U.S. 6TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY - Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 announced the first recipient of its Junior Officer of the Year Award, Dec. 8, 2022. Lt. Molly “Dish” McGuckin, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, earned recognition as the most outstanding first-tour...

FORT WORTH, Texas – Senior enlisted leaders from various commands across the Reserve Force assembled at Navy Reserve Region Readiness and Mobilization Command Fort Worth (REDCOM FW) Dec. 5-9, to train and earn certifications as facilitators of the Command Navy Leader Development Course...

NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas - On Jan. 26 and Feb. 9, 40 Sailors and Fire Fighters from Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth received tours of the Lockheed Martin facilities as a ‘thank you’ for their efforts in responding to the F-35B Lightning II mishap that...

MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. 5th Fleet concluded Digital Horizon, Dec. 15, a three-week unmanned and artificial intelligence event in Bahrain that involved 17 industry partners...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Four officers trained as warfare tactics instructors (WTIs) currently serve aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), demonstrating their continued commitment to elite tactical excellence and training aboard...

SAN DIEGO - Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) returned to Naval Base San Diego Dec. 12 after leading a manned-unmanned team and integrating with Marine Corps aviation assets during exercise Steel Knight 23...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The Navy and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Sam Nunn (DDG 133) with a ceremony at HII’s shipyard on Dec 12...

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --New Zealand accepted its first P-8A Poseidon during a ceremony held in Seattle, Washington, Dec. 7. This is the first of four P-8A deliveries to the New Zealand Defence Force. The P-8A replaces New Zealand’s current fleet P-3K2 Orions...

MONTEREY, Calif. - The Navy’s Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) 2022 features six force design imperatives that include investments in hypersonics that will play an important role in delivering capabilities at greater distance. In support of the development of the critical technology, the Naval...

JEREMIE, Haiti – Continuing Promise 2022 (CP 22) personnel will return to Wharf de Jeremie Dec. 14 to continue providing medical care following a one-day pause in operations to re-plan the mission to ensure we provide the best care to the great people of Haiti...