07 July 2017 Nimitz Celebrates 4th of July Underway Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), currently deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, celebrated the 241st anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4...
06 July 2017 Navy Surgeon General Visits DoD Warrior Games Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and Force Master Chief Hosea Smith, director of the Hospital Corps, attended the start of the DoD Warrior Games 2017 in Chicago June 30, to support the athletes and family members in attendance...
06 July 2017 USS Gabrielle Giffords Completes Maiden Voyage, Arrives in San Diego The newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) arrived in San Diego July 5, after successfully completing her maiden voyage from Mobile, Alabama...
05 July 2017 Navigating the Waters: Today's Autonomy, Tomorrow's Engineers Autonomy and the future force were in the spotlight, as nine student-led teams tested their maritime engineering skills during the 10th annual International RoboBoat Competition, held June 20-25 in Daytona Beach, Florida...
30 June 2017 Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Billings The Navy will christen its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Billings (LCS 15), during a 11 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, July 1, in Marinette, Wisconsin...
30 June 2017 Rota Raises the Red, White and Blue Naval Station Rota saw a rare sight the morning of June 30, a sight many people assigned here only see once a year... that's the sight of the stars and stripes flying high atop a flagpole...
30 June 2017 Boles earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit Training Command Seaman Recruit Joshua Boles, Division 204, graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command earning the Military Excellence Award on June 30...
30 June 2017 Surface Line Week Heats Up the Summer Norfolk's waterfront will come together in a friendly series of challenges and competitions among competitors to prove their toughness, tenacity and expertise during Surface Line Week (SLW), July 24-28...
29 June 2017 LCS Crew 109 Visits PCU Little Rock Namesake Fifteen crew members from the future USS Little Rock (LCS 9), visited their namesake Arkansas city in mid-June to participate in Flag Day events and get to know the area and its citizens...
28 June 2017 NAVOCEANO Traces its Roots on World Hydrography Day 2017 The Naval Oceanographic Office, once known as the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, honored its heritage and the importance of its mission by celebrating World Hydrography Day on June 26 at Stennis Space Center, home of the world's largest concentration of hydrographers and oceanographers...