The USS New Orleans, front, sails in formation with the rest of the America Amphibious Ready Group in 2021. (MC3 Jomark Almazan/Navy) This story has been updated. U.S. and Japanese crews extinguished the fire aboard amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, two defense officials told Military Times. U.S. Navy crews, alongContinue reading “Fire extinguished aboard USS New Orleans”
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Carrier Ford Leaves Mediterranean for North Sea, Carrier Lincoln Operating Off Alaska
Dzirhan Mahadzir – August 18, 2025 2:48 PM Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group sailed over the weekend to the North Sea, while the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) headed to Alaska to participate in Exercise Northern Edge 2025 (NE25), a bilateral drill with Canada. The Gerald R. Ford CSG, transited theContinue reading “Carrier Ford Leaves Mediterranean for North Sea, Carrier Lincoln Operating Off Alaska”
Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Leaves Norfolk After Long Gap in U.S. ARG Deployments
Mallory Shelbourne – August 14, 2025 5:54 PM Amphibious warship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) left Norfolk Va., Thursday, the first time a U.S.-based Amphibious Ready Group with embarked Marines has deployed since December. The departure of the Wasp-class big-deck amphibious ship ends an eight-month gap in the Navy and Marine Corps’ Amphibious Ready Group and Marine ExpeditionaryContinue reading “Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Leaves Norfolk After Long Gap in U.S. ARG Deployments”
Bahrain Sees First U.S. Carrier Visit in 5 Years
Heather Mongilio – August 11, 2025 5:12 PM The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is in port in Bahrain, marking the first time an aircraft carrier has visited the Middle Eastern country since 2020. While an aircraft carrier has not visited Bahrain in approximately five years, it has been just over a year since a carrierContinue reading “Bahrain Sees First U.S. Carrier Visit in 5 Years”
Coast Guard Commissions First New Icebreaker Since the 1990s
Sam LaGrone – August 11, 2025 5:30 PM Ahead of a planned boost in icebreaker programs, the Coast Guard has commissioned its first major icebreaker since 1999. Medium icebreaker USCGC Storis (WAGB-21) was commissioned Saturday in a ceremony in Juneau, Alaska, according to a statement from the service. “Storis adds vital capability to the U.S. polar icebreaker fleetContinue reading “Coast Guard Commissions First New Icebreaker Since the 1990s”
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