13 July 2023 Navy Starts First Class for Maritime Cyber Warfare Officers PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The first three officers in the Navy’s newest officer designation 1880, Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer (MCWO), started training in Computer Network Operator Qualification Course (CNOQC), which is being taught for the first time at Information Warfare Training Command Corry...
13 July 2023 First In-Space Laser Power Beaming Experiment Surpasses 100 Days of Successful On-Orbit Operations WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Space Wireless Energy Laser Link (SWELL) surpassed 100 days of successful on-orbit laser operations on June 29, 2023, coinciding with the NRL’s 100th birthday celebration. Launched on March 14, 2023, this experiment represents...
13 July 2023 USNCC Finishing Pilot Program II, FFSP Adds to TAP Curriculum WASHINGTON -- Many enlisted Sailors join the Navy for the college tuition benefits it offers when they transfer out of the service. Now they can get a head start on their educational voyage with the United States Naval Community College (USNCC)...
12 July 2023 Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) The Navy accepted delivery of fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), from shipbuilder General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) on July 11...
11 July 2023 Wreck site identified as World War Two carrier USS Ommaney Bay (CVE 79) Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the identity of a wreck site as USS Ommaney Bay (CVE 79) July 10...
11 July 2023 NAVSUP WSS, Shipyard Supply Support Unit Standardize Processes, Decrease Ship Repair Delays MECHANICSBURG, Pa - Members of Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) Strategic Management and Improvement Office (SMIO) assisted public shipyard units with knowledge sharing and standardization, leading to decreased ship repair delays...
11 July 2023 Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers Holds Change-of-Office Ceremony WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Casey J. Moton relieved Rear Adm. James P. Downey as Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers (PEO CVN) during a change-of-office ceremony, July 7, at the Washington Navy Yard. Moton assumed leadership of PEO CVN after previously serving as the Program Executive...
11 July 2023 FRCE ground support shop equips aircraft lines for success Fleet Readiness Center East's Ground Support Branch repairs and maintains the vital ground support equipment used to move aircraft, transport parts, test systems and perform other critical functions that support aircraft production efforts at the depot...
11 July 2023 Navy Reserve Seabees Build Home for Native Americans in Need The paint is still drying on a brand new house completed by a group of Reserve-duty Seabees, who put the finishing touches today on a dwelling built for a family in need as part of a partnership with the Southwest Indian Foundation (SWIF), headquartered here...
10 July 2023 Navy Authorizes Command at Sea Designation for Qualified O-5 Reserve Surface Warfare Officers Commanding Security Boat Companies VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - For the first time in over a decade, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command’s (NECC) Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) is authorizing O-5 Reserve surface warfare officers command at sea opportunities, and the qualified officers who command Reserve Security Boat...