14 April 2022 Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune nurse powerlifts her way to winner’s podium CAMP LEJEUNE, NC- A Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune nurse has another title to add to her name – champion powerlifter. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Holly Vickers competed in the United States Powerlifting Association’s Virginia Beach Classic on March 26, taking home the top spot for her weight...
13 April 2022 Forrest Sherman Returns to Norfolk NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) returned home to Naval Station Norfolk following a surge deployment, April 13...
13 April 2022 Laser Trailblazer: Navy Conducts Historic Test of New Laser Weapon System ARLINGTON, Va.—The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, smoke poured from its engine and a parachute opened as the craft tumbled downward, disabled by the laser beam...
13 April 2022 NRL partners to advance anthrax treatments WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists partnered with researchers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and University of Washington to develop and investigate a treatment for multidrug-resistant anthrax...
13 April 2022 USS Spruance Holds Change of Command SOUTH CHINA SEA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) held a change of command ceremony on the ship’s forecastle while underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
13 April 2022 NMCB-11 Integrates with U.S. Marine Corps Engineers for Winter Pioneer 22 CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - U.S. Navy Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 participated in “Winter Pioneer 22” aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina...
13 April 2022 Submarine Group 7 Holds Change of Command Ceremony YOKOSUKA, Japan – Submarine Group 7 held a change of command ceremony at the Fleet Theater onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 13, 2022...
13 April 2022 NAVSUP in Europe supports USS Donald Cook, USS The Sullivans during Copenhagen port visit COPENHAGEN, Denmark - A team of logisticians assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella and their mission partners supported the scheduled port visit of the USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) and USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), conducted March 21, 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark...
12 April 2022 CNO Travels to Fallon, Meets with Tribal and Local Government Leaders, Focuses on Working Together and Increasing Readiness FALLON, Nev. (NNS) – U.S. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Fallon, Nevada, where he met with tribal and local government leaders and visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon, April 12...
12 April 2022 Navy Unveils New AEGIS Virtual Operator Trainer YOKOSUKA, Japan - Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC), in conjunction with SCSTC Detachment Western Pacific (WESTPAC), held a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the AEGIS Weapon System Virtual Operator Trainer (VOT) onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 8...