16 May 2023 The U.S. Naval Observatory: Providing Precision Time and Location Data for the U.S. Department of Defense—and the Entire World Stennis Space Center, Miss. -- The U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO), the historic origin of METOC, today performs some of the American Military’s most technical, far-reaching, and critically-important work. ...
16 May 2023 Naval Aviation Holds 2nd Annual Safety Summit SAN DIEGO -- Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) hosted the second annual Naval Aviation Safety Summit in San Diego, California, May 8-9. The event brought together safety experts, leadership and supervisory Sailors to discuss safety process improvements to protect the U.S. warfighting...
16 May 2023 CNATRA names 2022 Sailor of the Year CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) named Naval Aircrewman Mechanical Helicopter First Class (NAC/AW) Kenyada J. Palmer the command Sailor of the Year (SOY) for 2022...
16 May 2023 Makin Island ARG Departs Guam U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM – The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) departed Guam following a routine port visit, May 15. ...
16 May 2023 USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Arrives in Limassol, Cyprus LIMASSOL, Cyprus - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Limassol, Cyprus for a scheduled port visit, May 16, 2023...
16 May 2023 Navy Gold Star Program Honors the Fallen & Their Families, this May WASHINGTON, D.C. - In October 2014, Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) established the Navy’s long-term survivor support assistance program, the Navy Gold Star Program. Throughout the year, program coordinators work to coordinate special events for survivors, connect and brief Active...
15 May 2023 Father of Naval Special Warfare Posthumously Awarded the Charles P. Gallagher Leadership Medallion CINCINNATI - Capt. Phil Bucklew, known as the “father” of Naval Special Warfare (NSW) and a Xavier University alumnus, was posthumously awarded the Charles P. Gallagher Leadership Medallion by the university, May 12...
15 May 2023 NPS Acquisition Research Symposium Marks 20th Annual Event With Return to Monterey MONTEREY, Calif. - For the first time in four years, acquisition professionals from the government, academic and private sectors gathered in Monterey as the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted its 20th annual Acquisition Research Symposium, May 10-11. This year’s event marked a return to...
15 May 2023 UK Frigate Patrolling for CTF 150 Seizes $6 Million Drug Shipment MANAMA, Bahrain - A frigate from the United Kingdom Royal Navy seized $6 million worth of hashish from a fishing vessel transiting the Arabian Sea, May 8...
15 May 2023 SURFLANT Wraps Up Surface Line Week 2023 NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) Surface Line Week 2023 ended after a week of energetic competition between multiple sea and shore commands, May 12. ...