24 June 2021 Colombian Navy Ship ARC Gloria Arrives in Mayport MAYPORT, Fla. - With Sailors singing from the masts, the Colombian Navy training ship ARC Gloria arrived at Naval Station Mayport, June 24, 2021 for a scheduled port visit...
23 June 2021 Secrets Revealed in a Grain of Dust from the Moon Leads to Geologist’s Award WASHINGTON - Lunar samples of dust particles and rock have been brought back to Earth for more than half a century, ever since Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the Moon in 1969. NRL geologist Kate Burgess used samples from the Apollo 17 mission during her microscopic research...
23 June 2021 USS Thomas Hudner Conducts Port Visit in Kiel Following Joint Maritime Exercise with NATO Allies and Partner Nations KIEL, Germany - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) conducted a four-day port visit in Kiel, Germany, June 22, 2021, after participating in the 50th iteration of Exercise BALTOPS, a joint, maritime-focused exercise to increase interoperability and enhance...
22 June 2021 Naval Supply Systems Command streamlines acquisitions with Strategic Sustainment Solution PHILADELPHIA - Historically, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) has awarded thousands of contracts to specific Industry Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) codes, business units, or locations containing requirements specific to individual Integrated Weapon Systems...
22 June 2021 USS Oklahoma Brothers Accounted For From World War II WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that brothers, Navy Fireman 1st Class Malcolm J. Barber, 22, Navy Fireman 1st Class Leroy K. Barber, 21, and Navy Fireman 2nd Class Randolph H. Barber, 19, of New London, Wisconsin, killed during World War II, were...
21 June 2021 USFFC Launches Senior Executive Advanced Leader Training Program NORFOLK, Va. - U.S. Fleet Forces Command hosted seven Navy Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders June 15 - 18 in Norfolk, Va., as part of the inaugural Senior Executive Advanced Leader Training (SALT) program...
21 June 2021 Cleanup completed near Ricardo following Navy T-45C crash RICARDO, Texas - Navy On-scene Coordinator completes environmental cleanup after a Navy T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft crashed near Ricardo, Texas on May 17...
21 June 2021 USS Laboon Conducts Port Visit in Romania CONSTANTA, Romania - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) conducted a three day port visit in Constanta, Romania, June 18-20, 2021, as part of their mission to conduct presence operations in the Black Sea region and participate in the Romanian-led exercise Sea Shield...
19 June 2021 USS Laboon Conducts Passing Exercise with British Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy The Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) completed a series of passing and communication exercises (PASSEX) with the British Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy, June 17, 2021 in the Black Sea...
18 June 2021 DCNO for Warfighting Development Honors NPS Graduates During In-Person Ceremony MONTEREY, Calif. - For the first time in more than a year, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated a graduating class in person during a graduation ceremony for its Spring Quarter graduates, June 18, honoring and recognizing their remarkable achievements and resiliency. While these graduates...