04 January 2023 USS Newport News (SSN 750) Returns Home, Earns Coveted Battle 'E' Award GROTON, Conn. - The new year is only three days old, but it’s already been a good 2023 for the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750)...
03 January 2023 Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Welcomes New Year’s Baby CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune welcomed its first baby of the new year. Rowan Joseph Acevedo Kouris was welcomed into the world at 10:15 a.m. on January 2, 2023 by his proud parents, Sergeant James Kouris and Trisha Acevedo. Baby Rowan weighed 8 pounds, one ounce and...
03 January 2023 FRCE Enhances Emergency Preparedness with training in CPR, AED and First Aid When it comes to providing first aid and initial care during an emergency, seconds count. The amount of time it takes to begin care can mean the difference between life and death.A training program at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) aims to equip its workforce with the skills and training to...
03 January 2023 USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) arrives in Praia, Cabo Verde PRAIA, Cabo Verde - The Famous-class medium endurance USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) arrived in Praia, Cabo Verde for a scheduled port visit, Jan. 2, 2023...
03 January 2023 French Warship Seizes Illegal Drugs in North Arabian Sea MANAMA, Bahrain - A French warship seized illegal drugs worth a total estimated U.S. street value of $24 million from a fishing vessel transiting international waters in the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 27...
02 January 2023 NAVFAC Southeast Awards $99M Large Area MACC JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a combined $99 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award construction contract (MACC), Dec. 28, to five large businesses for the procurement of construction...
01 January 2023 A Resounding Yes: An Artist's Journey NAPLES, Italy - The Girabaldi Theater of Santa Maria Capua Vetere sits on a cobbled road, Christmas lights twinkling above an Italian and American crowd as they move between tall, carved doors. Laughing children, winter wardrobes and starched suits, sparkling with military medals, all land on a...
01 January 2023 Cohesion at Sea: Maritime Deterrence and Defense Throughout 2022 NAPLES, Italy - In the Baltic Sea, Estonian troops and U.S. Marines rehearse amphibious assault drills, storming the beach and quickly seizing objectives in concert as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) patrols the horizon...
30 December 2022 USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Arrives in Palma de Mallorca, Spain PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) arrived in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 30, 2022...
29 December 2022 Navy Research Microbiologist Earns Civilian of the Year Honors JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Dr. Yoon Hwang, of Seoul, South Korea, a research microbiologist, assigned to the Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was recognized by Commanding Officer Capt. Gerald...