MAY 11, 2020 - Three submarines joined 7th Fleet ships and aircraft this week during a joint advanced warfighting training exercise May 2-8 in the Philippine Sea. Task Forces representing every warfare specialty – surface, subsurface, amphibious operations, reconnaissance and surveillance – participated in a series of integrated exercises to develop warfighting concepts, … [Read more...]

MAY 11, 2020 - Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale 2020 (HURREX/CG 20) is scheduled to begin May 11- 15, 2020 despite the current COVID-19 environment. Co-hosted by U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, Navy Installations Command, this annual hurricane preparedness/disaster response and recovery exercise is conducted prior to the onset of hurricane season to prepare staffs … [Read more...]

MAY 5, 2020 - The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will honor frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with formation flights over Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and New Orleans, May 6. "America Strong is about showing how much we, as a nation, count on our frontline responders and that we have their back just like they have had ours," said … [Read more...]

MAY 1, 2020 - The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed New York City today, April 30, after supporting the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 response efforts to New York and New Jersey residents during the coronavirus outbreak. USNS Comfort has been at Pier 90 in New York City for a month, providing relief to a healthcare system stressed by the surge of COVID-19 … [Read more...]

APRIL 29, 2020 - As part of the Navy’s aggressive response to the COVID-19 outbreak on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), the ship will arrive at Naval Base San Diego April 28 to provide medical care for its Sailors and to clean and disinfect the ship. “Sailors have called San Diego home for many years, and we’re especially thankful for that relationship … [Read more...]