30 October 2017 USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) Conducts Change of Command The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) held a change of command ceremony at the fleet landing on Naval Station Rota, Spain, Oct. 27...
30 October 2017 Riding the Wake The year was 1941, and word of the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor was still making its way across the nation. Across the international dateline, another attack by the Japanese was unfolding on the atoll commonly referred to as Wake Island...
30 October 2017 USS Ashland Arrives in Okinawa After Rescuing Distressed Mariners, Transitions to Blue Chromite Preps The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Okinawa Oct. 30, as part of a scheduled port visit to prepare for the joint U.S. exercise Blue Chromite...
30 October 2017 NAVFAC Far East to Renovate CFAY Bachelor Enlisted Quarters Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East awarded a $6.5 million contract for major renovations to Bachelor Enlisted Quarters on board Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 27...
30 October 2017 HST Strike Group Conducts Group Sail The Harry S. Truman Strike Group (HSTSG) is underway for a three-week group sail off the coast of the Eastern United States, familiarizing themselves with one another in critical areas for future operations...
30 October 2017 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Sailors Bring Smiles to Children at Sri Lanka Hospital Sailors from the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and members of the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka visited children at Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Colombo, Oct. 29, during a port visit...
30 October 2017 Princeton Sailors Donate Hair to Cancer Patients in Sri Lanka Four Sailors assigned to Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and a U.S. Embassy representative gave a unique piece of themselves, their locks of hair, while on a port visit in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 29...
30 October 2017 Booked! Exam Dates Are Released Sailors aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) are beginning to prepare for the March 2018 Navy-wide E-4, E-5 and E-6 advancement exams after the dates were announced, Oct. 18...
30 October 2017 Two New Facilities Highlight SSC Atlantic's Commitment to Cybersecurity Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Heller marked the opening of two new facilities on Joint Base Charleston - Naval Weapons Station for teams providing cutting edge cybersecurity capabilities...
29 October 2017 MCPON Speaks at 242nd Mid-South Navy Ball: 'The King Returns to Graceland' MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Oct. 28, 2017) - Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) welcomed Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven Giordano as the guest speaker for the 242nd Navy Ball at the Guest House at Graceland's Ballroom on Oct. 28...