Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 09.04.2025
NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 5, 2025) – U.S. Navy personnel and allied participants from Canada and the United Kingdom teamed up at the annual Theater Undersea Warfare (TUSW) Symposium at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads to address the dynamic maritime security environment in the Atlantic and Arctic, Sept. 4-5, 2025. The symposium, executed by Submarine Group 2 under U.S. 2nd Fleet, provided......
Story by Lt. Jennifer Bowman | USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) | 08.14.2025
Sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima (IWO) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) - 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) departed for a regularly scheduled deployment, August 14. The ARG’s primary mission is to conduct presence operations and safely embark Marines ashore to conduct a wide variety of contingency missions worldwide. The IWO ARG - 22nd MEU......
Story by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Jackson | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 08.14.2025
Sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima (IWO) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) - 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) departed for a regularly scheduled deployment, August 14. The ARG’s primary mission is to conduct presence operations and safely embark Marines ashore to conduct a wide variety of contingency missions worldwide. The IWO ARG - 22nd MEU......
Courtesy Story | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron TWO | 08.04.2025
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, FL (Aug. 4, 2025). - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), along with the “Valkyries” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 Detachment 5 and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 408, departed from Naval Station Mayport August 4th, beginning her deployment to support U.S. 2nd Fleet Area of Operations....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 07.25.2025
NORFOLK, Va. – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), assigned to Destroyer Squadron Two (DESRON-2), departed Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, July 25, 2025. Equipped with the Aegis combat system, Mitscher provides multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities to conduct......
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 07.23.2025
MAYPORT, Fla. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) returned to Naval Station Mayport July 23, concluding a five-month deployment across multiple geographic theaters, including the U.S. 4th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. The crew departed Feb. 18, 2025, with their mission focused on strengthening international maritime security and relations......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Nye | USS BULKELEY (DDG 84) | 07.18.2025
YORKTOWN, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) departed Naval Weapons Station Yorktown July 18, 2025, to return to U.S. 6th Fleet where it will continue to support the Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) force. Bulkeley recently completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG)....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 07.11.2025
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) and Rotterdam-class landing platform dock HNLMS Johan de Witt (L 801) arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia for a scheduled port visit, marking the completion of Atlantic Alliance 2025 (AA25), July 11, 2025. AA25 is the premier East Coast naval integration exercise, involving 8,500 Sailors, Marines, and......
