06 January 2016 Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Names Fleet Replenishment Oiler Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced Jan. 6 the first ship of the next generation of fleet replenishment oilers (T-AO 205) will be named USNS John Lewis after the civil rights movement hero and current U.S. representative of Georgia's 5th Congressional District...
05 January 2016 7th Fleet 2015 Wrap Up: A Year of New Technology and Thriving Partnerships As the ball dropped in Times Square to usher in 2015, more than 300 Sailors aboard destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) were busy conducting search and recovery operations in the Java Sea, following the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 Dec. 28, 2014...
04 January 2016 Staff Sgt Gregory Rogers: Still Engaging Marines in the Classroom More than six months after completing a rotation as part of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 29's Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Site Core Team at Marine Corps Air Station New River, Staff Sgt. Gregory Rogers can still be found in the command's AIRSpeed classroom...
20 December 2015 Kearsarge receives holiday visit from SECDEF Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visited with Sailors and Marines in time for the holidays aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Dec. 19...
18 December 2015 Navy Chaplain Corps Celebrates 240 Years of Service on Capitol Hill In honor of the 240th Navy Chaplain Corps anniversary, Chief of Chaplains Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben and Deputy Chief of Chaplains/Chaplain of the Marine Corps Rear Adm. Brent W. Scott delivered the opening prayers for the House and Senate sessions in the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 16...
18 December 2015 Submarine School Change of Command Capt. Aaron M. Thieme relieved Capt. Andrew C. Jarrett as commanding officer, Naval Submarine School, at a change of command ceremony at Submarine Base Dec. 18...
17 December 2015 Mount Whitney Returns to Gaeta The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) returned to Gaeta, Italy, after completing a month long underway period in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 13...
15 December 2015 Tribute to the Fallen: Wreaths Across America {{photo;/media/aho/hi-res/151215-N-HV737-005.jpg;0}}It's an early December morning when trucks carrying more than 240,000 wreaths, enough to cover every headstone, pull through the ornate wrought iron gates of Arlington.Some people have been waiting since before sunrise for the Wreaths Across...
14 December 2015 Carrier Strike Group 4 Holds Change of Command After more than three decades of service to the nation, Rear Adm. Richard W. Butler bid farewell to the Navy during a change of command and retirement ceremony Dec. 11, at Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 in the historic building N-23 on Naval Station Norfolk...
11 December 2015 Ike Concludes Successful Basic Phase The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) successfully concludes the basic phase of training with the completion of Tailored Ship's Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP), Dec. 9...