24 May 2023 French Warship Seizes $108 Million in Drugs during Indian Ocean Seizures MANAMA, Bahrain -- A French warship operating in support of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 conducted four illegal drug seizures between April 19 and May 18 worth a total estimated U.S. street value of $108 million from fishing vessels transiting international waters in the Indian Ocean...
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...
27 April 2023 Navy Wounded Warrior Names Team Navy Roster for the 2023 Department of Defense Warrior Games Challenge WASHINGTON, D.C. - Navy Wounded Warrior is proud to announce Team Navy for the 2023 Department of Defense Warrior Games Challenge. This year, Team Navy is comprised of 34 active duty and veteran athletes, 31 Sailors and 3 Coast Guardsmen. The competition will take place June 2 – 12, 2023, at...
14 April 2023 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Celebrates Mentor Award Winners JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - At a small ceremony, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) recently honored the recipients of the FRCSE Dora Quinlan Mentor Award and the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) National Mentor of the Year Award...
12 April 2023 The Partnership Between the OICC PNSY and the New Hampshire Army National Guard Proves to be a Win for Each PORTSMOUTH, NH - When you think of Army and Navy, you often think of a storied college football rivalry, but in New England, these sister services are very much on the same team, despite different playbooks. ...
24 February 2023 Navy to Christen Future USNS Cody MOBILE, Ala. - The Navy will christen its Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, the future USNS Cody (EPF 14), during a 10:00 a.m. ceremony Saturday, February 25, in Mobile, Ala...
17 February 2023 The Hospital Corpsmen of Iwo Jima: Stories of Valor and Sacrifice FALLS CHURCH, Va. - At 0900 on February 19th, 1945, the first assault waves from the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions hit the beaches of Iwo Jima. Embedded within these units were corpsmen like Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Stanley Dabrowski, of New Britain, Conn., who remembered the...
27 January 2023 Task Force 61, U.S. Sixth Fleet Naval Amphibious Forces Europe Supporting Fully Integrated Navy-Marine Operations NAPLES, Italy - Marines and Sailors from II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), led by Col. Ryan Hoyle, commanding officer of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), arrived in Naples, Italy as the third iteration of II MEF’s support to Task Force 61 Naval Amphibious Force Europe (TF-61),...
12 December 2022 Egypt Takes Command of International Red Sea Task Force MANAMA, Bahrain - The U.S. Navy turned over command of a newly formed international Red Sea task force to the Egyptian Navy, Dec. 12, during a ceremony in Bahrain where the multinational staff is headquartered...
29 November 2022 Task Force 55 Welcomes New Commander at Pierside Ceremony in Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain - The task force responsible for U.S. 5th Fleet’s surface forces welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony in Bahrain, Nov. 29...