25 July 2016 Change of Charge in Navy Region Northwest Capt. William Bulis relieved Rear Adm. Jeffrey Ruth as commander, Navy Region Northwest (CNRNW) during a change of charge ceremony in the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Theater, July 22...
24 July 2016 Boxer ARG Enters US 7th Fleet The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, July 23 after nearly four months in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations...
24 July 2016 Boxer ARG Departs US 5th Fleet The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO) and entered the U.S. 7th Fleet AOO, July 23...
22 July 2016 Future USS Detroit (LCS 7) Completes Acceptance Trial Future USS Detroit (LCS 7) successfully concluded its acceptance trial July 15 after completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV)...
22 July 2016 Momsen and Spruance Conclude Visit to Darwin Two of the three participating units of the U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) departed Darwin, Australia, July 20 after a routine port visit...
20 July 2016 Navy Lays Keel on Future Littoral Combat Ship Indianapolis (LCS 17) The Navy held a keel-laying ceremony for the ninth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), future USS Indianapolis (LCS 17), July 18...
20 July 2016 Ocean Explorer: ONR Welcomes New Research Ship to Navy's Ranks In honor of the first American female astronaut, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently welcomed the U.S. Navy's newest research vessel -- R/V Sally Ride -- for ocean science...
19 July 2016 Celebrating 20 Years of USNS Bowditch In 1996, minimum wage was $4.25, Space Shuttle Endeavor 10 was launched, U.S. troops were being sent to Bosnia, the Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl, Alanis Morisette was a headliner at the 38th Grammy Awards, Independence Day made its film debut and Mike Tyson was heavyweight boxing champion...
18 July 2016 Mount Whitney Arrives in Denmark U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Aarhus, Denmark, for a scheduled port visit, July 16...
16 July 2016 Djibouti: Ambouli Airport Supports Flight Operations amid Juba Crisis Although last week's escalation of attacks in South Sudan caused immediate cancellations of all flights in Juba, Ambouli International Airport stepped up to the challenge, providing superior support for both commercial and military operational flights to their airfield...