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USS West Virginia visits Diego Garcia during extended deterrence patrol

Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) conducts a port visit at U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia during a scheduled patrol. This port visit to Diego Garcia reflects the United States’ commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, and complements the many exercises, training, operations, and the other military cooperation activities conducted by Strategic Forces to ensure they are available and ready to operate around the globe at any time. West Virginia is one of six ballistic-missile submarines stationed at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine –launched ballistic missiles with multiple warheads. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jan David De Luna Mercado)

Nov. 28, 2022 - The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) stopped in Diego Garcia for a brief port visit Oct. 25-31, 2022, during an extended deterrence patrol providing security and stability to our Allies...

Five Allied Carrier Strike Groups Patrol Waters in NATO's Area of Operations

NORFOLK (March 26, 2021) The Italian navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, March 26, 2021. The Cavour�s visit is part of a series of operations alongside U.S. Military assets to attain the Italian Navy�s �Ready for Operations� certification to safely land and launch F-35B aircraft. U.S. 2nd Fleet exercises operational authorities over assigned ships, and landing forces on the East Coast and the Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mitchell Banks)

Nov. 17, 2022 - MONS, Belgium – Five Allied aircraft carriers will be operating in the Atlantic Ocean and the North and Mediterranean Seas in November, as part of their regularly scheduled activities...

B-1B Lancer Conducts Hot Pit Refuel in Misawa

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, flies over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 11, 2022. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command force employment, military posture and operations honor security commitments in the region by enabling rapid response to any potential crisis or challenge in the Indo-Pacific.

Nov. 16, 2022 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, forward deployed from Andersen AFB, Guam, to Misawa Air Base, Japan, to...

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