29 May 2020 NAVFAC Pacific Extends Strategic Partnership for Work in Australia Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded today a $10 million firm-fixed price contract to Icon SI (Aust) Pty Ltd of South Perth, WA Australia for the construction of Earth Covered Magazines (ECM) at Royal Australian Air Force Base, Tindal, Australia...
27 May 2020 Norfolk Naval Shipyard Participates in Portsmouth Memorial Day Events Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) collaborated with the City of Portsmouth and Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads Portsmouth to observe Memorial Day in honor of the fallen May 25...
26 May 2020 The Ultimate Sacrifice: A Sailor Remembers Great Grandfather KIA Aboard USS Indianapolis Weeks before the attacks on the World Trade Center, a young boy with flaming red hair visited the U.S. Naval Academy's memorial rotunda, a monument etched with Academy graduates who paid the greatest price for freedom. At eye level, was his great-grandfather's name, Joseph...
26 May 2020 US and Saudi Forces Conduct Joint Military Exercises on Saudi Islands The U.S. and Saudi forces are conducting routine and joint sustainment training on and around Karan and Kurayn islands, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 24-30, 2020.The second phase of the training follows the successful completion of the training on April 20-22, and provides the...
25 May 2020 Crew of USS Gerald R. Ford Reflects on Fallen Service Members This Memorial Day While the crew of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) works hard, steaming in the Atlantic Ocean for its fourth independent steaming event this year, Americans across the country celebrate Memorial Day, May 25...
22 May 2020 National Maritime Day: Merchant Mariners of Military Sealift Command National Maritime Day is celebrated each year to recognize one of our country's most important industries, and honor the sacrifices of past and present U.S. merchant mariners...
21 May 2020 Former CNO Mullen Talks Leadership, National Security Challenges in Post-COVID-19 World Retired Navy Adm. Mike Mullen offered his views on requirements of leaders and national security issues in the post-COVID-19 world during the Naval Postgraduate School's (NPS) first virtual Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture (SGL), May 19...
21 May 2020 USS Ronald Reagan Marks Fifth Year of Service as Part of U.S. Forward Deployed Naval Forces The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway serving as America's strongest symbol of resolve, navigating the global pandemic as its mission endures, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific...
20 May 2020 Navy Exchange Service Command Honors Memorial Day with Virtual "Remember This Moment" Series From May 21 - 25, NEXCOM will honor Memorial Day with a series of live stream concerts and a virtual 5K race to honor fallen service members. The series, coined "Remember This Moment," is dedicated to all service members who have served the nation and paid the ultimate sacrifice...
20 May 2020 Carrier Air Wing 7 Commander Completes 5,000 Hours in the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye The commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 logged his 5,000th flight hour in the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye May 19 at Naval Station Norfolk...