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...
22 July 2020 NAVWAR Trident Warrior Team Assesses New Tracking Technology for COVID-19 Mitigation In support of the Navy's COVID-19 Rapid Response Task Force, NAVWAR executed the assessment of a wireless tracking technology in June 2020 that could help the Navy mitigate the spread of the virus...
21 July 2020 Family and Service Brothers Jonathan and Shawn Smith are currently deployed together on two different ships that are part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. Lt. Jonathan Smith, assigned to Sterett, and Ensign Shawn Smith, assigned to Nimitz...
21 July 2020 Joint Capability VTOL Demonstration at JEB Little Creek Successfully Showcases REALL Technology NAVFAC EXWC, Army ERDC, CENTCOM and TRANSCOM successfully demonstrated a joint capability VTOL technology to refuel from a forward-deployed barge...
21 July 2020 22 Nations Participate Virtually in 19th SEACAT The largest number of nations ever will participate in the 19th iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT), being held as a virtual symposium July 21-23...