30 August 2024 Bombs Away: IKE Completes Tri-Carrier Ammo Off-Load ATLANTIC OCEAN-- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) completed an ammunition off-load with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE...
29 July 2022 Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) The Navy accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), July 27...
11 July 2022 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Holds a Remembrance Ceremony in Honor of Namesake INDIAN OCEAN – Sailors and civilian mariners assigned to the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) held a remembrance ceremony for the ships namesake, July 9, 2022...
24 May 2022 Honoring the Merchant Mariner; National Maritime Day 2022 NORFOLK, Va. -- National Maritime Day is celebrated each year to recognize some of our nation’s most important professionals, the Merchant Mariners. This day is set aside to honor the dedication and sacrifices, both past and present, our nation’s U.S. Merchant Mariners make every day...
29 April 2022 U.S. 4th Fleet and USNS Burlington Conduct Fleet Experimentation in Key West ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) completed U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet 2022 Fleet Experimentation events in Key West, Fla. April 22-27, 2022...
03 December 2021 Puerto Rico Transports Marines, Heavy Equipment During Resolute Dragon JAPAN - The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF 11) is supporting the U.S. Marine Corps during Resolute Dragon 21 in Japan, Dec. 4 - 16...
22 October 2021 U.S. Sixth Fleet Participates in Italy’s Mare Aperto Exercise TYRRHENIAN SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Commander, Task Force 67, and the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) recently participated in the Italian-led multilateral maritime...
20 September 2021 Burlington Builds Bonds in Trinidad and Tobago PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) and the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard conducted a maritime interdiction exercise, Sept. 15, following a three-day port visit to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago...
03 September 2020 Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Harvey Milk The keel for the future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), the Navy’s second John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD NASSCO), Sep. 3, 2020...