MEDITERRANEAN SEA - USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), ships from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8 and the Tunisian Navy vessels Hannon (612) and Tunis (502) conducted multiple tactical operations to enhance maritime security and increase interoperability between the two navies, December 20-21, 2021...

Viña del Mar, Chile - In an effort to strengthen naval capabilities in the area of maritime sustainment—specifically, the rapid repair of ships in dry dock—the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global and the Chilean Naval Polytechnic Academy recently held the 2021 AVANTE Challenge...

WASHINGTON - Vice Adm. W. R. Merz, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, OPNAV N3/N5, released NAVADMIN 289/21 today, encouraging all Active and Reserve Component Navy personnel to obtain a COVID-19 booster shot...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – Dr. Clifford Morgan, of Washington D.C., a research cell biologist assigned to the Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio was recognized by NAMRU San Antonio Commanding Officer Capt. Gerald...

NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. F.R. Luchtman, Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN) commander, presented the 2021 Safety Professionals of the Year (SPOY) awards on Dec. 9...

PHILIPPINE SEA - The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group conducted a bilateral training exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to test and refine warfighting principles, Dec. 10-19, 2021...

A contract recently awarded to Austal USA LLC by Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka will enable littoral combat ships (LCS) deployed to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and ports throughout to receive more efficient and expedient emergent repairs and...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The U.S. Navy will begin flushing water lines at the Pearl City Peninsula military housing neighborhood on Dec. 20...

HONOLULU – Today, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH), the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established an Interagency Drinking Water System (IDWS) Team to restore safe drinking water to affected Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) housing...

PHILADELPHIA - Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) Aviation Support Equipment Integrated Weapon System Team (IWST) achieved a significant milestone in November, reaching zero unfilled customer orders (UCO) for the entire Crash and Salvage Crane portfolio, encompassing...