28 February 2022 USS Washington Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after successfully completing a scheduled deployment, Sunday, Feb. 27...
28 February 2022 NAVSUP WSS Triple Threat Program Leads to Big Wins for Military, Taxpayers, Environment PHILADELPHIA - Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) launched an AV-8B Harrier jet stricken aircraft reclamation and disposal program in fiscal year 2019, to manage the disassembly and reuse of aircraft parts destined for the military’s aircraft junkyard on Davis-Monthan...
28 February 2022 U.S. Naval Community College Selects VCCS and NOVA for Application-Based Cybersecurity Program QUANTICO, Va. - The U.S. Naval Community College selected the Virginia Community College System and Northern Virginia Community College as one of the Pilot II cybersecurity associate degree programs Feb. 22, 2022...
28 February 2022 George H.W. Bush and CVW-7 Discuss Flight Deck Safety ATLANTIC OCEAN – Safety took center stage as Capt. Robert Aguilar, commanding officer, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and Capt. Thomas Bodine, commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, discussed flight deck safety with the crew aboard George H.W. Bush, Feb. 20, 2022...
28 February 2022 NROTC Midshipmen Surface Warfare Officers Select First Ships GREAT LAKES, Ill. – More than 250 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen and officer candidates from 98 colleges and universities around the country chose the first ships of their Navy careers February 23-24...
27 February 2022 FRCE Achieves Safety Milestone in 2021 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently closed out calendar year 2021 with the lowest number of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordable mishaps in the depot’s history. FRCE has also been chosen to be part of an upcoming...
26 February 2022 U.S. Navy Ships Participate in Bilateral Drills with Italian Navy ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and guided-missile destroyers USS Forest Sherman (DDG 98) and USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) conducted bilateral maneuvering and communication exercises with Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (C551),...
25 February 2022 US Forces participate in Indian Navy-led Exercise Milan for first time U.S Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA), from Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, joined with ships, aircraft and personnel from India and numerous other navies to begin Exercise Milan 2022, in the Bay...
25 February 2022 U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) and Royal Moroccan Navy Conduct Staff Talks in Morocco Leadership from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/Sixth Fleet (NAVEUR-NAVAF-SIXTHFLT) and the Royal Moroccan Navy participated in staff talks to discuss future maritime interoperability and strengthening the bilateral relationship in Casablanca, Morocco, Feb. 21, 2022...
24 February 2022 Service Academies Directed to Build Up Sexual Assault Prevention Programs The U.S. military service academies are doing a good job taking care of victims of sexual assault, but they can do more in the way of preventing those assaults from happening in the first place, the acting director of the Defense Department's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office said...