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After NATO Baltic Sea exercises, USS Thomas Hudner stops in Germany
Jun 23, 2021 (UPI)
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, normally a part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, arrived in Kiel, on Germany's northern J...
U.S. Navy takes command of NATO's mine countermeasures group
Jun 23, 2021 (UPI)
Cmdr. Jan Wijchers of the Royal Netherlands Navy handed over the command to Capt. Sam Brasfield of the U.S. Navy, who will use the German Navy's FGS Elbe as his...
USS Laboon conducts Romania port visit during Black Sea deployment
Jun 22, 2021 (UPI)
The port visit from June 18-20 in Constanta, Romania, was part of its mission for the annual Romanian-led multinational naval exercise in the Black Sea, accordi...
Ukraine, U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet prepare for Black Sea exercises
Jun 21, 2021 (UPI)
Cohosted by the Ukrainian Navy and the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet, the event has been held annually since 1997. This year's 12-day iteration will include "amphibio...
USS Gerald R. Ford tested with explosives in shock trials
Jun 21, 2021 (UPI)
The Navy on Sunday released video of the exercise, the first of three planned shock trials, after it was conducted off the Florida coast in the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrives in Hawaii
Jun 18, 2021 (UPI)
The strike group includes the aircraft carrier, Carrier Air Wing 2, Destroyer Squadron 1 and the guided-missile destroyers USS O'Kane USS Howard, USS Chafee, US...
Keel laid for future littoral combat ship USS Cleveland
Jun 18, 2021 (UPI)
The ship, designed by Lockheed Martin, will be built at subsidiary Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wis., with plans for its formal christening in 202...
Northrop Grumman delivers first SEWIP Block 3 System to US Navy
Jun 18, 2021 (SPX)
"The AN/SLQ-32(V)7 EDM delivery to the U.S. Navy for continued government land-based testing following formal qualification testing is a significant achievement...
Maintenance on USS California sub completed in record time
Jun 16, 2021 (UPI)
The Virginia-class nuclear-powered vessel was commissioned in 2011, and underwent its extended docking selected restricted availability, according to a press re...
Navy tells Congress that Ship to Shore Connector costs crossed legal limit
Jun 15, 2021 (UPI)
In a statement, the Navy said it notified Congress of the breach and requested a higher budget for the project after it exceeded cost thresholds under the Nunn-...
Macron assures Australia of commitment to sub deal
Jun 15, 2021 (AFP)
Speaking alongside Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Paris ahead of a working dinner, Macron called the US$68 billion agreement signed in 2016 a "pill...
Coast Guard cutters join Navy destroyers in exercises
Jun 14, 2021 (UPI)
Guided-missile destroyers USS O'Kane, USS Howard, USS Chafee, USS Kidd and USS Michael Murphy are operating with U.S. Coast Guard cutters USCGC Midgett and USCG...
Virtual conference prepares for live RIMPAC 2022 naval exercises
Jun 14, 2021 (UPI)
The biennial exercise largely involves military forces from Pacific Rim countries, including those in South America, North America and Asia, and is headquartere...
U.S., Australian ships conduct drills in South China Sea
Jun 11, 2021 (UPI)
The USS Curtis Wilbur and the HMAS Ballarat spent a week of "cooperative operations with maneuvering drills and a replenishment at-sea with USNS Big Horn," a U....
Navy task force lists needed upgrades to littoral combat ships
Jun 09, 2021 (UPI)
"We've been working a lot of issues on LCS," said Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, in a telephone conference on Monday. "One of the biggest factors we've seen [is] the ...
U.S. Navy launches first Flight III guided missile destroyer
Jun 07, 2021 (UPI)
The DDG 51 Arleigh-Burke-class Flight III destroyer successfully launched Friday at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, ...
Vice Adm. Bill Merz visits USS Ronald Reagan while at sea
Jun 04, 2021 (UPI)
In a rare action, Merz boarded the ship after it left Fleet Activities Yorkusuka, Japan, its home base, on May 24. He attended meetings with warfare commanders ...
U.S. Navy to christen USS Canberra littoral combat ship on Saturday
Jun 04, 2021 (UPI)
While the Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne is the ship's sponsor, Arthur Sinodinos, Australia's ambassador to the United States, will deliver...
USS Mount Whitney stops in Oslo after NATO exercise
Jun 03, 2021 (UPI)
The ship's visit follows the ship's participation in the NATO exercise Steadfast Defender at the end of May. "Team 20 provided incredible support to Joint Force...
Navy accepts landing craft air cushion Ship-to-Shore Connector vessel
Jun 03, 2021 (UPI)
"SSC provides the Navy and Marine Corps team with the capability and capacity needed to execute a range of complex missions with agility and speed," Capt. Cedri...
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