The Tall Ship Fleet is Coming!
It all kicks off June 16-18 as the Tall Ship Fleet begins to arrive at the Lynnhaven Anchorage in the Chesapeake Bay. This is followed by a week of celebrations.
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- Allied strength in action. 🤝⚓️ Rear Adm. Martin Muckian, director of maritime operations, United States Fleet Forces Command, toured the Peruvian Navy oiler BAP TACNA (ARL 158) at Naval Station Norfolk June 9th.
- U.S. Fleet Forces repostedUnderway, focused and mission-ready. Since departing Naval Station Mayport for deployment May 11, Sailors aboard Freedom- variant littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) have been hard at work supporting U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) border security objectives.
- U.S. Fleet Forces repostedThe character of war is changing 🎮📡 NATO Allies conducted counter unmanned surface vessel training during #BALTOPS2026, strengthening their ability to detect, track, and defeat asymmetric threats in the Baltic Sea region. #WeAreNATO
00:00 - Marking 20 years of maritime partnership! @USNorthernCmd, @USCG, @RCN_MRC, and @SEMAR_mx convened at U.S. Fleet Forces Command for the 2026 NAMSI Executive Meeting. The partners signed the revised NAMSI Handbook to enhance North American security.
- Sea power on display 💥⚓️🇺🇸 Guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) fires a Mark 45 Mod 4 5-inch naval gun during a naval power demonstration as part of a distinguished visitor tour aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Caribbean Sea, June 7.
- U.S. Fleet Forces repostedU.S. forces across the Middle East remain vigilant and ready.
00:00 - “During this deployment, our presence and our capabilities demonstrated the United States’ enduring commitment to deterring aggression and malign actors, maintaining regional stability.” - USS Iwo Jima commanding officer Capt. Richard HaleyUSS Iwo Jima returns to Norfolk from extended deployment in Caribbean: pilotonline.com/2026/06/06/uss…
- Job well done, USS Iwo Jima! Rear Adm. Neil Koprowski, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 2, addresses Sailors over the 1MC aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) after the ship returned to Naval Station Norfolk today following a 10-month deployment.
00:00 - Welcome home!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 📍NORFOLK, Va. – Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia on June 6 following a historic 10-month deployment to the U.S. Fourth Fleet area of operations. MORE: usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/New…
- Welcome home! 🥳 A detachment of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 returned to Naval Station Norfolk today following a 10-month deployment to the Caribbean as part of the support of Operation Southern Spear, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
00:00 - U.S. Fleet Forces repostedFLEETEX 250 kicks off this month! This landmark exercise sharpens maritime readiness, tests emerging capabilities, and integrates our allies and partners for collective homeland defense during our Nation's 250th celebration.
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