31 May 2022 DHA Transition front and center at Naval Hospital Bremerton BREMERTON, Wash. - The transition of management and administration – as well as personnel, property and systems - of a military treatment facility like Naval Hospital Bremerton to the Defense Health Agency is actually old news. NHB began the conversion process – albeit well behind the scenes - to...
30 May 2022 Marines, partner nations conduct hoisting drills, amphibious reconnaissance BIZERTE, Tunisia - U.S. Marines, assigned to Task Force 61 Naval Amphibious Forces Europe / 2d Marine Division (TF-61/2) conducted a joint casualty evacuation drill with Tunisian armed forces to practice horizontal and vertical hoisting from a target vessel to a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB)...
29 May 2022 USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrives in Durres, Albania DURRES, Albania - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived in Durres, Albania for a scheduled port visit, May 29, 2022...
27 May 2022 U.S. Navy Leaders Celebrate 1 Year Milestone of the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project PHILADELPHIA - Senior U.S. Navy leaders joined partners from the Department of Defense, industry, and academia in the formal Signing Day Ceremony of the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project, a program that aims to reinvigorate the defense trade skills workforce across Philadelphia and the...
27 May 2022 USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) arrives in Tallinn, concludes Hedgehog 22 TALLINN, Estonia — The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flagship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Tallinn, Estonia for a scheduled port visit, May 27, 2022...
27 May 2022 Navy Officially Changes Status of 13 USS Indianapolis Sailors Lost During World War II MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The Navy has officially changed the status of 13 Sailors lost when the USS Indianapolis (CA 35) was sunk in 1945 from “Unaccounted for” to “Buried at Sea,” Navy Casualty announced May 27...
27 May 2022 BALTOPS 22 to kick off in June NAPLES, Italy - Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 22, the 51st iteration of the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, takes place from June 5-17...
26 May 2022 IWTC San Diego Officer Saves Life of Navy Veteran SAN DIEGO - Lieutenant Jonathan (Jon) Hilzinger, an instructor at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC), San Diego, was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation medal for non-combat heroism on Mar. 25, 2022, from Capt. Marc Ratkus, commanding officer, Center for Information Warfare...
26 May 2022 NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Bahrain Supports USS Fitzgerald at Sea and in Port MANAMA, Bahrain – Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Bahrain provided contracting and logistics support to Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) at sea as well as in port during a port visit May 8-15...
25 May 2022 Fleet Readiness Center East declares capabilities on next round of F-35 components MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has expanded its support of next-generation naval aviation by declaring capabilities on a new round of F-35 components. These capabilities build upon the 17 F-35 components the depot previously declared capabilities on...