# U.S. Navy News Feed

News from U.S Navy.

- USS Carney (DDG 64) continues deployment in 6th Fleet AOR/STRAITS OF MESSINA/PALERMO PORT VISIT After a safe Suez Canal transit, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transited the Straits of Messina and arrived in Palermo, Italy, for a regularly scheduled port visit, April 9, 2024.
- Team Starts Test Launches for Future Aircraft Carrier NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - U.S. Navy and industry partners worked together Feb. 14 to launch the first
- Embarked Airwing Conducts F-35C Cyclic Operations Aboard George Washington Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and embarked Carrier Airwing (CVW) 7 completed carrier qualifications and cyclic flight operations Dec. 12 while underway in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Navy to Deploy SDB-II Smart Weapon Aboard F/A-18 Aircraft The Navy is set to field the Small Diameter Bomb Increment II on the F/A-18E/F after declaring Early Operational Capability (EOC) in October.
- Helmet-Mounted Components for F/A-18, EA-18G Upgrades Increase Safety, Readiness The Naval Aircrew Systems Program Office is leading the design and modification of the F/A-18 Hornet and EA-18G Growler pilot helmet-mounted components of the Improved Joint Helmet-Mounted Cuing System (IJHMCS).
- USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Operates in the Baltic with Finnish Navy Ship Uusimaa (05) The Arleigh Burke Class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) operated in the Baltic Sea alongside the Finnish Naval Ship Uusimaa (05) as part of the maritime exercise – Baltic Eagle.
- Charting a Course for Public Health: Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command Volunteers Lead the Way at Portsmouth Middle School STEAM Expo PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Volunteers from the Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command
- NAS Sigonella Welcomes First MQ-4C Triton The first MQ-4C Triton arrived to Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, March 30, 2024.
- USS Gunston Hall Arrives in Cherbourg, France The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrived in Cherbourg, France, 28 March, to disembark French Marines following NATO’s largest exercise in decades, exercise Steadfast Defender 24.
- NIWC Atlantic Conducts Largest-Ever, All-Domain, Naval Integration Event CHARLESTON, S.C. &mdash; In its push to advance joint all-domain warfighting concepts across the command, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic wrapped up its largest-ever annual System of Systems Naval Integration Experiment (SoSNIE) event on March 22.
- VFA-213 Pilots and a Weapons Systems Officer participate in FAA Virtual Women’s History Month Celebration In honor of Women&rsquo;s History Month, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invited women serving in naval aviation, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, to participate in their annual celebration on March 26.&nbsp;
- USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) joins forces with Ghana Navy in the Gulf of Guinea for exercise Sea Lion 2024 The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) completed its participation in Exercise Sea Lion 2024 alongside the Ghana Navy in the Gulf of Guinea, March 21, 2024.
- USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) arrives in Algiers, Algeria Military Sealift Command (MSC) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) arrived in Algiers, Algeria for a regularly scheduled port visit, March 22, 2024.
- USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrives in Copenhagen, Denmark USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) a cutting-edge Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer assigned to Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E), docked in Copenhagen, Denmark for a scheduled port visit, March 22, 2024.
- Bataan ARG, 26th MEU(SOC) Return from 8-month Deployment More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) returned to Hampton Roads following an eight and a half-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations, March 21.
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Celebrates EPA Superfund Site Delisting KITTERY, ME - In an historic milestone, after nearly 30 years of extensive remediation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deleted Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) from the National Priorities List (NPL), more commonly known as the Superfund Site list.
- CNO Travels to Arctic for Operation Ice Camp 2024 Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti traveled to the Arctic Ocean to attend Operation Ice Camp (ICE CAMP) 2024 and to visit with crewmembers of a U.S. Navy fast attack submarine, March 17.
- USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Arrives In Narvik, Norway After Successful Participation In Steadfast Defender USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in Narvik, Norway, March 15, 2024, following its participation in the largest NATO exercise since World War II, Steadfast Defender.
- USS Laboon Sailors Provide Assistance to Distressed Mariners Crew members from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) provided assistance to three mariners on a disabled vessel in the international waters of the Gulf of Aden, March 11.
- 400+ Allied, Joint Special Operations Forces Secure the Arctic Recognizing the importance of the Arctic region to defense of the homeland from potential adversarial threats, elite special operations forces from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom recently concluded high-impact training events throughout the pan-Arctic region, stretching from Alaska, in the Arctic Circle, across Canada and into Greenland. Arctic Edge 24, a U.S. Northern Command exercise, brought together more than 400 special operations forces (SOF) to integrate, share lessons and refine their tactical effectiveness in diving operations, fast-roping from helicopters, snow mobile transits, long-range movements across the Arctic Circle, and a marquee event involving a fast-attack Submarine. These past few weeks of training epitomize an unwavering commitment to fortifying U.S. and Allied national security against potential aggression, echoing directives outlined in the National Defense Strategy and the National Strategy for the Arctic Region documents.