08 November 2016 Weeklong Multinational Law Enforcement Exercise Comes to a Successful Conclusion Service members from the Belgian navy and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) completed a weeklong maritime law enforcement exercise with partners from the Cabo Verde coast guard (CVCG), maritime police (CVMP), and judicial police (CVJP) Oct. 31...
08 November 2016 NAVSUP FLC Jacksonville Provides Fuel Support for HAWKEX and VULCANEX Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville (FLCJ) Panama City provided support for Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadrons (HM) 14 and 15 Sept. 19-Oct. 15 at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida...
07 November 2016 Howard Powered With a platoon of 15 Marines and two Navy hospital corpsmen, Howard fought off an estimated battalion sized group of Viet Cong soldiers deep in the heart of enemy territory in North Vietnam. While perched on top of Hill 488, Howard conducted his men in a symphony of gunfire and grenades against the...
07 November 2016 HSC-7 Completes Training in Fifth Fleet Area of Operations A group of pilots, maintainers and aircrewmen assigned to the "Dusty Dogs" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 conducted specialized combat search and rescue (SAR) and special operations support training in the Fifth Fleet area of operations, Oct. 16-20...
07 November 2016 WaterFire Salute to Veterans - Much More Than Just Art Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, president of Naval War College, Newport, R.I., administered the ceremonial oath of enlistment to nine young men and women, who will be entering the sea services, during the 4th annual WaterFire Salute to Veterans ceremony, Nov. 5, at the State Administration Building...
07 November 2016 Former USS Cole Commander Relays Experience to EURAFWSA Watch Officers Retired Cmdr. Kirk S. Lippold, who commanded guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) during the terrorist attacks in 2000, spoke to Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (EURAFSWA) region watch officers (RWOs) at Naval Support Activity, Naples, Nov. 3...
07 November 2016 USS Carney Conducts Change of Command Cmdr. Peter Halvorsen relieved Cmdr. Ken Pickard as commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) during an at-sea change of command ceremony Nov. 5...
07 November 2016 John C. Stennis Sailors Honor Veterans Twenty-four Sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) marched in the Auburn 51st Annual Veterans Day Parade alongside the Washington Society of the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution color guard, Nov. 5...
07 November 2016 America's Familiarization Training Pays Off during F-35B DT-III Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) successfully completed its fifth day of F-35B Lightning II developmental test (DT-III) with the support of flight deck personnel who received specialized training in Yuma, Arizona, earlier in the month...
07 November 2016 USS Decatur, USS Spruance Visit Pearl Harbor Guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Decatur (DDG 73) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 3, for the final port visit in their Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) Western Pacific deployment...