06 October 2016 Princeton, WTIs Launch Live Missiles during SWATT Exercise Guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) fired a Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) at a target Sept. 29 in a live missile-fire event as part of the Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT)...
06 October 2016 Navy Scientist Named Outstanding Maritime Archaeologist A Naval History and Heritage Command underwater archaeologist was presented a Ben Brenman Archeology in Alexandria Award for 2016 at a city council meeting Oct. 5...
06 October 2016 Chafee Increases Tactical Readiness with WTIs, SWATT Exercise The dimly lit room glows with a bluish tint. There are people seated at consoles across the room, staring at display screens that show a wide array of information essential to the ship's tactical mission...
06 October 2016 NECC Selects October Civilian of the Month Navy Expeditionary Combat Command announced its October staff Civilian of the Month, Oct. 4...
06 October 2016 CNATT Sailor Assists in Rescue of Pensacola Woman A Sailor from the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Sept. 28 for assisting in the rescue of a Pensacola woman trapped in a sinking automobile...
06 October 2016 US, Oman, Bahrain, UAE Participate in VBSS Exchange The U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Engagement Team (MET) with the Omani, United Arab Emirati and Bahraini Coast Guards participated in a 10-day visit board search and seizure (VBSS) subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Sept. 18-29...
05 October 2016 "All Clear" at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Naval Station Guantanamo Bay's (NSGB) Commanding Officer David Culpepper gave the "all clear" just after 10 a.m., Oct 5, and returned the installation to Condition of Readiness (COR) 5...
05 October 2016 CIWT Hosts Future Information Warfighting Development Center Members Representatives from the forthcoming Information Warfighting Development Center (IWDC) visited the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) to begin a dialogue about training missions, capabilities and roles, Sept. 27...
05 October 2016 Nimitz Begins Sea Trials Following 20-Month EPIA Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) got underway Oct. 5 for sea trials, following a 20-month Extended Planned Incremental Availability (EPIA) that started February 2015 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington...
05 October 2016 Sortie Condition Alpha Set in Mayport; Ships Get Underway as Hurricane Matthew Approaches Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (COMUSNAVSO/C4F) ordered U.S. Navy ships in the Mayport area to set Sortie Condition Alpha or Bravo, Oct. 4, as Hurricane Matthew heads toward the Florida coast...