03 May 2023 FRCE Hosts College Project to Assess Space Realignment MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A team of senior industrial engineering students from North Carolina State University (NCSU) recently put their skills to the test in a project designed to improve efficiency and workflow while preparing for future workload in some areas at Fleet...
03 May 2023 Navy Medicine at War: Stories of Service and Sacrifice at the Battle of Coral Sea FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Following the fall of Corregidor and Singapore, the Imperial Japanese Navy shifted their focus to Port Moresby, the strategically important capital of Papua New Guinea. Their goal: to cut off allied supply lines to Australia. Standing in their way were two Navy U.S. Carrier...
03 May 2023 Marksmanship Skills Provide Mission Readiness and Mentorship PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Axel Narvaez was awarded the U.S. Navy Pistol Excellence-In-Competition Badge (Bronze) after a match in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in which he scored a 90.87 percent. As a result, he took second place in the Carry Optics division, where shooters possess a...
03 May 2023 U.S. Sixth Fleet and STRIKFORNATO to kick off FORMIDABLE SHIELD 2023 NAPLES, Italy -- U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) will kick off exercise Formidable Shield 2023 from the High North and North Atlantic Ocean, May 8, 2023...
03 May 2023 Second Merchant Vessel Seized within a Week by Iran STRAIT OF HORMUZ -- On May 3 at approximately 6:20 a.m. local time, Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz...
03 May 2023 John Nyberg: The Ocean Mapping Leader Driving Collaborative Action MONACO CITY, Monaco -- John Nyberg has dedicated much of his life to ocean mapping, with over 20 years of experience working with government and public sector stakeholders to facilitate international cooperation initiatives that ensure the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of marine...
03 May 2023 ‘Keep Asking Questions’: High School STEM Researchers Celebrated at NJSHS VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - This year’s National JSHS event was hosted by the Department of the Navy, facilitated by the Naval STEM Coordination Office, which is located at the Office of Naval Research (ONR)...
02 May 2023 Naval Special Warfare Center Conducts Change of Command San Diego -- Naval Special Warfare Center held a Change of Command ceremony today at Naval Base Coronado, Calif...
02 May 2023 Rare Retirement Ceremony Hosted at Naval Special Warfare Group Four VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Naval Special Warfare Group Four (NSWG-4) hosted a rare dual retirement ceremony on March 16...
02 May 2023 NSA Bahrain Beach Cleanup 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain - Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain’s Environmental Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Europe Africa Central (NAVFAC EURAFCENT), along with Bahrain's Supreme Council for Environment and Capital Municipal Council, organized an off-base beach...