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        12 May 2024    

                    USS Cole: Well Trained, and Ready for Tasking                 
                ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) completed composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), May 7. The ship completed much of their integrated naval training with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who            

        02 May 2024    

                    USS Stout Provides Medical Assistance to Merchant Vessel at Sea                 
                ATLANTIC OCEAN – While underway in the Atlantic Ocean during routine operations with Carrier Strike Group Eight (CSG-8), the guided missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) responded to a notification of a cargo ship requiring medical assistance, April 29, 2024. Stout is currently operating            

        21 February 2024    

                    USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) arrives in Harstad, Norway, for Steadfast Defender 2024                  
                HARSTAD, Norway — USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44), a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship arrived in Harstad, Norway, Feb. 21, 2024 for a scheduled port visit during NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 24.            

        08 January 2024    

                    USS McFaul Returns Home from 8-month Deployment                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) returned to Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4, 2024 after an 8-month deployment to the Atlantic Ocean and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of operations.            

        18 September 2023    

                    USS Marinette (LCS 25) Commissions the Wright Way                 
                Menominee, Michigan. -- The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Marinette (LCS 25) September 16, 2023, in Menominee, Michigan.            

        21 August 2023    

                    USNS Burlington Arrives in Colombia                 
                SANTA MARTA, Colombia - The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Santa Marta, Colombia on Aug. 20, marking the second stop throughout the course of the Continuing Promise 2023 mission.            

        07 August 2023    

                    SECNAV Names Future Navajo-Class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Solomon Atkinson                 
                WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named in honor of Solomon Atkinson, a pioneering Navy SEAL and an Alaskan Native of the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve.            

        26 July 2023    

                    Rooted in Maritime History: Stennis Holds Mast Stepping Ceremony                 
                NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 26, 2023) – The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and members of Newport News Shipbuilding marked a major milestone in the ship’s refueling, complex and overhaul (RCOH) maintenance period with a mast stepping ceremony, July 26.            

        28 June 2023    

                    USS Wasp Arrives in The Bahamas to Celebrate Nation's 50th Year of Independence                 
                NASSAU, The Bahamas - (June 28, 2023) On June 28, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived in Nassau, The Bahamas for a port visit aimed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of U.S. - The Bahamas relations and the 50th anniversary of Bahamian independence.             

        23 June 2023    

                    USS Detroit Deploys to Support Regional Cooperation and Security                 
                The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7), along with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, detachment 11, got underway June 21 to support operations in U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.            

        12 May 2023    

                    Future USS Augusta (LCS 34) Delivered to the Navy                 
                MOBILE, Ala. — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, May 12. USS Augusta is the second ship named in honor of the city of Augusta, Maine.            

        06 May 2023    

                    USS Cooperstown is Commissioned in New York                 
                NEW YORK – The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) May 8, 2023, in New York City, New York.             

        01 March 2023    

                    Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS John L. Canley                 
                WASHINGTON - ESB-class ships are highly flexible platforms that support various military operations such as Airborne Mine Counter Measures (AMCM), Special Operations Force (SOF) operations, Crisis Response Sea-basing (e.g., Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force), Intelligence,            

        22 February 2023    

                    USS Farragut (DDG 99) Arrives in the 4th Fleet AOR                 
                CARIBBEAN SEA - The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations for a scheduled deployment, Feb. 15. Embarked with the ship is U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 406 to conduct counter narcotic operations            

        13 February 2023    

                    USS Gravely Returns to Sea Following Bahamas Port Visit                 
                NASSAU, Bahamas - USS Gravely (DDG 107) departed Nassau, Bahamas, after conducting a theater-security cooperation port visit, Feb. 9.            

        09 February 2023    

                    USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Sailors Volunteer in Crete, Greece                 
                NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece - Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) participated in two community relations (COMREL) events during their stay in Souda Bay, Greece, helping the local community while enjoying some of Greece’s            

        09 February 2023    

                    USS Lake Champlain Conducts Port Visit in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico                 
                CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) arrived in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to conduct a port visit, Feb 5-8.            

        06 February 2023    

                    U.S. Navy Collecting Surveillance Balloon Debris                 
                ATLANTIC OCEAN - The U.S. military began collecting the remnants of a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down by an Air Force fighter over the weekend.            

        25 January 2023    

                    MAKO Challenge Increases Warfighting Readiness for Navy Reserve                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, U.S. 6th Fleet, and U.S. 10th Fleet conducted MAKO Challenge 23, an operational level of warfare (OLW) exercise within a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) scenario, from Jan. 19-22 at the Navy Warfare            

        10 January 2023    

                    Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Sets Sail With New Flagship                 
                ROTA, Spain - Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Rota on Friday, January, 6th 2023 after a scheduled change of flagship to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E Williams (DDG 95).            

        14 December 2022    

                    USS Roosevelt, Leading the Way on Warfare Development                 
                MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Five Officers trained as Warfare Tactics Instructors currently serve aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), demonstrating their continued commitment to elite tactical excellence and training onboard.            

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