News

The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay following routine operations. USS West Virginia is the third U.S. Navy ship to be named after the state.

Oct. 20, 2022

CENTCOM Commander embarks USS West Virginia Ballistic Missile Submarine

TAMPA, Florida — On October 19th, General Michael "Erik" Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM, conducted a visit aboard the USS West Virginia, a U.S. Navy Ohio-class nuclearpowered ballistic missile submarine at an undisclosed location at sea in international waters in the Arabian Sea.

Aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 sit on USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck as the ship steams through the Atlantic Ocean, April 13, 2022. Ford is underway conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration prior to operational deployment.

Oct. 4, 2022

Making History on USS Gerald R. Ford as Deployment Nears

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the first-in-class of the Navy’s newest generation of Ford-class aircraft carriers. It’s been nearly 40 years since the Navy has commissioned a new generation of aircraft carriers. With change comes history that has to be made. Ford has done just that.

A Boeing unmanned MQ-25 aircraft is towed on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

Oct. 4, 2022

Unmanned Carrier Aviation Demonstration Gives Glimpse of the Air Wing of the Future

The Air Wing of the Future is here. The Unmanned Carrier Aviation Demonstration (UCAD) conducted by the MQ-25 Stingray Integrated Test Team recently evaluated the deck of the aircraft.

Oct. 3, 2022

US and Canada, Exercise in South China Sea to Support Japan Deployment

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Maritime forces from Canada, Japan, and the United States concluded exercises in the South China Sea, Oct. 1, demonstrating a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) led the exercise in support of their Indo-Pacific deployment; the exercises included JMSDF’s JS Izumo (DDH

Airmen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron disembark a jet and are greeted by base leadership on the flightline at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 24, 2022. The 23rd BS personnel were deployed to RAF Fairford, England in support of United States in Europe and Air Forces Africa command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wright)

Sept. 29, 2022

Bomber Task Force Returns to Minot Air Force Base

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, ND — After over a month of being overseas, the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron completed a Bomber Task force (BTF) mission based out of RAF Fairford, England and returned to Minot Air Force Base, Sept. 23, 2022.

Sept. 23, 2022

USS Ronald Reagan Arrives in Busan for First Time Since 2017

BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier and the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG 5), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), along with USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and USS Barry (DDG 52), arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) for a regularly scheduled port visit, Sept. 23.During the port visit, Ronald

HMS Westminster launches a AGM-84D harpoon missile during Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2022.

Sept. 23, 2022

U.K. and U.S. conduct SINKEX during Atlantic Thunder 22

Ships and aircraft from the United Kingdom and the United States conducted a long planned multi-domain sinking exercise (SINKEX) called Atlantic Thunder 22 in the North Atlantic, Sept. 7, 2022.

Sept. 22, 2022

Carrier Strike Group 5 Hosts Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Liaison Officers

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 hosted seven liaison officers (LNO) from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while JMSDF destroyer JS Amagiri (DD 154) operated in company with the strike group from Sept. 12-17.The embarked

A B-1B Lancer departs Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on a CONUS-to-CONUS mission, Sept. 10, 2022.

Sept. 16, 2022

B-1B Lancers demonstrate commitment to Indo-Pacific Allies and partners through CONUS-to-CONUS mission

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth participated in a long-duration CONUS-to-CONUS mission in the Indo-Pacific region to support integration operations with Allies and partners, strategic deterrence missions and advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region, Sept. 10, 2022.

Vice Adm. Gene Black, right, salutes Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet during the U.S. Sixth Fleet change of command ceremony held on Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Sept. 15, 2022.

Sept. 16, 2022

Ishee assumes command of U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO

U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy — Vice Adm. Thomas E. Ishee relieved Vice Adm. Gene Black III as commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) and commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) in a change of command ceremony held onboard U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Sept. 15, 2022.