29 August 2023 NAS Jacksonville Closures Due to Hurricane Idalia The Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax) Commanding Officer (CO) is committed to the safety and the wellbeing of all personnel aboard the station, therefore, due to the deteriorating weather forecast relating to Hurricane Idalia, he is ordering the closure of NAS Jax to non-essential personnel...
23 August 2023 Greene Assumes Command of SEA 21 and Regional Maintenance Centers WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Rear Adm. William Greene relieved Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage as Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment, Naval Sea Systems Command (SEA 21) during a ceremony held Aug. 23 at the Washington Navy...
22 August 2023 Spectrum Management Today and Tomorrow A Recount of NAVIFOR Deputy Commander’s Keynote SAN DIEGO – Naval Information Forces Deputy Commander Ms. Liz Nashold gave keynote remarks at the U.S. Navy-U.S. Marine Corps Electromagnetic Spectrum Summit at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center Aug. 21...
22 August 2023 FRCE Employee Retires After 70 Years of Military, Civil Service MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Freddie Dawkins, a pneudraulics systems mechanic at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), recently celebrated an extraordinary milestone, retiring from federal service after 70 years of combined military and civilian service. ...
22 August 2023 San Diego Mayor Fully Invested In New NAVWAR Facilities SAN DIEGO — The Navy revitalization of Naval Base Point Loma, Old Town Campus (OTC) is now progressing to the next stage of the project timeline, with the full support of Todd Gloria, mayor of San Diego. ...
22 August 2023 Pacific Partnership Returns to the Philippines LA UNION, Philippines – Pacific Partnership has arrived in the Philippines to conduct the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, Aug. 22...
21 August 2023 USNS Burlington Arrives in Colombia SANTA MARTA, Colombia - The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Santa Marta, Colombia on Aug. 20, marking the second stop throughout the course of the Continuing Promise 2023 mission...
18 August 2023 Keel Authenticated for Future USS Tang (SSN 805) GROTON, Conn. – Senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, to attend a keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Tang (SSN 805), Aug. 17...
17 August 2023 Farewell, FLIP! Renowned Navy-Owned Research Platform Retired after 60 Years of Service ARLINGTON, Va. -- Built in 1962 with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), FLIP helped generations of scientists and oceanographers better understand the mysteries of the sea, including internal waves, air-sea interaction and long-range sound propagation. Sadly, age and exorbitant...
15 August 2023 NAVSEA Improves Readiness of USS Bataan with New 3D Printing Capability WASHINGTON NAVY YARD –The crew of USS Bataan (LHD 5), supported by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), recently completed the first metal 3D part fabrication and replacement for a de-ballast air compressor (DBAC) in only five days using her permanently installed metal 3D printer...