11 October 2023 CTF 150, U.S. Coast Guard Seize $25 Million in Illegal Drugs The U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) seized about $25 million worth of illegal drugs from a stateless vessel while operating in the international waters of the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 3...
10 October 2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Month: In the Office? Here Are Some Cybersecurity Best Practices While Logged On to a Navy Network For the second week of the Navy’s observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we are focusing on best practices to exercise while logged onto a Navy network. ...
10 October 2023 Navy Recruiting Command Announces Fiscal Year 2023 Recruiting Results, 2024 Goals MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The U.S. Navy’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 recruitment goals were 37,700 for active-duty enlisted Sailors and 8,390 for reserve enlisted Sailors. As of Sept. 30, 2023, the Navy recruited 30,236 active-duty Sailors and 6,342 reserve Sailors. The U.S Navy’s FY23...
10 October 2023 USS Jack H Lucas Commissions in the Sun State at Port Tampa Bay TAMPA, FLORIDA – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jack H Lucas (DDG 125) commissioned at Tampa, Florida, Oct. 7...
10 October 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Returns to Papua New Guinea PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Pacific Partnership has arrived in Papua New Guinea to conduct the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, Oct. 9...
06 October 2023 Navy Victims’ Legal Counsel Program Marks 10th Anniversary WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Navy Victims’ Legal Counsel Program (VLCP) founding during a ceremony aboard the Washington Navy Yard on Sept. 29. VLCP – which provides legal services to survivors of...
06 October 2023 U.S. 5th Fleet Enhances Middle East Maritime Security with Unmanned Capabilities MANAMA, Bahrain - Last month, naval forces in the Middle East region successfully integrated unmanned platforms with traditionally crewed ships and aircraft to conduct enhanced maritime security operations in the waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula...
06 October 2023 High Threat IEDD Exercise, Northern Challenge 23: A First for the 26MEU(SOC) and the U.S. Marine Corps KEFLAVIK, Iceland - U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operators from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26MEU(SOC)) participated in Exercise Northern Challenge 2023 alongside various NATO Allies and partners, Sept. 21 to Oct. 5...
05 October 2023 TOCRON-10 Holds Change of Command WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - The “Kraken” of Tactical Operations Control Squadron (TOCRON) 10 held their second-ever change of command ceremony since becoming a command in June 2020 on September 15. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Karl N. Murray was relieved by Cmdr. Grant H. Regelin. Having...
05 October 2023 VAW-120 Sailors participate in Community Service Project PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Sailors assigned to Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 120, the “Greyhawks,” participated in a community service event at Ida Barbour Early Learning Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, Sept. 15...