June 23, 2020 – USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Batumi for a scheduled port visit on June 23, as part of the United States’ continued Black Sea presence and support for our regional partners. The visit serves to highlight the continued cooperation between the U.S. and Georgia by promoting regional peace and stability. This is the ship’s third visit…
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June 19, 2020 – Today, with the full concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy, Kenneth J. Braithwaite, the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mike Gilday, announced the results of the command investigation into the events surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Following a thorough review, Adm. Gilday determined that the promotion of Rear Adm. Stuart…
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June 19, 2020 – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the Navy concluded an additional investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt: “The severity of the COVID spread on the Roosevelt, coupled with the fact that it was the first major outbreak DoD faced, warranted thorough…
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Cmdr. Nathan Wemett, the commanding officer of destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), released the following open letter to the San Diego region as the ship departed the city to continue her scheduled deployment, June 10. Today, the men and women of USS Kidd (DDG 100) return to sea to resume our mission, and we do so because of the support…
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June 9, 2020 (Google Translation) – Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic that affects the world and our country, the Chilean Navy has made available to the Ministry of Health all of its available resources and capabilities to support this fight. Thus, since the beginning of April, the multipurpose ship “Sargento Aldea” has been docked in the port of…
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June 4, 2020 – USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departed Apra Harbor to continue its scheduled deployment in the Indo-Pacific, June 4. The ship left Naval Base Guam and entered the Philippine Sea manned and ready to provide maritime security, maintain freedom of the seas in accordance with international law and customs, and operate with international partners and allies to…
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May 21, 2020 (Google Translation) – On board the Logistics Support Ship ARC “Bahía Málaga” of the Colombian Navy, attached to the Pacific Naval Force, Marines and Marines transported 21 tons of humanitarian aid, delivered to the residents of four coastal municipalities, in the Department of Narino. With the purpose of supporting the most vulnerable Colombians during the health emergency…
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May 20, 2020 – USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is underway for the first time since arriving in Guam March 27. The ship left Naval Base Guam and entered the Philippine Sea May 21 to conduct carrier qualification flights for the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11. “It feels great to be back at sea,” said Rear Adm. Stu Baker,…
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May 10, 2020 (Google Translation) – Kovid while coordinating with the Government of India between -19 epidemic , Indian Naval Ship ‘ Kesari ‘food items, Acsikyu Kovid related drugs, including pills and special Ayurvedic medicines and medical assistance Maldives on May 10, 2020, with the parties, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros have left. This deployment as ‘ Mission Sagar ‘…
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On 4 May, the European Union Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI commenced its activities at sea with the French naval vessel Jean Bart and a maritime patrol aircraft contributed by Luxembourg. The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said: “At the Berlin Conference, leaders agreed to work together towards a sustainable solution to…
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