15 May 2023 Italian Air Force Breaks Barrier at Exercise Formidable Shield 2023 HEBRIDES, United Kingdom - Italian Air Force F-2000 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft conducted the first air-to-air live-fire engagement during the Formidable Shield exercise series while flying on the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Hebrides Range operated by QinetiQ, in Scotland, United Kingdom, May 12,...
15 May 2023 U.S. 5th Fleet Awards Sailors Who Aided Car Crash Victims in Oman MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. 5th Fleet awarded four Sailors, May 10, to honor them for providing assistance to four victims of a car accident in Oman last month...
12 May 2023 Future USS Augusta (LCS 34) Delivered to the Navy MOBILE, Ala. — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, May 12. USS Augusta is the second ship named in honor of the city of Augusta, Maine...
12 May 2023 Lt. j.g Receives Virginia Beach Mayor's Lifesaving Award VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, was presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award by Mayor Bobby Dyer at City Hall, May 8...
12 May 2023 Structural Upgrades Completed on Dry Dock 4, Continue on Two other Docks BREMERTON, Wash. - Interim seismic mitigation efforts, which began Feb. 15 on Dry Dock 4, have been completed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton. The dry dock has been tested and re-certified and USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) was docked for its Extended...
12 May 2023 U.S. to Increase International Coordination, Presence in Strait of Hormuz MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. 5th Fleet is working with regional allies and partners to increase the rotation of ships and aircraft patrolling in and around the Strait of Hormuz following Iran’s recent unlawful merchant vessel seizures...
12 May 2023 SUBLANT Completes Exercise Agile Player 23 NORFOLK, Va. - Multiple submarines under Submarine Force Atlantic’s (SUBLANT) organizational structure participated in Exercise Agile Player 2023 (AP23)...
12 May 2023 My Navy HR Chief Information Officer Visits CIWT to Talk IW Training PENSACOLA, Fla. - My Navy HR Navy Chief Information Officer and Director of Enterprise Support Manuel Hermosilla visited the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) to discuss information warfare training and tour Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station training spaces on...
12 May 2023 ENC Tech Bridge Hosts State Economic Development Advocates at FRCE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - More than 30 economic development leaders from across North Carolina toured Fleet Readiness Center East May 11 as members of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina learned more about the Eastern North Carolina Tech Bridge and...
11 May 2023 CSG 5 Hosts Tri-Lateral Meeting with Japan and Australia YOKOSUKA, Japan - Information Warfare Community (IWC) leaders from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 hosted a tri-lateral meeting with officers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), May 8...