USS Truxtun Returns from Deployment
USS Truxtun (DDG 103) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, May 25, 2023, following an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG, to…
USS Nitze Returns From Deployment
USS Nitze (DDG 94) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, April 5, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. Nitze deployed…
ITS Virginio Fasan Departs George HW Bush CSG
The Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class frigate ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591) detached from the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG), March 17, 2023, following integrated operations since March 3.…
USS Leyte Gulf Arrives in Souda Bay, Crete
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Jan. 30. The port visit is part of Leyte Gulf’s planned mid-deployment…
Navy and Air Force at the Cutting Edge of Tactical Integration
The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) partnered to complete first-of-a-kind exercises that incorporated Navy and USAF expertise and assets in December 2022. Jackpot Hooligan II – a…
ITS Andrea Doria Relieves Alpino in SNMG2
From 2 to 25 November 2022, in fact, the ALPINO frigate of the Navy – Unit of the “Bergamini” Class with peculiar Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities – was aggregated to…
George HW Bush Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Naples
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG — arrived in Naples,…
NATO’s SNMG2 Trains With USS George HW Bush
Ships from the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) fulfilled security duties known as “screen defense”, for the visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to aircraft carrier USS George…
NAVSUP Supports George HW Bush Carrier Strike Group
The most recent onload of mail occurred while the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group conducted a replenishment-at-sea, or RAS, Oct. 12, 2022. A RAS is a routine, time-saving operation…
USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrives in Piraeus
USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in Piraeus, Greece, near the city of Athens, for a scheduled port visit, October 10, 2022. Farragut’s port visit to Piraeus provides an opportunity to…