All Hands Update

250626-N-KE573-1430 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (June 26, 2025) U.S. and Tongan personnel gather in the Kingdom of Tonga, June 18th, to conduct Pacific Partnership 2025 and Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Indonesia launches at Madura pier, Indonesia, June 23rd. All Hands Update, produced by Defense media Activity Headquarters and distributed by American Forces Network, provides Department of Defense personnel and their family members serving outside of the United States, its territories, or possessions a direct source for news updates and other timely, relevant information. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Brown)

250703-N-KE573-9384 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (July 03, 2025) U.S. Sailors and Marines join allies from the Netherlands and United Kingdom from June 27th to July 5th to conduct Atlantic Alliance 2025 and the VP-10 Red Lancers return from a successful detachment to Columbia. All Hands Update, produced by Defense media Activity Headquarters and distributed by American Forces Network, provides Department of Defense personnel and their family members serving outside of the United States, its territories, or possessions a direct source for news updates and other timely, relevant information. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Brown)

250710-N-KE573-8946 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (July 10, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington and its strike group depart Manila, Philippines, July 7th, following a scheduled port visit and the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort arrives in Manta, Ecuador, July 4th, for the third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025. All Hands Update, produced by Defense media Activity Headquarters and distributed by American Forces Network, provides Department of Defense personnel and their family members serving outside of the United States, its territories, or possessions a direct source for news updates and other timely, relevant information. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Brown)

250731-N-KE573-1868 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (July 31, 2025) The U.S. Navy joins multiple partner nations in Papua New Guinea July 26th to conduct Pacific Partnership 2025 and the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio arrives in Brisbane, Australia, July 27th, for a port visit. All Hands Update, produced by Defense media Activity Headquarters and distributed by American Forces Network, provides Department of Defense personnel and their family members serving outside of the United States, its territories, or possessions a direct source for news updates and other timely, relevant information. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Brown)

250828-N-KE573-5024 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (August 28, 2025) Admiral Daryl Caudle assumes the duties as the 34th Chief of Naval Operations, August 25th, during an assumption of office ceremony held in Washington, D.C., more than 6,400 service members, 100 aircraft, and 7 U.S. and Canadian vessels gather in Alaska, August 17th, to kick off exercise northern edge 2025, and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara conducts its first-ever port visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 16th through the 21st. All Hands Update, produced by Defense Media Activity headquarters and distributed by American Forces Network, provides Department of Defense personnel and their family members serving outside of the United States, its territories, or possessions a direct source for news updates and other timely, relevant information. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Brown)

250904-N-KE573-9522 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (September 04, 2025) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield returns to Naval Base Guam, August 31st, after completing a routine deployment to the Indo-Pacific, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam hosts an open-base event, August 30th through September 2nd, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and USS Gerald R. Ford and its carrier strike group transits the North Cape Fjord, August 29th. All Hands Update, produced by Defense Media Activity headquarters and distributed by American Forces Network, provides Department of Defense personnel and their family members serving outside of the United States, its territories, or possessions a direct source for news updates and other timely, relevant information. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Brown)

This week on the All Hands Update join us as we discuss Sailors and Marines from across the globe gathering in Norfolk, Virginia, July 30th, to kick off Large Scale Exercise 2025 and the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group arriving in Pearl Harbor, July 30th, for a scheduled port visit. For more content like this, find us on the All Hands Magazine YouTube channel and Apple Podcast for our new “Morning Quarters” podcast.

This week on the All Hands Update join us as we discuss Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 and Panamanian personnel concluding training, August 9th, in Panama City, the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group arriving in Manama, Bahrain, August 10th, for a scheduled port visit, and the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort arriving in Trinidad, August 5th, for the final mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025. For more content like this, find us on the All Hands Magazine YouTube channel and Apple Podcast for our new “Morning Quarters” podcast.

This week on the All Hands Update join us as the USS Gerald R. Ford and its carrier strike group transited the Straight of Dover into the North Sea August 17th, Sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group departed Norfolk, Virginia, August 14th, for a regularly scheduled deployment, and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington and its carrier strike group arriving in Guam, August 17th, for a regularly scheduled port visit. For more content like this, find us on the All Hands Magazine YouTube channel and Apple Podcast for our new “Morning Quarters” podcast.

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