30 March 2020 Future USS Fort Lauderdale Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Launched The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) was successfully launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Division shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. on March 28. Fort Lauderdale is the Navy's 12th San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship...
29 March 2020 USNS Mercy Accepts First Patients in Los Angeles The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) accepted its first patients in Los Angeles March 29 during its support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts...
29 March 2020 USS Detroit Arrives in Key West for Maintenance The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS-7) arrived at Naval Air Station Key West's Truman Harbor, March 29 to conduct emgerent repairs. The health and well-being of our Sailors remains our top priority. The ship's crew will be limited to the base to maintain mission readiness...
29 March 2020 Comfort Underway to Support City of New York The Military Sealift Command hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), departed Naval Station Norfolk today for New York City in support of the nation's Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response efforts...
27 March 2020 Naval Surface Warfare Center Clarifies Upcoming Event Dates Although some Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities have been canceled due to COVID-19, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) scientists and engineers plan to host middle and high school STEM summer camps, NSWCDD announced March 25...
27 March 2020 Navy Exchange Service Command Closes Tailor/Embroidery, Laundry, Dry Cleaning Shops Due to COVID-19 On March 26, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chief Executive Officer of the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) directed the closure of all NEX Tailor/Embroidery shops, Laundry and Dry Cleaning locations, with a few exceptions...
27 March 2020 Rendering Honors for My Father Chief Warrant Officer Michael F. Thomas, received the first U.S. flag to fly aboard Tripoli, which was donated to memorialize the passing of Thomas' father, Michael A. Thomas, and honor his prior military service during the same day that the Navy officially accepted Tripoli on Feb. 28, 2020...
27 March 2020 NSWC Dahlgren Division Junior Scientists, Engineers Awarded Patent for UAV Sensor Innovation The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) junior scientists and engineers for a modular sensor platform they invented for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), NSWCDD officials announced March 27...
27 March 2020 USNS Mercy Arrives in Los Angeles Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Los Angeles, March 27 to support the nation's COVID-19 response efforts...
27 March 2020 Submarine Squadron 6 Welcomes New Commander to Norfolk Capt. Martin Muckian, commander, Submarine Squadron 6 (SUBRON 6) turned over command to Capt. Jeffrey Juergens, March 25...