Cmdr. Doug Gray relieved Cmdr. Geoff Bowman as commanding officer (CO) of the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 Nov. 21, during an airborne change of command ceremony aboard the U.S. Navy's forward- deployed Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)...

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Akizuki-class destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD 116) joined forces for a bilateral surface action group (SAG) training during Annual Exercise (AE) 16 Nov. 16...

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) joined with People's Liberation Army-Navy PLA(N) guided-missile frigate Xuzhou (FFG 530) to practice the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) and conduct a search-and-rescue (SAR) exercise, Nov. 20...

The amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) hosted distinguished visitors in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan during a reception in port Aqaba, Jordan, Nov. 19...

The Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher House at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth celebrated another year as a recipient of the Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Award for Excellence in Lodging Management. The house has received the award for 2014 and 2015...

El Faro, a U.S.-flagged vessel, and its 33 crewmen vanished in the seas of Hurricane Joaquin off the coast of the Bahamas Oct. 1. To locate the vessel investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and U.S. Coast Guard were supported by a team of civilian mariners from the U.S...

Team members from the Navy Advancement Center (NAC) at the Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) visited USS Independence (LCS 2) Nov. 18, to familiarize themselves with the Navy's newest, most technologically-advanced platform...

Chaplain of the Marine Corps Rear Adm. Brent Scott welcomed 20 new chaplains into the Chaplain Corps as they graduated from the Naval Chaplaincy School and Center Nov. 19...

The future USS Omaha (LCS 12) launched Nov. 20, marking another important production milestone for the littoral combat ship (LCS) program...

Fourteen Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) employees took home Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) technical excellence awards in October...