Defense News: USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group arrives in Guam

Source: United States Navy

APRA HARBOR, Guam – Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG 11), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW 17) and destroyers USS Gridley (DDG 101), USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) arrived in Guam for a regularly scheduled port visit, April 18.

Defense News: NATO Allies and Partners Gather for Black Sea Maritime Forum

Source: United States Navy

NAPLES, Italy — Naval leaders from across NATO and partner nations convened in Naples, Italy, April 15-17 for the 4th Annual Black Sea Maritime Forum. The forum, hosted by Admiral Stuart B. Munsch, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, provided a platform for discussions on maritime security challenges and opportunities for collaboration in the Black Sea region.

Defense News: USS Minnesota Returns Home to Naval Base Guam

Source: United States Navy

NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 14, 2025) – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Guam following its first operational tasking while forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific region, April 14, 2025.

Defense News: Navy Secretary Embarks Gerald R. Ford for First Carrier Visit

Source: United States Navy

ATLANTIC OCEAN – Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to observe the strike group’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Apr. 10-11. The visit was the Secretary’s first visit to an operational carrier strike group since becoming the 79th Secretary of the Navy on March 25, 2025.