USS Porter (DDG-78)

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

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

Russian Corvettes Spotted Shadowing BALTOPS Exercise

Graphic by H I Sutton used with permission

Two Russian warships are operating near the international BALTOPs naval exercise in the Baltic Sea, according to photos from ship spotters.

A pair of Russian Navy Karakurt-class corvettes were spotted off the coast of Sweden near Stockholm one day after NATO and allied ships departed for the at-sea portion of the BALTOPS drills.

The Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet is split between Saint Petersburg and the exclave of Kaliningrad. The Baltic Sea connects...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/07/russian-corvettes-spotted-shadowing-baltops-exercise

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 6, 2021

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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. 6, 2021, 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:295Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
523284

In Yokosuka, Japan

A relic from the USS...

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

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 29, 2021

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 Nov. 29, 2021, 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:295Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
442064

In Yokosuka, Japan

Rear Adm. Michael...

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 22, 2021

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 22, 2021, 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:295Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
562884

In Japan

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/22/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-nov-22-2021

French Navy Kicks Off Force-on-Force Drills in Mediterranean with Partner Nations, NATO

French Defense Ministry Photo

KUALA LUMPUR – The French Navy started a major force-on-force operational readiness exercise called POLARIS 21 on Thursday in the western Mediterranean.

Polaris 21, which comes from the French name for the exercise — Préparation Opérationnelle en Lutte Aéromaritime, Résilience, Innovation et Supériorité — also includes a segment on the Atlantic coast of mainland France. The French Army and Navy and partner nations Greece, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/19/french-navy-kicks-off-force-on-force-drills-in-mediterranean-with-partner-nations-nato

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 15, 2021

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 Nov. 15, 2021, 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:294Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
512778

In Japan

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/15/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-nov-15-2021

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

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