03 November 2015 Navy Lays Keel of Future LCS Billings The U.S. Navy held a keel laying ceremony for the future USS Billings (LCS 15) at Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard, Nov. 2...
29 October 2015 US, ROK Air Defense Exercise Strengthens Naval Partnership The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted air defense exercises (ADEX), Oct. 26-29, during bilateral training off the east coast of the Korean peninsula...
29 October 2015 US/CHINA CNO Discussion Readout Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson participated in a video teleconference, Oct. 29, with his Chinese counterpart, People's Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA(N)) Commander Adm. Wu Shengli to discuss ongoing engagements between the two navies and recent operations in the South China Sea...
27 October 2015 Nominations for DON IM/IT Excellence Awards Due Jan. 7 Nominations are now being accepted for the DON IM/IT Excellence Awards. Submissions are due by Jan. 7...
23 October 2015 Henry M. Jackson's Blue Crew Welcomes a New Commanding Officer The Blue crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) conducted a change of command ceremony at the Naval Undersea Museum, Oct. 23...
22 October 2015 CNO Talks Cooperation, Trust at Navies Conference Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson attended the 10th Regional Seapower Symposium (RSS) for the Navies of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Countries host by the Italian Navy in Venice, Italy Oct. 22...
21 October 2015 Swimming for Their Sacrifice: Navy Vet Swims Past Memphis How far could you swim in a day? 250 yards? 500 yards? A mile? Two? Fourteen miles? Imagine doing that for six months...
15 October 2015 Charting a New Course: Celestial Navigation Returns to USNA Picture this: A naval vessel is navigating the high seas thousands of nautical miles from land. Suddenly all navigation systems become inoperable. What happens next? What does this mean?...
13 October 2015 IKE Puts Nulka Through First Test Phase The launchers were loaded, the engines were brought to maximum power, and a new generation of carrier defense was ushered in on the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike), Sept. 29...
13 October 2015 NDW Kicks Off Energy Action Month Naval District Washington (NDW) is celebrating Energy Action Month this October...