27 October 2015 Navy's First Hybrid Ship Celebrates Commissioning Anniversary The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) celebrated her sixth commissioning anniversary, Oct. 24...
22 October 2015 Return to Sender: Italian-born Pilot Flies Home The jet rolls into position on the flight deck with its engine screaming. The pilot gets a signal from the flight deck handlers who are lined up along the foul line...
04 September 2015 Naval War College Graduates 34 Operational Planners Thirty-four joint military and civilian students graduated from U.S. Naval War College's (NWC) Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS), Sept. 3, during a graduation ceremony held in McCarty Little Hall...
21 August 2015 U.S. Marines, Indonesian Forces Storm Beach As Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia drew to a close, the Marines aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) broke down their rifles, scrubbed their nylon tents, and performed maintenance on the vehicles that took them to the Indonesian shores...
17 August 2015 Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Visits USS Blue Ridge Swedish and Swiss major generals of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) visited the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), Aug. 17, as part of an observation tour...
13 August 2015 USFF Logistics Sailors Visit Historic French Ship Members of the U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Logistics Support Unit (LSU) took advantage of an extremely rare opportunity to visit the recently constructed French tall ship Hermione June 6, shortly after the ship completed its maiden voyage to the United States from France...
04 August 2015 USS Germantown (LSD 42) Arrives in Indonesia for CARAT 2015 The amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), with embarked elements of the U.S. Marine Corps, arrived Aug. 4 to participate in the annual Cooperation Afloat and Readiness Training (CARAT) exercise with the Indonesian Navy...
03 August 2015 DLA Aviation Hosts Aviation/Marine Corps Day, Focusing on Weapon Systems Support DLA Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day hosted Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Jon Davis and other Marine Corps and Navy senior leaders for DLA Aviation/Marine Corps Day July 21...
13 July 2015 USNS Millinocket, Pacific Partnership Arrives in Solomon Islands The Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) arrived in Honiara, Solomon Islands, July 10 for the ship's third stop of Pacific Partnership 2015...
10 July 2015 US Fleet Forces Command Rear Adm Talks STEM in Albuquerque Rear Adm. Chris Sadler, Reserve Deputy Director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, visited with local students in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to discuss projects the students have been working on in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), July 2...