18 June 2023 125 Years of Medical Excellence – Ford Celebrates the Hospital Corpsman Birthday ‘I dedicate my heart, mind, and strength to the work before me. I shall do all within my power to show in myself an example of all that is honorable and good throughout my naval career.’ – The Hospital Corpsman Pledge.The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R...
16 June 2023 Department of the Navy Opens Flank Speed Azure for Business Beginning June 12, Navy mission owners will be able to migrate their application workloads from on-premises data centers and other cloud environments into an enterprise Microsoft Azure hosting environment, part of Flank Speed, one of the most advanced zero trust architectures in the Department of...
16 June 2023 U.S. Navy Hosts French Marine Nationale, Holds Bilateral Strategic Dialogue WASHINGTON -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Gene Black, hosted French Chief of International Relations, Rear Adm. Jean-Mathieu Rey, for the second iteration of the annual U.S.-French bilateral Strategic Dialogue at the Pentagon, June 13 – 14,...
16 June 2023 Navy to Christen Submarine Iowa The Navy will christen one of its newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, June 17, 2023, General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut...
16 June 2023 Michigan Arrives in Busan The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) (Blue) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK), for a scheduled port visit, June 16...
15 June 2023 NAVSUP FLC Jacksonville Holds Change of Command Capt. Matthew L. Bolls took command of Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Jacksonville on June 15 in a ceremony during which outgoing Commanding Officer Capt. James H. Strauss was awarded the Legion of Merit medal for exceptionally meritorious conduct...
15 June 2023 NSA Panama City Firefighters Receive Intensive Shipboard Training by Alabama Fire College Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City Fire and Emergency Services recently received a unique training opportunity to enhance their shipboard firefighting capabilities. Alabama Fire College provided a Marine Firefighter Course, which is the only ProBoard certified school with a mobile class that...
15 June 2023 USS Charleston (LCS 18) Returns From 26-Month Deployment SAN DIEGO, Ca - Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) returned to her homeport of Naval Base San Diego, June 14, 2023, following a 26-month rotational deployment...
15 June 2023 BALTOPS 23: A Testbed for New Technology PUTLOS, Germany - As in previous years, U.S. Sixth Fleet is partnering with the U.S. Naval research enterprise to bring the latest advancements in emerging unmanned technologies to conduct mine countermeasures (MCM) operations. To forward these efforts, Sailors and Marines are experimenting and...
14 June 2023 Sea Turtle Nesting Season on Dam Neck Annex Naval Air Station Oceana - Sea turtle patrols are underway on Dam Neck Annex beach. In the Virginia Beach area, sea turtle nesting season runs from May 15 to August 31. Each morning, staff members from Naval Air Station Oceana’s natural resources department have been surveying the beach...