17 July 2022 USS Nitze Departs on Deployment NORFOLK, Va. (July 17, 22) – Nearly 360 Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) departed Naval Station Norfolk on a scheduled independent deployment, July 17.
06 July 2022 U.S. 2nd Fleet Participates in Operation Noble Defender NORFOLK, Va. (June 30, 2022) – U.S. 2nd Fleet participated in North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command’s latest iteration of Operation Noble Defender, June 27-30.
16 December 2021 Fleet Battle Problem Conducted in Western Atlantic Ocean The U.S. Navy successfully concluded Fleet Battle Problem (FBP) 21-3 Dec. 6, after six days of exercises in the Western Atlantic Ocean.
13 July 2021 Carrier Air Wing 3 Returns from 2021 Eisenhower Strike Group Deployment The nine aircraft squadrons of Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) returned to Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Jul. 13 after their six-month deployment aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D.
19 March 2021 Winston S. Churchill Returns to Homeport after 9-month Deployment The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) returned to homeport in Naval Station Norfolk March 19, after nearly nine months deployed in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.
15 January 2021 San Antonio, Carter Hall Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Pierside Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 11 while pierside at Naval Station Norfolk, marking the first time a large group of personnel received vaccines outside of a Military Treatment Facility
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.
02 January 2020 U. S. 2nd Fleet Declares Full Operational Capability Seven months after reaching initial operational capability (IOC), U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) achieved full operational capability (FOC) Dec. 31, 2019.
05 December 2019 U.S. 2nd Fleet and U.S. 6th Fleet Collaborate during Staff Discussions U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) staff members hosted staff members from U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) at C2F headquarters in Norfolk to discuss best practices for maritime effectiveness, Dec. 4-5, 2019.