25 March 2021 Iwo Jima ARG and 24th MEU Deploy After Redefining Integrated Training The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) deployed March 25 after completing an intensive, month-long composite training exercise (COMPTUEX) and brief in-port maintenance period.
19 February 2021 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Deploys Upon Completion of Historic COMPTUEX The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2, the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), departed for deployment Feb. 18, after successfully completing a historic Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX), that
10 November 2020 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Commences First-ever Integrated Operations Under the leadership of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) along with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, CSG-12’s Air and Missile Defense commander, commanding officer of USS Gettysburg (CG 64), and CSG-12’s information warfare commander commenced
28 February 2020 U.S. 2nd Fleet Conducts NAVEUR Convoy Exercise in the Atlantic U.S. 2nd Fleet, on behalf of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, and in conjunction with Military Sealift Command (MSC), is conducting convoy operations across the Atlantic, employing the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) alongside USNS Benavidez, MV Resolve, and MV Patriot.
26 February 2020 U.S. 2nd Fleet Commands Naval Forces from Camp Lejeune U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) has established an expeditionary Maritime Operations Center (MOC) at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C.
31 December 2019 2nd Fleet Declares Full Operational Capability Seven months after reaching initial operational capability, U.S. 2nd Fleet achieved full operational capability Dec. 31.
06 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 at C2F headquarters in Norfolk to discuss best practices for maritime effectiveness, Dec. 4-5, 2019.
05 August 2019 USS New York, USS Oak Hill Conduct Live-Fire Missile Training The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) completed a live-fire exercise in which the ship fired missiles at a drone using the ship's self-defense Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) system Saturday, Aug. 3.
02 April 2019 U. S. 2nd Fleet to Lead BALTOPS 2019 U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) will lead the 47th annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region taht takes place in the Baltic Sea mid-June 2019.
31 August 2018 New Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, Visits Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO met with Vice Adm. Andrew "Woody" Lewis, commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, at the 6th Fleet headquarters in Naples, Italy, Aug. 30.