31 July 2020 Command of USS Theodore Roosevelt Changes Hands The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) held a closed change of command, July 31.Capt. Eric J. Anduze relieved Capt. Carlos Sardiello to become Theodore Roosevelt’s 17th commanding officer.“It was a privilege to lead the Rough Riders a second time weathering the storm that engulfed and...
30 July 2020 Navy Extends Fall PMK-EE Deadline Active and reserve Sailors now have an extra month to complete their Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) ahead of the fall advancement exam cycle, as the Navy has extended the deadline for completion from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31...
30 July 2020 Navy Announces New Mid-Career Officer Graduate Education Opportunity The Low-Residency Graduate Education Program (LGEP) is designed to provide due-course naval officers in paygrades O-2 to O-5 the chance to get a Navy-funded graduate degree in one of three disciplines -- strategy, management or international relations...
29 July 2020 Secretary of the Navy Energy Excellence Awards Announced The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy Award winners were announced 29 Jul...
29 July 2020 USS Kidd and Salvadoran Forces Unite for PASSEX The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), partnered with El Salvador Maritime Patrol Vessel (PM-13) to conduct a passing exercise (PASSEX), July 29.PASSEXs are unit exercises requiring cooperation, communication and interoperability between two or more navies, testing...
29 July 2020 NHC Annapolis’ Operational Approach to COVID-19 Prevention puts U.S. Naval Academy on Track for Fall 2020 Semester It has been nearly a month since the first incoming freshmen, or plebes, arrived at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) to check in for their immunizations, vaccinations, blood draws, eyeglasses, and coronavirus (COVID-19) test. Following months of planning and coordination with Naval Health...
27 July 2020 Hawaii-Based Ships to Sortie Ahead of Hurricane Douglas U.S. Navy ships and submarines based in Hawaii not currently undergoing maintenance availabilities have begun plans to sortie as Hurricane Douglas travels toward the Hawaiian Islands. Ships that sortie will be positioned to help respond after the storm, if needed...
24 July 2020 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Enters 5th Fleet The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG), entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), July 24...
22 July 2020 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Engineer Attributes Award Win to 'Hackers-for-Good' Cyber Team Derek Howard leads as a pioneer in ensuring a safe and secure Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) cyber domain...
22 July 2020 Sailors Needed to Move; NPC Innovated to put Them in Motion Leaders at Navy Personnel command realized prioritizing and re-ordering the nearly 90,000 released Permanent Change of Station orders was a challenge...