17 May 2023 Naval Oceanography Handles Space Business at California Summit EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Naval Oceanography attended the DoD Space Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) Summit─hosted by Air Force Colonel Dennis Birchenough, Senior Materiel Leader for the Environmental Monitoring & Tactical ISR Delta, Space Systems Command─ held at The Aerospace Corporation near...
17 May 2023 FRCE Engineers team with local students in 2023 Ultimate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Competition MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - With the assistance of engineers from Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), teams of high school students throughout eastern North Carolina watched their ideas take flight during the 2023 Ultimate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle competition held April 22 in...
17 May 2023 NATO Task Group demonstrates flexibility and strength in the Mediterranean Sea CAGLIARI, Italy -- Over the past few weeks, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) has engaged in multiple activities throughout the Mediterranean, showcasing its reach and seamless integration with Allied navies...
17 May 2023 Keel Authenticated for Future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. BATH, Maine --The keel for the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was ceremonially laid at Bath Iron Works, May 16, 2023...
17 May 2023 HIMARS in the High North: U.S. Marines With Task Force 61/2 Conduct Exercise Formidable Shield 2023 ANDØYA, Norway -- Hiking close to 2,000 feet above sea level through snow and ice in northern Norway, a team from Task Force 61/2’s Commander, Task Group (CTG) 61/2.4 (MRC), loaded down with five days of man-packed mission-essential gear and provisions, took their positions...
17 May 2023 More than a Missile: Formidable Shield 2023, and how missile technology meets maritime operations HEBRIDES ISLANDS, Scotland -- In early May, NATO Allied nations gathered forces around Hebrides, Scotland and Andøya, Norway, to counter a series of subsonic and supersonic targets in a multi-domain environment. The threats, launched from multiple locations and with unique capabilities, should have...
17 May 2023 Impressive Impact: ONR Program Officer Celebrated for Career Achievements ARLINGTON, Va. - The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) has awarded its most prestigious accolade — the Harold E. Saunders Award for Lifetime Achievement — to Kelly Cooper, a program officer in the Office of Naval Research (ONR)’s Sea Warfare and Weapons Department, for...
16 May 2023 The U.S. Naval Observatory: Providing Precision Time and Location Data for the U.S. Department of Defense—and the Entire World Stennis Space Center, Miss. -- The U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO), the historic origin of METOC, today performs some of the American Military’s most technical, far-reaching, and critically-important work. ...
16 May 2023 Naval Aviation Holds 2nd Annual Safety Summit SAN DIEGO -- Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) hosted the second annual Naval Aviation Safety Summit in San Diego, California, May 8-9. The event brought together safety experts, leadership and supervisory Sailors to discuss safety process improvements to protect the U.S. warfighting...
16 May 2023 CNATRA names 2022 Sailor of the Year CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) named Naval Aircrewman Mechanical Helicopter First Class (NAC/AW) Kenyada J. Palmer the command Sailor of the Year (SOY) for 2022...