24 October 2024 NAVIFOR Officer Provides Critical Relief to Asheville Following Hurricane Helene’s Impact ASHEVILLE, N.C. – When Hurricane Helene swept across North Carolina, it left communities like Asheville in ruins—roads blocked by debris, homes destroyed, and entire neighborhoods cut off from aid. U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brock McQueen, an Information Warfare Officer with Naval Information...
23 October 2024 Navy’s Third Operational F-35C Lightning II Squadron Achieves Safe For Flight Certification VFA-86 has earned a Full Safe for Flight certification on the F-35C...
22 October 2024 Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Conducts Second Multi-Large Deck Event with Italian ITS Cavour CSG U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY - The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) with the Italian Navy’s ITS Cavour CSG, Oct. 18...
21 October 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Cybersecurity Through Vigilance Cybersecurity Awareness Month reinforces the understanding that every Sailor and civilian has a critical role as a defender of Navy systems and the naval mission...
18 October 2024 Military Leaders Strengthen Indo-Pacific Partnerships During Guam, Hawaii Visit WASHINGTON – Acting Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV) Tom Mancinelli and the Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (DUSN(A&S)) Deborah Rosenblum traveled to Guam and Hawaii, Oct. 13-18, to meet with government officials, military leaders, and...
18 October 2024 USS Makin Island Changes Command SAN DIEGO – U.S. Navy Capt. Jose Arana assumed command of USS Makin Island (LHD 8) from Capt. Andria Slough during a ceremony held aboard amphibious assault ship October 17...
17 October 2024 NPS Salutes Outgoing Dean of Students, SEAL “Bull Frog” Takes Over The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) welcomed U.S. Navy Capt. Eric Skalski as the institution’s new Dean of Students and Commanding Officer of the Student Military Element during a ceremony, Oct. 10, relieving U.S. Navy Capt. Thor Martinsen, Ph.D., an NPS alumnus and current permanent military...
17 October 2024 SURFLANT Ships Participate in Historic Sleep Study The Naval Postgraduate School is leading a sleep study to monitor the success of circadian-based watch rotations...
17 October 2024 NAS Pensacola CO Signs Proclamation for Domestic Violence Awareness Month PENSACOLA, Fla. — Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola commanding officer Capt. Terry ‘Village’ Shashaty, along with other installation leadership, signed a proclamation Oct. 16 at the installation’s Fire and Emergency Services Gulf Coast fire station recognizing October as...
16 October 2024 Fleet to Faculty: GM1 Smith’s Impact as an Instructor at SCSTC San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2024) – Gunner’s Mate 1st Class DeAngela Smith has built a reputation as a dedicated leader and mentor in the U.S. Navy. Since beginning her Navy journey aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91), where she advanced from E-3 to E-6 within four years, Smith now brings...