05 May 2023 NAVFAC Atlantic Sea Sailor of the Year NAPLES, Italy - Construction Electrician 1st Class Randy Kinser, from Lakeland, Florida, assigned to Public Works Department (PWD) Bahrain, was named Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic Sea Sailor of the Year for the fiscal year of 2022...
04 May 2023 NIWC Pacific Holds Change of Command, Retirement Ceremony SAN DIEGO — Capt. Patrick McKenna assumed command from Capt. Andrew Gainer in a change of command and retirement ceremony at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific May 4...
04 May 2023 SURFLANT Hosts Commander’s Training Symposium 23-1 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted a bi-annual, two-day Commander’s Training Symposium onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, April 25-26...
04 May 2023 Medical Exercise Certifies Mission Ready Casualty Receiving Treatment Ship NORFOLK, Va. - Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth M+1 augments of Casualty Receiving Treatment Ship (CRTS) 5 and amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) conducted a three-day CRTS certification exercise as part of a continued commitment to mission...
04 May 2023 DOD SOH, IH, EEM Professionals Learn the Latest in Safety, Environmental Protection Trends NORFOLK, Va. - Safety and occupational health (SOH), industrial hygiene (IH), and environmental and emergency management (EEM) professionals from across the Department of Defense (DOD) learned the latest in safety, occupational health and environmental protection trends at the annual Joint Safety...
04 May 2023 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Deploys NORFOLK, Va. -- The capital ship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed Naval Station Norfolk for a routine deployment, May 2...
04 May 2023 First of its Kind Submarine Visit Forges Relationship NAVAL BASE GUAM -- Senior leaders from the navies of Japan, South Korea and the United States visited Naval Base Guam to embark a U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine operating off Guam, April 18...
03 May 2023 FRCE Hosts College Project to Assess Space Realignment MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A team of senior industrial engineering students from North Carolina State University (NCSU) recently put their skills to the test in a project designed to improve efficiency and workflow while preparing for future workload in some areas at Fleet...
03 May 2023 Navy Medicine at War: Stories of Service and Sacrifice at the Battle of Coral Sea FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Following the fall of Corregidor and Singapore, the Imperial Japanese Navy shifted their focus to Port Moresby, the strategically important capital of Papua New Guinea. Their goal: to cut off allied supply lines to Australia. Standing in their way were two Navy U.S. Carrier...
03 May 2023 Marksmanship Skills Provide Mission Readiness and Mentorship PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Axel Narvaez was awarded the U.S. Navy Pistol Excellence-In-Competition Badge (Bronze) after a match in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in which he scored a 90.87 percent. As a result, he took second place in the Carry Optics division, where shooters possess a...