15 May 2025 USS Normandy Returns from Deployment to 4th Fleet The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, May 15, concluding a nearly three-month deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility.
06 May 2025 USS Forrest Sherman Departs Norfolk for Routine Deployment The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment on May 6, 2025.
26 April 2025 U.S., French Strengthen Interoperability During Exercise Chesapeake 2025 The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) left Naval Station Norfolk today, to participate in Exercise Chesapeake 2025 with the French Marine Nationale in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of operations.
10 April 2025 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Norfolk from Forward Deployment The U.S Navy expeditionary sea-base ship USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Apr. 10, after operating forward deployed for almost five years, supporting U.S. Navy and allied efforts in U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) – U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operation.
15 March 2025 USS Truxtun Deploys from Naval Station Norfolk (Mar. 15, 2025) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled independent deployment March 15, 2025.
15 March 2025 USS Gravely Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility (March 15, 2025) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) departed Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility (USNORTHCOM AOR), March 15. The ship will operate in U.S. and international waters.
13 June 2024 US, French Conduct Bilateral Naval Exercise in Atlantic The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) will lead Exercise Chesapeake 2024 with the French Marine Nationale, from June 13-16, in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of operations.
24 May 2024 Exercise Red Guardian 2024 to Take Place in the Atlantic U.S. Navy assets will commence exercise Red Guardian 24 in the Atlantic Ocean, June 3, 2024. Exercise Red Guardian 24 is an important tactical development exercise for anti-submarine warfare operations (ASW).
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.
15 September 2023 Tri-Party Staff Talks 2023 conclude after a year of accomplishments and big plans for the future NORFOLK, Va. (Sep. 15, 2023) -- The 2023 Tri-Party Staff Talks, an annual meeting between U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and Canadian Joint Task Force-Atlantic, were held in Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 12-13.