31 July 2023 Naval Reactors Celebrates 75 Years WASHINGTON - August 4 marks the birthday of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, a joint Department of Navy and Department of Energy organization responsible for all aspects of the Navy’s nuclear propulsion, including research, design, construction, testing, operation, maintenance, and...
30 July 2023 U.S. and Israel Kick Off Naval Exercise in Haifa MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. 5th Fleet and the Israeli Navy held an opening ceremony July 30 in Haifa, Israel to kick off an annual maritime security exercise...
29 July 2023 USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) Arrives in the U.K. PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Plymouth, U.K. for a regularly scheduled port visit, July...
28 July 2023 NAS Whidbey Island SAR Assists with Rescue at Mount St. Helens NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island assisted in the rescue of an injured hiker off Mount St. Helens on July 27, 2023...
28 July 2023 USS Wasp Arrives in The Bahamas to Celebrate Nation's 50th Year of Independence NASSAU, The Bahamas (June 28, 2023) - On June 28, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived in Nassau, The Bahamas for a port visit aimed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of U.S. - The Bahamas relations and the 50th anniversary of Bahamian independence...
27 July 2023 Best in the Fleet: USS The Sullivans wins 2022 Battenberg Cup After Two Surge Deployments YORKTOWN, Va. - The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) was named the best all-around ship in the Atlantic Fleet based on accumulation of achievements that included two successful surge deployments, July 27...
27 July 2023 NJROTC Holds New Instructor Training SAN DIEGO - Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) recently hosted a week of classes and instruction for new Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) instructors during Instructor Orientation Training (NIOT) on the Port Loma Submarine Base July 17-21...
27 July 2023 NPS Professor, New Innovation Lab Honored With Prestigious Contracting Award MONTEREY, Calif. - Innovation at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) isn’t just limited to new technology. A groundbreaking laboratory developed in the school’s Department of Defense Management (DDM) is becoming a key enabler to student innovation efforts in contracting – and...
27 July 2023 JCREW Counter IED Program Achieves Full Operational Capability WASHINGTON - The Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced that the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment One Block One (I1B1) program has achieved full operational capability ahead of schedule...
27 July 2023 Multinational Task Force Completes Exercise in P-8 Flight over Arabian Gulf MANAMA, Bahrain - A multinational naval coalition that monitors and patrols key waterways in the Middle East completed a naval exercise over the Arabian Gulf, July 26, with representatives from Bahrain, the United Kingdom and the United States...