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No Pentagon Plans to Send Assets to Black Sea Over Collapsed Grain Deal

Ukrainian port facility on the Danube River after an attack on July 24, 2023. Ukrainian MoD Photo

The U.S. does not plan to send any assets to the Black Sea amidst tensions over the Russian withdrawal from the U.N.-Turkey brokered grain deal, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

The Biden administration announced the latest presidential drawdown authority for Ukraine military assistance, which included additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) and the Patriot air...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/25/no-pentagon-plans-to-send-assets-to-black-sea-over-collapsed-grain-deal

USS Bulkeley Leaves for Homeport Shift to Rota; USS Delbert D. Black Leaves for Maiden Deployment

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) departs Naval Station Norfolk August 4, 2022, commencing the ship’s scheduled homeport shift to Rota, Spain, as part of the U.S. Navy’s long-range plan to gradually rotate the Rota-based destroyers. US Navy Photo

USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) left Norfolk, Va., for its new home in Rota, Spain, on Thursday evening, according to a tweet from a ship spotter.

Bulkeley will be part of the Forward Deployed Naval Force-Europe ships in Rota...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/05/uss-bulkely-leaves-for-homeport-shift-to-rota-uss-delbert-d-black-leaves-for-maiden-deployment

Navy IDs USS Arleigh Burke Sailor Lost At Sea

Seaman Recruit David Spearman US Navy Photo

The Navy identified a sailor, assigned to USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), who went overboard as Seaman Recruit David Spearman.

Spearman, who was on his first assignment, went overboard Monday afternoon, 6th Fleet spokesperson Lt. Richlyn Ivey said in an email. Arleigh Burke was operating in the Baltic Sea at the time, according to a Thursday Navy press release.

Search and rescue efforts began Monday afternoon and ended Tuesday, Ivey said. The investigation...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/04/navy-ids-uss-arleigh-burke-sailor-lost-at-sea

Biden Administration Basing Two More Destroyers in Rota, Spain

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 1, 2022. U.S. Navy Photo

The Biden administration plans to station two more forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in Rota, Spain, the White House announced Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan disclosed the plans while traveling to Madrid, Spain, for the NATO summit.

“Those will help increase the United...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/28/biden-administration-basing-two-more-destroyers-in-rota-spain

Destroyer USS Arleigh Burke Operating in Black Sea After Bulgaria Port Visit

USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) transits the Atlantic Ocean on Nov. 25, 2021. US Navy Photo

A U.S. Navy destroyer is currently operating in the Black Sea after a port stop in Bulgaria, as tensions between the U.S. and Russia simmer.

USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) moved through the Bosphorus, arriving in the Black Sea on Thursday, U.S. 6th Fleet said in a news release last week.

The destroyer made a stop in Varna, Bulgaria, leaving the port on Sunday to continue operating in the waters, 6th Fleet said in a...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/29/destroyer-uss-arleigh-burke-operating-in-black-sea-after-bulgaria-port-visit

Destroyer USS Donald Cook Arrives in Florida After 7 Years in Europe

Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Genaro Ortiz, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75), picks up his son following the ship’s arrival to Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on July 18, 2021. US Navy Photo

Guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) is back in the U.S. after seven years as one of four forward-deployed ballistic missile defense ships based in Rota, Spain.

Cook came into Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on Sunday after operating...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/19/destroyer-uss-donald-cook-arrives-in-florida-after-7-years-in-europe

Panel: Budget Priorities Prompted Navy Cut to Forces to Prevent Hollow Fleet

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG-105), front, and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) transit the Pacific Ocean on June 13, 2021. US Navy Photo

While the Marine Corps is divesting legacy systems to invest in modernization, the Navy has had to make cuts to sustain its current force, the admiral who oversees the Navy budget said today.

Rear Adm. John Gumbleton, the Navy’s deputy assistant secretary for budget, detailed the Department of the Navy’s...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/29/panel-budget-priorities-prompted-navy-cut-to-forces-to-prevent-hollow-fleet

USS Arleigh Burke Arrives in Spain, USS Donald Cook Will Head to Mayport

A Sailor removes a mooring line from a bollard to assist the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) in getting underway while pier-side at Naval Station Norfolk Mar. 26. US Navy Photo

Destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) pulled into Naval Station Rota, Spain over the weekend as it officially becomes part of the Forward Deployed Naval Force-Europe (FDNF-E).

In a news release, U.S. 6th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer pulled into Rota on Sunday after exercising in the Atlantic...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/12/uss-arleigh-burke-arrives-in-spain-uss-donald-cook-heading-back-to-mayport

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 15, 2019

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 15, 2019, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:290Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
5349102

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/15/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-july-15-2019

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 17, 2018

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 Dec. 10, 2018, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:287Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
502474

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3r...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/17/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-dec-17-2018

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