JUNE 13, 2024 - Planning and preparations are being finalized for the 29th biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a multinational exercise involving 29 nations and more than 25,000 personnel, set to run June 27 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Hosted by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, RIMPAC 2024 will be led by Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, who will serve … [Read more...]

JUNE 12, 2024 – USS Constitution’s 78th commanding officer will take command of Old Ironsides during a change-of-command ceremony, scheduled for Friday, June 21, 2024, at noon. Constitution’s current and 77th commanding officer, Commander Billie J. Farrell, will be relieved by Commander Crystal L. Schaefer. The 500 guest ceremony will be broadcast live on USS … [Read more...]

JUNE 10, 2024 - The Navy christened the Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, the future USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, June 8, in Houma, Louisiana. The Honorable Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, delivered the principal address. Remarks were provided by the Honorable Franklin Parker, Assistant … [Read more...]

JUNE 7, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro observed the 80th commemoration of Operation Overlord and the Allied landings in Normandy at the Normandy American Cemetery and spoke at Monument Fédéral à Utah Beach, June 6, 2024. Secretary Del Toro attended the ceremony alongside dignitaries including President of the United States Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd … [Read more...]

JUNE 7, 2024 - Eighty years ago today, June 6, 1944, 132,500 Allied forces stormed ashore on France’s Normandy coast to begin the final liberation of Europe from Nazi rule. It was the biggest amphibious operation the world has ever seen. Nearly 12,000 Allied aircraft and 7,000 ships landed 132,000 troops on the beaches or by parachute behind German lines. By the end of … [Read more...]