29 August 2023 NAS Jacksonville Closures Due to Hurricane Idalia The Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax) Commanding Officer (CO) is committed to the safety and the wellbeing of all personnel aboard the station, therefore, due to the deteriorating weather forecast relating to Hurricane Idalia, he is ordering the closure of NAS Jax to non-essential personnel...
29 August 2023 Revolutionizing the DOD Systems Infrared Countermeasures Landscape: Mr. Kenneth A. Sarkady Receives Roger L. Easton Award for Engineering Excellence Mr. Kenneth A. Sarkady, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) head of the Counter Measure Systems Section received the Roger L. Easton Award for Engineering Excellence for outstanding engineering insight and visionary leadership in the development of a nationally recognized capability in missile...
29 August 2023 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Completes Exercise Atlas Handshake with the Royal Moroccan Navy ATLANTIC OCEAN — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) wrapped up participation in the bilateral exercise Atlas Handshake with the Royal Moroccan Navy, Aug. 27, 2023...
29 August 2023 U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise AT SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise on Aug. 29, alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya class destroyer JS Haguro, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Sejong Daewang class destroyer ROKS Yulgok Yi I...
29 August 2023 Multinational Defense Leaders Meet in Manila, Talk ‘Free, Open’ Indo-Pacific MANILA, Philippines — Military leaders from Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and United States joined in Manila to further grow the cooperation that exists between the four nations, August 26-27. ...
29 August 2023 Multinational Defense Leaders Meet in Manila, Talk ‘Free, Open’ Indo-Pacific MANILA, Philippines - Military leaders from Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and United States joined in Manila to further grow the cooperation that exists between the four nations, August 26-27. ...
28 August 2023 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Receives Level II Trauma Center Designation PORTSMOUTH, Va - PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Aug. 24, 2023) -- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) has been awarded provisional designation as a Level II Trauma Center by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Health...
28 August 2023 Florida U.S. Navy bases prepare for the arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia The Navy has ordered all ships and aircraft to make preparations for the arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia. ...
28 August 2023 BUMED Chief of Staff Says Goodbye to Navy Medicine After 39 Years of Service FALLS CHURCH, Va - On August 25, 2023, Capt. Douglas Stephens, MSC, USN, was piped ashore in a ceremony held at the Naval Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was a fitting venue for the 39-year veteran and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Chief of Staff, whose love of the U.S. Navy few could...
28 August 2023 Reserve Sailors Develop, Maintain Critical Skills in Mako Storm 23 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia — More than 60 Reserve Sailors from U.S. 5th Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet and U.S. Fleet Forces Command completed a four-day exercise July 16 to enhance their planning and operational capabilities...