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.
21 June 2023 Bataan Amphibious Ready Group Completes COMPTUEX The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) successfully completed a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), June 4, 2023.
16 June 2023 USS Porter Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, June 16, 2023, following a four-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations.
25 May 2023 USS Truxtun Returns from Deployment The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, May 25, 2023, following an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG, to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of
24 May 2023 Carrier Strike Group 12 Holds Change of Command In a time-honored naval tradition, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 held a change of command ceremony aboard the strike group’s flagship, the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) as it anchored outside of Oslo, Norway while deployed, May 24th.Rear Adm. Erik J. Eslich relieved
02 May 2023 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Deploys The capital ship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed Naval Station Norfolk for a routine deployment, May 2.
23 April 2023 Reassure and Deter: George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Completes Historic Deployment NORFOLK - The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) - comprised of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), and the Information Warfare