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...
17 June 2021 Navy Seeks to Unleash the Potential of Unmanned Systems The Department of the Navy (DoN) is producing an after-action review of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 (IBP21), an exercise held April 19-26 in San Diego, California...
17 June 2021 Carrier Strike Group 12 Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - In a time-honored naval tradition, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 held a change of command ceremony aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) in port Naval Station Norfolk, Jun. 17...
17 June 2021 Navy’s 2021 PFA Cycle Window Starts July 1 –Updates You Need to Know Navy personnel officials confirmed the resumption of fitness testing while releasing additional guidance and program updates June 16 in NAVADMIN 129/21. The service has not conducted an official PFA cycle since 2019, excusing both 2020 cycles to mitigate Sailor exposure to the COVID-19 virus...
17 June 2021 NAVSUP Ready to Launch Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract, Selects Awardees YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract (WEXMAC) was awarded by Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) this week to support naval expeditionary customers’ requests for more agile and timely contracting support for their forces on missions in austere and remote locations...
16 June 2021 NIWC Atlantic’s Work in 5G Leads to Successful DOD Demonstration ARLINGTON, Va. - NIWC Atlantic recently supported a successful 5G demonstration in Arlington, Virginia, showcasing the underlying technology and key applications of the Marine Corps Logistics Command’s 5G-enabled “Smart Warehouse” testbed located at Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia...
16 June 2021 Exercise Global Medic Kicks Off at Fort Hunter Liggett FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - Exercise Global Medic provides robust opportunities for military medical personnel to improve their proficiencies in realistic training environments, while combining forces with sister service branches and international military participants. The exercise provides an...
16 June 2021 NAVWAR Launches Second Project Overmatch Prize Challenge; Aimed at Identifying Artificial Intelligence Solutions SAN DIEGO - Following the announcement of the first Networks Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (NetANTX) Prize Challenge, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) launched a second prize challenge in support of Project Overmatch, this one seeking artificial intelligence (AI) solutions...
12 June 2021 BALTOPS 50 Site For Experimental Mine Hunting Equipment PUTLOS, Germany - Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS), the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region, has been underway since June 6, 2021...