15 May 2025 Obangame Express 2025 Sets Sights on Illegal Fishing Networks DAKAR, Senegal – African nations are ramping up enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF), a practice draining billions from coastal economies...
14 May 2025 Continuing Promise 2025 Set to Begin MAYPORT, Florida – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will deploy this June-August to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025 mission. After several months of detailed...
14 May 2025 Naval Special Warfare Commander Testifies Before Texas Legislature, Highlighting Heroism of Fallen Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram AUSTIN, Texas - Rear Adm. Jamie Sands, commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, testified before the Texas State Legislature today at the Texas State Capitol, advocating for the posthumous award of the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nathan Gage Ingram...
13 May 2025 U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa is Empowering First Responders Through Simulation: Launch of a One-Day Facilitator Course on Pre-Hospital and Enroute Care OKINAWA, Japan — On 29 April, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) Camp Foster, Japan. Staff from USNHO held a one-day facilitator course. Cdr. Amy Aparicio brought together a team of subject matter experts (SME), including Capt. Michelle Sangiorgi and Amanda Studer from the Emergency...
13 May 2025 NMCSD Celebrates Expansion of Inpatient Mental Health Ward, Largest Within DOD SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its 1 West inpatient mental health ward—an initiative that marks a significant step forward in strengthening behavioral health care for active-duty service...
13 May 2025 From Classroom to Combat Boarding: Multinational VBSS Training Highlights Obangame Express 2025 DAKAR, Senegal — Naval forces from 27 nations executed Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) operations in Senegal as part of Exercise Obangame Express 2025, a multinational effort aimed at strengthening maritime security in West African waters...
12 May 2025 FRCE earns second consecutive CNO Shore Safety Award The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) has selected Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) to receive the CNO Shore Safety Award in the Large Industrial Activity category for the second consecutive year, recognizing its continued efforts toward safety and occupational health excellence in fiscal year 2024...
12 May 2025 Strengthening Partnerships through Rule of Law PRAIA, Cabo Verde — A rule of law exercise, held May 5th through May 9th during Obangame Express 2025, brought together representatives from Western Africa partner nations and European Allies, enhancing the practical and academic application of joint maritime operations...
09 May 2025 Realistic Simulation Sharpens Expeditionary Medicine Readiness CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC) is elevating Expeditionary Medicine (EXMED) readiness through a highly realistic training environment, employing cutting-edge moulage, immersive battle effects,...
08 May 2025 Navy nurse reflects on rewarding temporary assignment to Guam AGANA HEIGHTS, Guam – Lt. Jodi Carroz, an Emergency Department Registered Nurse stationed at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms recently returned from a temporary assignment at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam in April, bringing with her a wealth of experience, clinical knowledge, and unforgettable...