MARCH 28, 2022 - U.S. 5th Fleet and the Israeli Navy kicked off a 10-day maritime exercise March 27 that will take place in and off the coast of Israel. Intrinsic Defender is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and Israeli naval forces. The exercise focuses on maritime security operations, explosive ordnance disposal, health topics and unmanned systems integration. More … [Read more...]

MARCH 22, 2022 - The Hampton Roads Naval Museum will host a ceremony on March 29, 2022, at 1145 a.m. as part of National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The intent of this free ceremony is to provide U.S. Navy personnel and the public with an appropriate event to remember the service and sacrifice of the nation’s Vietnam veterans. Organization, participation, and attendance at … [Read more...]

MARCH 21, 2022 - On March 20, 2022, the United States Navy celebrated 100 years of aircraft carriers in active service — a history which began at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). NNSY converted the first aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV-1), commissioned March 20, 1922, from the collier USS Jupiter (AC-3) beginning in early 1920. The collier, responsible for transporting fuel … [Read more...]

BEAUFORT SEA (March 10, 2022) The sun sets over Ice Camp Queenfish during the Navy's Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022. Ice Camp Queenfish is built on an ice sheet floating in the Arctic Ocean 160 nautical miles offshore, and includes tents for sleeping, dining and managing exercise operations. ICEX 2022 is a three-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness … [Read more...]

ICE CAMP QUEENFISH (March 10, 2022) The northern lights illuminate the Arctic sky over the Navy's Ice Camp Queenfish during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022. Ice Camp Queenfish was built on a sheet of ice floating 160 nautical miles off the coast of Alaska in the Arctic Ocean, and consists of sleeping tents to accommodate 60 personnel, a dining tent, command center and packed-snow … [Read more...]