23 May 2022 Barksdale AFB to Receive New Weapons Generation Facility JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - NAVFAC Southeast awards contract for early site work preparation for a new Weapons Generation Facility at Barksdale Air Force Base...
23 May 2022 Be Brave Enough to Save GULFPORT, Miss. - This Memorial Day Weekend, we remember the Warrior, we remember those we have lost. It has been 19 months since my husband, U.S. Army Reserve Specialist John Meyer, committed suicide. This year the Suicide Prevention DOD message is, “Connect to Protect, Support is Within Reach.” I...
23 May 2022 JAG Corps Announces 2022 In-Service Procurement Program Selectees The Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps In-Service Procurement Program (IPP) Selection Board met to consider 18 highly qualified applicants for Fiscal Year 2022 in March. The board uses a whole-person concept to identify applicants with the greatest potential for successful service as a Navy...
23 May 2022 Small Business Contract Keeps P-8 Poseidon Flying PHILADELPHIA - In May 2020, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, long-term contract for the P-8A Poseidon Maritime aircraft estimated at $30 million to a small business, S&K Aerospace. In the nearly two years...
23 May 2022 Sailors treated to advance screenings of “Top Gun: Maverick” VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Sailors at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana were treated to an advance screening of Top Gun: Maverick at the base theater, May 21...
22 May 2022 Expanding Maritime Partnership: Thailand, U.S. 2022 CARAT Exercise GULF OF THAILAND – Royal Thai and U.S. navies begin maritime training during the 28th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, May 23...
22 May 2022 USS Porter arrives in Oslo, Norway OSLO, Norway - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in Oslo, Norway for a scheduled port visit May 22, 2022...
22 May 2022 USS Arlington (LPD 24), 22 MEU Arrives in Alexandroupoli, Concluding ATG22 ALEXANDROUPOLI, Greece - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), attached to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), arrived in Alexandroupoli, Greece for a scheduled port visit, May 21, 2022...
21 May 2022 USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) Commissions The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) in Duluth, Minnesota, May 21, 2022...
20 May 2022 VCNO Visits CIWT to Discuss Ready Relevant Learning PENSACOLA, Fla. - Capt. Marc Ratkus, commander, Center for Information Warfare Training, (CIWT) hosted Adm. Bill Lescher, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, at CIWT to discuss progress made in instantiating the Ready Relevant Learning (RRL) program into information warfare training...