25 March 2020 Two U.S. Destroyers Deploy as U.S. 6th Fleet Remains Vigilant Two forward deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers got underway for regularly scheduled patrols from Rota, Spain in support of regional maritime security...
24 March 2020 Iwo Jima Continues Marine Warfare Certification The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) continued its Amphibious Marine Warfare (AMW) Certification by conducting Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) operations with 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion Company A, 2nd Platoon and Headquarters Platoon, March 18...
23 March 2020 Ready for the Fleet: Ford Completes Flight Deck, CATCC Certifications "Man all flight quarters stations!" These words were heard across every space on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) last week as she prepared to launch "cat" and recover "trap" aircraft from Carrier Air Wing EIGHT (CVW 8), in order to complete Flight Deck...
19 March 2020 Ike, Truman Conduct Dual Carrier, Joint Air Wing Ops in Arabian Sea USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) began dual carrier strike group and joint air wing operations with a B-52 Bomber from U.S. Air Forces Central Command in the Arabian Sea March 18, 2020...
18 March 2020 CPRW-11 Welcomes 58th Commodore The Navy's Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing (CPRW) Eleven held a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, March 12...
18 March 2020 Ford's Portside Anchor Makes Splash for First Time USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted an inaugural anchoring evolution during its independent steaming event on March 15. It was the first time Ford conducted the evolution using its port side anchor...
17 March 2020 Kathy Lewis Receives 2020 Peggy B. Craig Lifetime Service Award NAVFAC Southwest Senior Paralegal Specialist Kathy V. Lewis received the 2020 Peggy B. Craig Lifetime Service Award for 27 years of excellent service to the command as its senior Paralegal Specialist and Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Coordinator...
13 March 2020 Division Officer Course: Training International Partners, Allies at SWOS The International Surface Warfare Division Officer (DIVO) course is one of four international courses offered by the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) at Naval Station Newport, with the latest group of students set to graduate June 19...
11 March 2020 SWRMC Sailor Awarded CNO Gold Disk Technician Award Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) Sailor, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Parent, received the Chief of Naval Operations Gold Disk Technician Award for his work in the Navy and Marine Corps Miniature/Micro-miniature Module Test and Repair (2M/MTR) Program on Mar. 3...
11 March 2020 Seabee 78th Anniversary Celebration Active duty, Reserve and veteran Seabees came together with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) to commemorate the 78th birthday of the Seabees March 7 with a ceremonial wreath laying at the Seabee Memorial in Arlington Memorial Cemetery...