26 October 2017 USNS Brittin Departs Virginia to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico Military Sealift Command's dry cargo surge sealift carrier USNS Brittin (T-AKR 305) departed from Newport News to provide logistical support for ongoing hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico, Oct. 25...
24 October 2017 USS San Diego Departs Souda Bay, Greece After Successful MDVR The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) departed Souda Bay, Greece, after a scheduled port visit for San Diego's mid-deployment voyage repair maintenance visit Oct. 21, 2017...
19 October 2017 Kearsarge Builds Better Leaders Leadership skills are formally taught in the Navy to personnel after achieving certain ranks, through programs like the Petty Officer Selectee Leadership Training Course and Chief Petty Officer (CPO) 365...
05 October 2017 U.S. Navy Scientists Demonstrate Emerging Military Technologies for Top British Admiral U.S. Navy officials briefed the top British naval officer and his delegation on current and emerging U.S. Navy technological programs during a tour Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Oct. 2...
20 September 2017 Remembering the Arctic Convoys: The Soviet alliance was unusual because Britain wasn't in favor of communism, but British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill didn't want the growing Nazi offensive to extend its reach farther than it already had."The story begins in June 1941, when over 3 million German troops stormed into the...
14 August 2017 USS Barry Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Guadalcanal Campaign The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) visited the port of Honiara, Guadalcanal of the Solomon Islands to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Guadalcanal Campaign, Aug. 4 - 9...
11 August 2017 Serving With Forward Deployed Naval Forces Here are five things Sailors need to know about the benefits of an FDNF assignment:1. FDNF Sailors Promote at Higher RatesStatistics from the most recent Navy Wide Advancement Cycle show that Sailors serving in FDNF units have a better opportunity to advance in every rank from E4 to E9, as compared...
10 July 2017 NSWC Dahlgren Division Wins Award for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Contracts What does a film broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation have in common with the success of programs sponsored by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Small Business Office?...
07 July 2017 USS Sterett Deployment Extended U.S. Pacific Fleet ordered the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) to extend the previously scheduled deployment in the Western-Pacific until the end of August...
05 July 2017 Israeli Prime Minister Visits GHWB The staff and crew embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) (GHWB) had the distinct pleasure of hosting its first foreign head of state for a ship visit, July 3...