03 August 2016 Shamal Completes Third US 4th Fleet Patrol The Cyclone-class patrol coastal ship USS Shamal (PC 13) returned from its third patrol in the U.S 4th Fleet area of operations Aug. 1...
03 August 2016 US Ships Utilize Small Eye in the Sky The coastal patrol ship USS Monsoon tested the capabilities of one of the ship's newest assets, the RQ-20A Puma AE (All Environment), during a Griffin Missile System test in the Arabian Gulf, 19-25 July...
03 August 2016 NAS Sigonella Wins CNREURAFSWA 2016 Energy Biggest Loser Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia announced Naval Air Station Sigonella as the winner of the 2016 "Energy Biggest Loser" competition, Aug. 2...
03 August 2016 Navy Conducts Fleet Battle Experiment with V-22 Osprey In preparation for replacing the Navy's C-2A Greyhound carrier onboard delivery (COD) platform with the future Navy variant CMV-22B Osprey, Naval Air Forces is conducting a Fleet Battle Experiment, July 22 through Aug. 4...
03 August 2016 Keel Laid for future USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams A keel laying ceremony for the future USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) was held, Aug. 2, in San Diego, representing the formal beginning of the ship and recognizing the first joining together of ship components...
03 August 2016 USS Makin Island hosts Annual Health Fair USS Makin Island (LHD 8) hosted an annual health fair in the ship's hangar bay, July 26, where more than 15 booths were set up to promote and inform Sailors and Marines about the various benefits of a healthy lifestyle...
03 August 2016 Commander, Task Force 67 Changes Command Capt. William R. Ellis relieved Capt. Bryan W. Durkee as commodore of Commander, Task Force 67, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Aug. 2...
03 August 2016 MUOS-5 Anomaly Identified, Satellite Remains in Safe, Intermediate Orbit Evaluation of the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite determined that the satellite experienced a failure of the orbit raising propulsion system during a transfer maneuver on June 29. The MUOS 5 satellite is currently stable, safe and under positive control...
03 August 2016 JEBLC-FS, NECC Participate in 5k Walk/Run for Suicide Awareness Sailors from around Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story participated in a 5k walk/run to promote suicide awareness July 29...
03 August 2016 Milestones reached for Enlisted Women on Submarines One of the first enlisted women to serve aboard a Navy submarine earned her submarine qualification, or "dolphins," on August 2nd and is preparing to deploy aboard USS Michigan (SSGN 727)...