The Navy says the guided missile destroyer Mitscher is heading back to Norfolk.

First lady Michelle Obama thanked sailors at the Norfolk Navy base for their service, and called on the public to support their families as they serve the nation in their own way when their loved ones are deployed. Obama spoke today at an event marking the return of the USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and the Navy hospital ship Comfort from recent deployments. She also met with Navy leaders during her visit.

First lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to meet with military families at the Norfolk Navy base.

The amphibious dock landing ship Oak Hill is leaving Norfolk with 300 sailors on deployment through August.

More than 4,000 sailors and Marines are set to deploy from Norfolk for the Mediterranean and the Middle East

President George W. Bush yesterday commissioned a new aircraft carrier named for his father, former President George H.W. Bush, before a crowd of 18,000 in a ceremony that was part Navy tradition and part family reunion. The younger Bush, 10 days from the end of his presidency, joined his father at the Norfolk Naval Base to usher the $6.3 billion carrier George H.W. Bush into the Atlantic Fleet. “I ask that God protect this ship and bring her only victory and peace,“ the president said.