14 February 2022 USS Lake Champlain Returns Home to San Diego SAN DIEGO - Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) returned home to Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 14, completing an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 to U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleets...
14 February 2022 CVW-5 Conducts Change of Command MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) conducted a change of command ceremony, Feb. 14...
14 February 2022 The Secretary of the Navy Increases Secondary Caregiver Leave to 21 Days Sailors will now have more time to spend with their family after the birth or adoption of a child as the Department of the Navy increased its maximum Secondary Caregiver Leave (SCL) to 21 days. The Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, authorized the extension on February 11, 2022...
14 February 2022 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns Home From Deployment SAN DIEGO - The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group returned to San Diego, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets areas of operation, Feb. 14...
14 February 2022 USS Leyte Gulf Changes Command at Naval Station Norfolk NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - The guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) completed a change of command aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Feb. 10, 2022...
14 February 2022 FRCSW Teammates Help Rescue Lost Hiker NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. - Last month a group of FRCSW teammates that included Adam Kimmerly, Thom Jarvis, Camille Delaflor, Paul Douvier and Marc Rasp (all from the command’s Fleet Support Team) found themselves playing a pivotal role in the rescue of a lost hiker in the Anza-Borrego...
14 February 2022 The Taming of the (Elephant) Shrew: The Story of Navy Medicine’s “Cairo to Capetown” Expedition of 1948 FALLS CHURCH, Va. - On February 17, 1948, a Navy medical team embarked on a historic journey across the African Continent. Over a period of nine months they travelled in a caravan from Port Said, Egypt to Capetown, South Africa while collecting thousands of rare specimens, providing medical care to...
13 February 2022 Cutlass Express 2022 Q&A with Capt. Cameron Chen MOMBASA, Kenya - In a brief Q&A, Capt. Cameron Chen, Commodore, Commander Task Force (CTF) 68, shares his thoughts on Cutlass Express 2022, that commenced Feb. 6, 2022...
12 February 2022 USS Harry S. Truman Arrives in Croatia SPLIT, Croatia - The crews of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and Royal Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F310) arrived in Split, Croatia, for a scheduled port visit, February 11...
11 February 2022 NMCCL's Navy Officer recognized as Navy Medicine's Junior Information Technology Officer of the Year CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - United States Navy Lieutenant Kenneth J. Bush was recently recognized as Navy Medicine’s Junior Information Technology Officer of the Year for 2021. Bush serves as a department head and Chief Information Officer for Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Information Management...