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The commanding officer of the USS Harry S Truman has been relieved of duty following a collision with a merchant vessel earlier this month. Captain Dave Snowden was removed from command due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the US Navy stated. He had been in charge of the Nimitz-class aircraftContinue reading “Commanding officer of USS Harry S Truman relieved of duties following collision”

USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) Deploys to Fourth Fleet NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – The Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) departs Naval Station Mayport, Florida to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 18. Thomas Hudner will deploy to the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility (USSOUTHCOM AOR) to support bilateral and multinationalContinue reading “USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) Deploys to Fourth Fleet”

Mallory Shelbourne – February 12, 2025 12:54 PM The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts routine underway operations. U.S. Navy Photo Two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait this week as China’s People Liberation Army shadowed the first warship passage in the waters under the new Trump administration. USS RalphContinue reading “Chinese Navy Tracks First U.S. Taiwan Strait Transit under Trump Administration”

By SeaWaves Magazine US Navy photo The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and its embarked air wing and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay for a working port visit Feb. 6 following two months of combat operations inContinue reading “Harry S Truman and Jason Dunham Rest Break in Crete”

USS Shenandoah (AD-44) USS Shenandoah (AD-44) was the fourth and final ship of the Yellowstone-class of destroyer tenders. AD-44 was the fifth ship to bear the name, USS Shenandoah as named for the Shenandoah Valley. She was commissioned in 1983, only three years after the decommissioning of the previous USS Shenandoah (AD-26), also a destroyer tender. In 1993,[1] USS Shenandoah was unexpectedly diverted to the Persian Gulf to tend ships of the U.S. SeventhContinue reading “USS Shenandoah (AD-44)”