 USS San Antonio Arrives in Souda Bay, Greece The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), operating as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (IWOARG), arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, May 27...
22 May 2021 STRIKFORNATO Holds Defensive Live-Fire Missile Interception Exercise Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield’s live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) environment is the most ambitious demonstration to date and the only event with actual destruction of ballistic missiles in space within Europe...
21 May 2021 4,300 Sailors and Marines Mark an Unprecedented 90 days with Zero COVID Cases The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG) and the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) reached a new milestone of 90 days underway with zero COVID-19 cases since the beginning of their deployment, May 21, 2021...