21 November 2017 Training Support Center Hampton Roads Holds Change of Command Capt. Matthew Rick relieved Capt. Edward Gettins as commanding officer Training Support Center Hampton Roads (TSCHR) during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Oceana Nov. 17...
15 November 2017 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Ralph Johnson The Navy accepted delivery of future guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Nov. 15...
13 November 2017 USS Ashland Conducts INSURV Rehearsal Underway The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) conducted a rehearsal for Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) Nov. 7 as part of preparations for the ship's official assessment scheduled for May 2018...
09 November 2017 NAVFAC Makes Workforce Development a Top Priority Approximately 32 attendees from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) graduated the Navy Senior Leadership Seminar (NSLS) at the Naval Post Graduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, Oct. 26...
08 November 2017 USS Ashland Completes Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment, Returns to Sasebo The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived at its forward-deployed base in Sasebo, Japan, Nov. 8, after completing a five-month deployment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region...
07 November 2017 IW Vice Adm. Tours Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (IW) and Director of Naval Intelligence Vice Adm. Jan Tighe toured naval meteorology and oceanography commands at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, Nov. 6...
07 November 2017 Sailors Assess Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria Damage After spending nearly two months out to sea conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) had the opportunity to see, first-hand, the difference their efforts have made, during an assessment visit ashore, Oct. 27...
06 November 2017 Life Saving Kearsarge Returns Home The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) returned home to Norfolk Nov. 6, after 68 days of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria...
02 November 2017 A Pocket-sized High-Velocity Learning Tool Improves Readiness The Surface Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (SURFMEPP) recently completed publication of their sixth ship class-specific inspection handbook. An old-school method, the handbooks show that high-velocity learning isn't always high-tech...
27 October 2017 Civil Service Mariners Conduct Survey for Comfort's Continued Support Civil service mariners (CIVMARs) aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) surveyed berths for the ship along the shore of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 23...