11 December 2024 Sling Stone enhances warfighter capabilities, defense of Guam ASAN, Guam – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command conducted a capabilities exercise named Sling Stone Dec. 4 to 10 to enhance warfighter capabilities and rehearse defense of the homeland operations parallel to the Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Experiment Mission-02 on Guam...
11 December 2024 USNS Patuxent Returns Home in Time for Christmas NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Combat Logistics Force (CLF) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 10, 2024, after completing a 10-month deployment in U.S. European Command’s area of responsibility...
11 December 2024 U.S Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Robert F. Kennedy SAN DIEGO – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) delivered to the Navy on Dec. 10...
11 December 2024 U.S. Navy SEALs Train with Indian MARCOS During Exercise SANGAM 2024 GOA, India - U.S. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators and Indian Navy Marine Commando (MARCOS) members completed a Joint Combined Exchange Training during Exercise SANGAM 2024 in Goa, India on Nov. 23, 2024...
10 December 2024 Navy Unaccompanied Housing Resolves to ‘Forge Communities of Excellence’ with a Three-Tiered Plan for Long-Term Improvements WASHINGTON – The Navy is making substantial strides towards improving the resident experience at Navy unaccompanied housing (UH) and have begun executing a long-term improvement plan - “Forging Communities of Excellence.” This plan focuses on three distinct lines of effort –...
09 December 2024 USS Iwo Jima certifies flight deck with Green Team integration USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and more than 30 Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit recently marked a significant milestone by certifying the ship's flight deck for aviation operations during a critical week at sea, Dec. 2-6. This accomplishment is a key step in preparing for integration...
09 December 2024 JMSDF Fleet Air Force, U.S. Navy’s Task Force 70 sign memorandum to increase bilateral electronic attack capability NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI – Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Adm. Koji Kaneshima, Commander, Fleet Air Force (CFAF), and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase bilateral operations between the...
09 December 2024 The legacy engine: FRCE delivers final Harrier engine to fleet MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Following the delivery of the depot’s final AV-8B Harrier in September, Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently completed its last F402 engine maintenance event, delivering the finished product to the fleet Oct. 28...
06 December 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center conducts Virtual-Reality Suicide Prevention and Sexual Assault Prevention Training NORFOLK, Va – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) is exploring the use of virtual reality (VR) technology to enhance training for suicide prevention and sexual assault prevention. The training immerses Sailors in realistic, interactive training scenarios designed to improve their...
06 December 2024 Task Force 51/5-Led Operation Leads to Seizure of Narcotics At Sea U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – The U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter Glen Harris (WPC 1144) interdicted a large cache of illicit narcotics at sea in international waters, Nov. 25...