23 October 2023 US, ROK Conduct Exercise Silent Shark NAVAL BASE GUAM — The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies completed the biennial combined theater anti-submarine warfare exercise Silent Shark in the vicinity of Guam, Oct. 22...
19 October 2023 Joint integration between Marines, Air Force, and Navy prepares use of unmanned aircraft systems for expeditionary flight during SLTE 5-23 U.S. service members conducted flight training with both Air Force MQ-9A and Navy MQ-8C unmanned aircraft systems during Service Level Training Exercise 5-23, July 27, 2023. This is the first instance of MQ-8C flight operations at the Combat Center. SLTE 5-23 is designed to challenge commanders to...
18 October 2023 USS Mount Whitney Departs Homeport The U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) departed Gaeta, Italy, Oct. 18, 2023, in support of U.S. operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea...
18 October 2023 DOD increases deterrence posture in Middle East, continues aid to Israel The Defense Department completed five separate C-17 Globemaster III missions to deliver assistance, including munitions, to meet Israel's needs in the wake of the deadly attacks by Hamas terrorists, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Oct. 17...
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...
11 October 2023 USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group arrives in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea yesterday, in order to deter any actor seeking to escalate the situation or widen this war. The forces in the area include the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), with its 8 squadrons...
10 October 2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Month: In the Office? Here Are Some Cybersecurity Best Practices While Logged On to a Navy Network For the second week of the Navy’s observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we are focusing on best practices to exercise while logged onto a Navy network. ...
07 October 2023 USS Jack H Lucas Commissions in the Sun State at Port Tampa Bay TAMPA, FLORIDA — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jack H Lucas (DDG 125) commissioned at Tampa, Florida, Oct. 7...
06 October 2023 U.S. 5th Fleet Enhances Middle East Maritime Security with Unmanned Capabilities Last month, naval forces in the Middle East region successfully integrated unmanned platforms with traditionally crewed ships and aircraft to conduct enhanced maritime security operations in the waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula...
03 October 2023 U.S. Iraq and Kuwait Wrap Up Successful Trilateral Exercise Maritime forces from Iraq, Kuwait and the United States completed a two-day trilateral exercise focusing on counter-piracy and maritime security in the Northern Arabian Gulf, Oct. 3...