10 January 2023 U.S. Navy Intercepts More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped from Iran MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. naval forces intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 6, and discovered it smuggling 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles while transiting international waters along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. ...
10 January 2023 U.S. and Seychellois Divers Team Up in the Port of Victoria VICTORIA, Seychelles - U.S. Navy Seabee Divers assigned to Underwater Construction Team One (UCT1) and divers from the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) completed a preliminary salvage mission to expand the berthing capacity of the Port of Victoria, Dec. 22, 2022...
10 January 2023 Navy Wounded Warrior's First Adaptive Sports Intro Camp of 2023 OXNARD, Calif. - Navy Wounded Warrior hosts its first adaptive sports intro camp of 2023 at Pt. Hueneme, Calif., January 9 - 13. Athletes are trying their hand at archery, cycling, field, powerlifting, shooting, track, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair rugby...
10 January 2023 DESRON 28 Completes Turnover, Assumes Role as MHD DESRON NORFOLK, Va. - Capt. Blair Guy, commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28, relieved Capt. Milciades “Tony” Then, commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22, as Maritime Homeland Defense (MHD) DESRON at a change of charge ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Jan. 6...
09 January 2023 NPS Research in Electromagnetic Waves Hunts for Ship’s ‘Ghost Signals’ MONTEREY, Calif. - Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the world and finding ships at sea – especially those that do not want to be found – is still quite a challenge. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Meteorology professor Qing Wang is on the hunt, tracking atmospheric...
09 January 2023 Naval Enterprise can Expect Risk Management Assessments NORFOLK, Va. - Naval enterprise commands can now expect assessments of their risk management and self-improvement practices by Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) assurance teams...
09 January 2023 Department of the Navy CIO Announces Campaign Plan to Further Information Security WASHINGTON - On Dec. 1, Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) Aaron Weis announced the release of the Information Superiority Vision (ISV) Campaign Plan for fiscal year 2023 (FY 23)...
09 January 2023 International Exercise Obangame Express 2023 Set to Begin NAPLES, Italy - Exercise Obangame Express 2023 (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, will kick off its 12th year with 29 participating nations at an opening ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 23, 2023...
09 January 2023 IMSC Task Force Completes Maritime Exercise with Unmanned Systems, A.I. MANAMA, Bahrain - The International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) completed a three-day maritime exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 9, integrating unmanned systems and artificial intelligence during a naval drill for the second time in six months...
09 January 2023 U.S., Singapore Senior Enlisted Leaders Tour USS Makin Island and RSS Endurance SINGAPORE - Senior enlisted leaders from amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in a Senior Enlisted Leaders (SEL) exchange, Jan 9...