17 June 2022 FRCE’s F-35 Rapid Response Team makes global impact on flight line readiness MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - As the number of operational F-35 Lightning II aircraft in the Navy and Marine Corps continues to rise, the number of missions flown increases – and with them, the requirements for maintenance and repair. The requirement for in-service repair and the...
17 June 2022 Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve Changes Command SAN DIEGO - Rear Adm. Scott “Jonser” Jones was relieved by Rear Adm. Brad “Gunny” Dunham as Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve (CNAFR) in a ceremony at the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 “Providers” hangar at Naval Base Coronado, Calif., June 10...
17 June 2022 USS Paul Ignatius, Newest FDNF-E Ship, Arrives in Homeport Rota, Spain NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in its new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy’s newest Forward Deployed Naval Forces–Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, June 17, 2022...
17 June 2022 U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy hold Frontier Sentinel Table Top Exercise NORFOLK, Va. - U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F), U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and the Canadian Armed Forces’ Joint Task Force Atlantic participated in the 2022 Frontier Sentinel tabletop exercise (TTX) at Navy Warfare Development Command on Naval Station Norfolk, June 13-15...
17 June 2022 BALTOPS 22, the premier Baltic Sea maritime exercise, concludes in Kiel KIEL, Germany - Sixteen NATO Allied and partner nations concluded the 51st iteration of Baltic Operations 2022 (BALTOPS22) in Kiel, Germany, June 17, 2022...
17 June 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Commandant visits NAVCENT MANAMA, Bahrain - Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan visited U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) headquarters in Bahrain, June 15-16, as part of her first official visit overseas after assuming her new role as the service’s top officer...
16 June 2022 Valiant Shield 2022 Draws to a Close ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - The ninth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield concluded June 17, 2022, following 12 days of joint operations at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace...
16 June 2022 U.S. 2nd Fleet Commander Embarks George H.W. Bush during COMPTUEX ATLANTIC OCEAN - Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer, commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet and Joint Force Command Norfolk, embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 8-10...
16 June 2022 FRCE moves into future with new helicopter blade balancing system MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Rotor blades for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter that arrive for rework at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) will be balanced on a new system that will save about $18 million by eliminating the need for building a new testing facility...
16 June 2022 World War II Sailor from the USS California Accounted For and Laid to Rest NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY PANAMA CITY, Fla. - On November 19, 2021, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Seaman Second Class Tceollyar Simmons, missing since World War II...