26 July 2023 Rooted in Maritime History: Stennis Holds Mast Stepping Ceremony NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 26, 2023) – The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and members of Newport News Shipbuilding marked a major milestone in the ship’s refueling, complex and overhaul (RCOH) maintenance period with a mast stepping ceremony, July 26...
26 July 2023 Working Group Updates Fall Protection Program NORFOLK, Va. (July 26, 2023) – Representatives from across the warfare communities and Marine Corps comprise the Navy’s Fall Protection Working Group, which met at the Naval Safety Command July 18-20 to review current policies in place for the Fall Protection Program and propose updates...
26 July 2023 Naval Air Force Atlantic Nuclear-Trained Officer Shares Personal Story, Inspires Students at ‘STEM Academy’ CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Capt. Kathryn Wijnaldum, the officer in charge of the surface propulsion mobile training team assigned to Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), spoke to students attending Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic’s summer science, technology, engineering, and...
26 July 2023 USS Normandy Arrives in Rijeka, Croatia RIJEKA, Croatia - The USS Normandy (CG 60), a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, arrived in Rijeka, Croatia for a regularly scheduled port visit and mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR), July 26, 2023...
25 July 2023 NMCSD Utilizes Stryker MAKO System During Total Knee Arthroplasty SAN DIEGO - Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) continues to lead in medical technology being the first Navy Medical Treatment Facility to conduct a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) utilizing the Mako Robotics system, April 26...
25 July 2023 IKECSG Completes Certification Exercise Alongside NATO Allies ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) recently certified for deployment after successfully completing a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX)...
25 July 2023 Naval Liaisons to Joint Air Operations: Sharp as A Nale PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - In 2012, near the height of the Global War on Terror, then-Lt. Carrie Mora accepted a temporary assignment supporting a little-known office known as the Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element (NALE) at an Air Force base in the Central Command area of operations...
25 July 2023 CNAL Squadrons Receive Battle "E" Award NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), presented the first of many Battle Efficiency, or Battle “E,” awards to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 126 and Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81,...
25 July 2023 CNATTU Oceana Student Saves Child from Drowning VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Right place, right time. A Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Oceana student saved a 9-year-old boy caught in a rip current while serving as a lifeguard at Dam Neck Annex beaches June 30...
24 July 2023 Navy and Marine Corps Announce Large Scale Exercise 2023 NORFOLK, Va. -- Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Lt. Gen. Brian Cavanaugh, commander, Marine Forces Command announced the upcoming Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023 during a media event held at U.S. Fleet Forces Command, July 24...