JUNE 12, 2023 - U.S. Marines from Golf Company embarked aboard the British Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship HMS Albion (L14) as part of exercise Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23) in Tallinn, Estonia, on June 1 to work alongside Royal Marines throughout the two-week exercise. During their first week aboard HMS Albion, the U.S. Marines began a series of familiarization … [Read more...]
Four Nations’ Navies Flex Partnership in Western Pacific
JUNE 12, 2023 – Ships from the navies of Japan, France and Canada joined two U.S. Navy carrier strike groups to operate as a unified force in the Philippine Sea, June 9. The aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) met the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s large-deck helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) and surface units from Canada and … [Read more...]
WWII Veteran Presented Presidential Unit Citation
ARLINGTON, Virginia (June. 6, 2023) Retired Chief Yeoman Bill Norberg, a 100-year-old Battle of Midway veteran stationed aboard USS Enterprise (CV 6) during World War II, poses for a photo with Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti during the 81st Anniversary of the Battle of Midway celebration dinner at the Army Navy Club in Arlington, Va., June 6, 2023. The … [Read more...]
USS San Juan Returns From Final Deployment
JUNE 7, 2023 – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS San Juan (SSN 751), under the command of Cmdr. Al Mardegian, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London for the last time on Tuesday, June 6, completing its final six-month deployment before starting the decommissioning process later this year. Capt. Thomas O’Donnell, commander of Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 12, … [Read more...]
Navy Responds to Merchant Vessel Distress Call in Strait of Hormuz
JUNE 5, 2023 – United States and United Kingdom Royal Navy forces responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz, June 4, as Iranian fast-attack boats harassed the commercial ship. The internationally flagged merchant vessel made a radio distress call at 4:56 p.m. local time while transiting the narrow strait. The civilian crew … [Read more...]