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        03 May 2024    

                    Carrier Strike Group 12 Holds Change of Command Ceremony                 
                Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 held a change of command ceremony at the Pennsylvania House on Naval Station Norfolk, May 3, 2024.            

        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.            

        14 October 2023    

                    USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Departs On Deployment                 
                Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), departed on a scheduled deployment, Oct. 14.            

        29 September 2023    

                    Britain’s largest warship - HMS Prince of Wales - makes Virginia temporary homeport during East Coast deployment                  
                NORFOLK, Va. - The United Kingdom’s largest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales (R09), will make Naval Station Norfolk its temporary homeport this fall beginning Sept. 30 as it pushes the boundaries of Naval Aviation with F-35 Lightning advancement and drone launches off the East Coast over the            

        23 March 2023    

                    Navy Delivers New Maintenance Trainer to the Fleet                 
                The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program Office recently delivered the new Maintenance Integrated Flight Control Trainer (IFCT) Aerial Refueling (AR) capable device to the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia.            

        27 January 2023    

                    USS San Jacinto Hosts 35th Commissioning Anniversary Celebration                 
                NORFOLK, Va. – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) hosted former crew members and family as part of the ship’s 35th commissioning anniversary celebration, Jan. 23.Named after the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution, the San Jacinto was formally commissioned on            

        18 January 2023    

                    USS New Hampshire Returns to Norfolk                 
                The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after successfully completing a scheduled deployment, Tuesday, Jan. 17.            

        23 December 2022    

                    USS Forrest Sherman Returns to Norfolk after NATO Deployment                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) returned to Naval Station Norfolk from deployment, Dec. 22.            

        05 December 2022    

                    Finnish Minister of Defense Visits USS Arlington in Norfolk on Same Day U.S. Destroyer Visits Helsinki                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - As Finland awaits the finalization of their NATO membership process following its May North Atlantic Treaty Organization application, the Honorable Antti Kaikkonen, Finland’s Minister of Defense, visited the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington            

        26 November 2022    

                    Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Returns to Homeport Concluding Inaugural Deployment                 
                NORFOLK – The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), returned to Naval Station Norfolk, after successfully completing its inaugural deployment throughout the Atlantic while conducting exercises and port visits            

        24 October 2022    

                    SURFLANT Hosts Commander's Training Symposium                 
                 NORFOLK, Va. -Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted a bi-annual, two-day leadership training symposium onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek and Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 18-19.The conference provided a venue for naval leaders to focus on the            

        13 October 2022    

                    USS Cole honors their heroes on 22nd anniversary of bombing                 
                NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) crew, past, and present, gathered alongside guests and families of the Cole heroes on Oct. 12, to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the ship's bombing.            

        10 October 2022    

                    USS Porter returns to Naval Station Norfolk following FDNF-E service                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, marking the end of its time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, Oct. 9, 2022.            

        05 October 2022    

                    USS Porter completes Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe service                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, on Sept. 28, 2022, marking the end of its time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer.            

        30 September 2022    

                    USS Ramage Chief Selected for George Sirian Award                 
                NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. -  The Surface Navy Association (SNA) presented the 2022 Master Gunner George Sirian Meritorious Service Award to Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Adam Yenny, during a ceremony aboard USS Constitution, Sept. 30, 2022.            

        21 September 2022    

                    USS Bataan Celebrates 25th Birthday                 
                NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. -  The crew of USS Bataan (LHD 5) celebrated the ship’s 25th birthday during a ceremony onboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 20.            

        08 August 2022    

                    USS Wasp Reopens Galley                 
                The crew of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD1) celebrated the grand reopening of the mess decks with a surf and turf lunch, July 19, 2022.             

        04 August 2022    

                    USS Bulkeley departs Norfolk for home port shift to Rota, Spain                 
                NORFOLK, Virginia - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) departed Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 4, commencing the ship’s scheduled homeport shift to Rota, Spain as part of the U.S. Navy’s long-range plan to gradually rotate the Rota-based destroyers.             

        04 August 2022    

                    USS Wasp Returns to Norfolk after nearly 18 months in dry-dock selected restricted availability                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, July 28, 2022, after spending nearly 18 months in dry-dock selected restricted availability (DSRA).            

        29 July 2022    

                    A Sailor’s Best Friend Redux: Sully H.W. Bush, Arriving!                  
                NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) rounded out a month of relationship building and companionship with their canine companions with a visit from another special dog here, July 27.             

        17 July 2022    

                    USS Nitze Departs on Deployment                 
                NORFOLK, Va. (July 17, 22) – Nearly 360 Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) departed Naval Station Norfolk on a scheduled independent deployment, July 17.            

        27 June 2022    

                    Navy commissions fast-attack submarine USS Montana                  
                NORFOLK - The Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) in a traditional ceremony held Saturday, June 25, at Naval Station Norfolk.            

        24 June 2022    

                    USS Gravely Returns Home to Norfolk, Virginia                 
                The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a regularly scheduled deployment, June 24.            

        11 June 2022    

                    USS Forrest Sherman Departs for Mediterranean NATO Deployment                 
                NORFOLK - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departed on deployment from its home port of Norfolk, June 11.            

        24 May 2022    

                    Benvenuto! CSG-10 welcomes Italian Navy Destroyer to Naval Station Norfolk                 
                NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – Italian Navy destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554) arrived here today in advance of its participation in Carrier Strike Group 10’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).            

        16 May 2022    

                    Destroyer USS Forrest Sherman receives painting of former namesake ship                 
                 A former operations officer of destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) gifted a painting to the crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), April 27.Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. George Keller presented the painting, a departure gift he received when concluding            

        16 April 2022    

                    USS Mitscher Returns to Norfolk After Surge Deployment                 
                NORFOLK, Va. — Nearly 300 Sailors arrived home to Naval Station Norfolk aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) following a surge deployment to the European theater of operations, April 16.            

        19 March 2021    

                    Winston S. Churchill Returns to Homeport after 9-month Deployment                 
                The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) returned to homeport in Naval Station Norfolk March 19, after nearly nine months deployed in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.            

        15 January 2021    

                    San Antonio, Carter Hall Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Pierside                 
                Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 11 while pierside at Naval Station Norfolk, marking the first time a large group of personnel received vaccines outside of a Military Treatment Facility            

        12 October 2020    

                    Cole Holds Ceremony on 20th Anniversary of Terrorist Attack                 
                USS Cole (DDG 67) hosted a pierside ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 12, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Cole, to honor the Sailors killed and to celebrate the heroism of the ship’s crew.            

        01 February 2012    

                    Bataan Amphibious Ready Group Returns from Deployment                 
                Nearly 2,000 Sailors aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) are scheduled to return to their homeports Tuesday, Feb. 7 following a 10 1/2-month deployment supporting operations in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleets areas of responsibility            

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