20 June 2020 Theodore Roosevelt, Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups Operate Together in 7th Fleet The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) strike groups commenced dual carrier flight operations in the Philippine Sea, June 21...
19 June 2020 New 49th Chief of Supply Corps Assumes Command at NAVSUP RADM Peter G. Stamatopoulos succeeded RADM Michelle C. Skubic as Commander, NAVSUP and Chief of Supply Corps June 19. SECDEF Dr. Mark T. Esper announced June 9 that the President nominated Skubic to rank of VADM and assignment as director of the Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia...
19 June 2020 Navy-Coast Guard Team: Four Interdictions in Four Days The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) and the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) teams disrupted a combined 112 bales of suspected contraband worth over $79.6 million May 24-27...
17 June 2020 USS Porter en route to the Black Sea USS Porter (DDG 78) began a northbound strait transit en route to the Black Sea on June 17, to conduct maritime security operations and enhance regional maritime stability, combined readiness, and naval capability with our NATO allies...
16 June 2020 NAS Pensacola Holds Awards Ceremony for Responders to Dec. 6 Attack Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola held an awards ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum June 16, 2020, to recognize personnel assigned to NAS Pensacola's Navy Security Forces (NSF) and Fire and Emergency Services Gulf Coast (FEMSGC) that reacted to the terrorist attack onboard...
16 June 2020 USS John S. McCain Certified for Return to Operations The crew aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) successfully completed Basic Phase Certification June 2, following months of training and preparation to return the ship and its crew to operational status...
15 June 2020 Norfolk Naval Shipyard Veteran Employee Readiness Group Delivers U.S. Flag Collection Honoring Departed Veterans to Local Funeral Home Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Veteran Employee Readiness Group (VET-ERG) answered the call honoring veterans of the community with a donation of 113 worn United States flags to Sturtevant Funeral Home Jun. 12...
13 June 2020 USS Fitzgerald En Route to San Diego The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding division's Pascagoula shipyard June 13 to return to her homeport in San Diego...
08 June 2020 USS Nebraska Gold Earns The Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet recently named the gold crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) winner of The Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy for 2019...
08 June 2020 USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Departs for 2020 Deployment 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...