USS Cincinnati (CL-6), was the third Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, built for the United States Navy.

She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, the first being Cincinnati, an ironclad commissioned in 1862, during the Civil War, and the second being Cincinnati, a protected cruiser, that was decommissioned in 1919. Cincinnati split her pre-war career between the Atlantic and the Pacific fleets. She served in theContinue reading “USS Cincinnati (CL-6), was the third Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, built for the United States Navy.”

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 1, 2024

U.S. Naval Institute Staff – USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of July 1, 2024, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the locationContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 1, 2024”

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 28, 2024) – An AS-332 Super Puma, assigned to the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), delivers supplies to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) during a vertical replenishment at sea June 28, 2024.

The presence of the SSBN in the Pacific demonstrates the flexibility, survivability, readiness, and capability of the U.S. Navy submarine forces and complements the many exercises, training, operations, and other military cooperation activities conducted by Strategic Forces to ensure they are available and ready to operate around the globe at any time. Homeported in Bangor,Continue reading “PACIFIC OCEAN (June 28, 2024) – An AS-332 Super Puma, assigned to the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), delivers supplies to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) during a vertical replenishment at sea June 28, 2024.”

USS Wasp, Marines enter Mediterranean amid Israel-Hezbollah tensions

By Tara Copp The USS Wasp and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard is sailing with the USS Oak Hill and USS New York. (John Minchillo/AP) The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea this week as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into aContinue reading “USS Wasp, Marines enter Mediterranean amid Israel-Hezbollah tensions”

USNS Burlington Departing July 3 for Continuing Promise Mission in Caribbean

Heather Mongilio – June 28, 2024 6:35 PM SNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) transits in the Caribbean Sea during UNITAS 23 July 16, 2023. US Navy Photo USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) will deploy July 3 and head to the Caribbean and South America for the beginning of the Continuing Promise mission. Continuing Promise is a humanitarian mission that seesContinue reading “USNS Burlington Departing July 3 for Continuing Promise Mission in Caribbean”