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26-year-old sailor aboard Norfolk-based USS Leyte Gulf dies at sea
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA 26-year-old sailor aboard the USS Leyte Gulf died at sea one week after he deployed from Naval Station Norfolk as part of the USS George H.W. Bush Strike Group. Nicholas Woods, a sonar technician ...
USS Leyte Gulf deployed from Naval Station Norfolk Sunday
WAVY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Another naval ship set sail on a deployment from Naval Station Norfolk over the weekend. The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf, or CG 55, departed ...
4 Hampton Roads-based ships on Navy’s decommissioning plan, including 1 past its 35-year service...
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith a new Congress, the Navy is trying again with its proposal to shrink the fleet as part of its “divest to invest” approach. The Navy unveiled its Fiscal Year 2024 budget in mid-March, announcing ...
Ron DeSantis keeps talking about blowing up the Bahamas
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis at a campaign event in Rochester, New...
USS George H.W. Bush deploys to cheering crowd at Naval Station Norfolk: ‘You need to stick...
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe sailors of the carrier George H.W. Bush — Avengers, named for the plane the late president flew...
Bush strike group marked ready for deployment after joint operation training
Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe final deployment workups for the Norfolk-based USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group marked...
Singer Toby Keith, passionate military supporter, dead at 62
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 3 months ago"When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right... I'm out here on the front lines, so...
UPDATE 1-U.S. extends carrier deployment after Syria attack
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe United States has decided to extend the deployment of the George H.W. Bush carrier strike group to provide options to policymakers after last week's deadly attacks in Syria by Iran-backed ...
George H.W. Bush carrier strike group to return Sunday
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe George H.W. Bush will return Sunday, as the carrier moors at Naval Station Norfolk following an eight-month deployment. The flagship of the strike group, departed Norfolk on Aug. 10 for ...
Italian destroyer joins Norfolk-based strike group in final deployment preps
Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the second time in a row, a NATO ally’s warship is joining a Norfolk-based carrier strike group’s final preparations for deployment. The Italian navy destroyer Caio Duilo arrived at Naval ...