01 February 2024 MAKO Challenge 2024 Increases Navy Readiness NORFOLK, Va. - Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, U.S. 6th Fleet, and U.S. 10th Fleet assembled at the Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) in Norfolk, Virginia for MAKO Challenge 2024 from Jan. 18-21...
01 February 2024 FRCE Mentor of the Year Finds Joy in Helping Others MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recognized one of its leaders as Mentor of the Year for their dedication to helping others in a ceremony held Jan. 30...
01 February 2024 IWTC Corry Station Sailors Perform in Martin Luther King Jr. Parade PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Performing Arts Company (PAC) from the Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station made a memorable mark at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade held in downtown Pensacola. The PAC provided band and marching drill components to the parade to...
01 February 2024 Cooper Hands Over Command of U.S. 5th Fleet to Wikoff MANAMA, Bahrain — Vice Adm. Brad Cooper turned over command of Middle East naval forces to Vice Adm. George Wikoff during a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Feb. 1...
01 February 2024 Naval District Washington Prepares for Annual Force Protection Exercise WASHINGTON — In the face of emergencies, military and civilian security personnel must be ready to defend and protect. Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain 2024 (CS-SC24), scheduled for February 5 through the 16th, is one of the Navy’s primary exercises for ensuring its security personnel have...
01 February 2024 FRCE Provides Local Students with Exciting Learning Opportunities MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East's STEM Outreach Team visited Grover C. Fields Middle School in New Bern Jan. 17 with two goals: providing engaging educational resources to sixth through eighth grade students in the Academically and...
01 February 2024 NIWC Atlantic Opens New NIEF CANES Lab in Norfolk “Today, we cut the ribbon, signaling the end of years of hard work in planning and coordination. But now, the real work begins,” said Capt. Nicole Nigro, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic Commanding Officer during her remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony Jan. 25 for NIWC...
30 January 2024 U.S. Military and Kuwait Armed Forces Collaborate in Exercise Eager Defender 24 KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait- The Kuwait Naval Force, Kuwait Coast Guard, U.S Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command (MARCENT) have joined forces in Exercise Eager Defender 24, a bilateral maritime drill aimed at strengthening mutual interoperability and...
30 January 2024 USS Arleigh Burke Ports in Limassol, Cyprus LIMASSOL, Cyprus – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Limassol, Cyprus for a regularly scheduled port visit 25 Jan., 2024...
30 January 2024 UCT 1 Supports U.S. Allies in São Tomé SÃO TOMÉ, São Tomé and Príncipe - Seabee divers assigned to Underwater Construction Team 1 (UCT 1) conducted a four-week cross training exercise with São Tomé Coast Guard divers and executed underwater harbor clearance efforts to allow for safer navigation through the shipping channel of São Tomé...