26 April 2021 F-35 RRT meets maintenance needs in dual deployments Aircraft maintenance professionals with Fleet Readiness Center East’s F-35 Rapid Response Team play a critical role in keeping the Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II fleet healthy...
26 April 2021 Office of Naval Research Global Launches Second Round of ‘Global-X’ Challenge Focused on Polar Science The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global, in its sustained mission to become the partner of choice for the worldwide international Science and Technology (S&T) community, will launch the second round of Global-X, a nine-month international science challenge worth up to $500,000, to encourage...
26 April 2021 Sailors, Inalåhan Promote Environmental Awareness Inalåhan, Guam – In celebration of Earth Day, held annually on April 23, Sailors assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 and Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific, Det. Guam, partnered with the command’s sister village of Inalåhan to clean trash from the beaches and surrounding areas...
26 April 2021 Taking on COVID from Coast to Coast – Navy Medicine helps local support efforts BREMERTON, Wash. - From coast to coast, Navy Medicine personnel are helping to stop the spread of COVID-19...
26 April 2021 Chief Petty Officers Adapt to Virtual Advancement Examination Readiness Reviews, Prepare For Return to Normalcy PENSACOLA, Fla. - During the global pandemic, select Chief Petty Officers from around the globe adapted to a virtual process of reviewing and developing Navy-wide advancement examinations—though a return to normalcy is on the horizon...
24 April 2021 Gerald R. Ford Successfully Completes Combat Systems Ship’s Qualification Trials ATLANTIC OCEAN – Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed Combat Systems Ship’s Qualification Trials (CSSQT) on April 17, representing a major milestone in validating the ship’s capability to defend itself and the crew...
23 April 2021 Safety Professionals Receive First Naval Safety Professional Certificates NORFOLK, Va. - A new naval program now enables safety professionals throughout the Navy and Marine Corps to receive a certificate attesting they have completed the competency development training necessary to perform their duties...
23 April 2021 SURFLANT Announces FY2020 Sea, Shore Sailors of the Year NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), announced the FY2020 SURFLANT Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year during a ceremony, Apr. 23...
23 April 2021 Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccinations Welcome At High-Through Put Venues NORFOLK, Va. - The COVID-19 high-through put vaccination sites at Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Air Station Oceana are open for walk-in vaccinations starting April 22 and 23...
23 April 2021 USS Iwo Jima Arrives at Naval Station Rota, Spain, for Mid-Deployment Voyage Repair NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG), arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain, for its mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR), April 23, 2021...