18 November 2021 Amphibious Squadron 8 Holds Change of Command Aboard USS Bataan NORFOLK, Va. - Capt. Jason E. Rimmer turned over command of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 to Capt. Thomas E. Myers during a ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), November 18, 2021...
18 November 2021 NRL Chesapeake Bay Detachment Fire Science Researcher Receives Top Honors WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Chesapeake Bay Detachment fire protection researcher John Farley received the 2020 Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal Award. The award was received in partnership with Gerard G. Back from Jensen Hughes Inc. for their work in evaluating the fire...
18 November 2021 Namesake’s Grandson Visits USS Winston S. Churchill NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - After attending the Nov. 10 USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, the Honorable Rupert Soames, OBE, toured the ship at BAE shipyard in nearby Jacksonville, Fla...
18 November 2021 NAVSUP in Africa Helps Make USS Sentry, USS Gladiator Ready for Mission in the Red Sea NAS SIGONELLA, Italy - Lt. Cmdr. Michael Bock, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (NAVSUP FLCSI) site director at Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti (CLDJ) leads a team of military and contractor logisticians whose mission is to provide a full spectrum of logistics support services...
18 November 2021 U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Staffs Complete Operations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas GAETA, Italy - The U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) flagship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and embarked SIXTHFLT and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) staffs, returned to Gaeta, Italy, Nov. 18...
17 November 2021 FRCE Returns Final Harrier to Cherry Point Squadron MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - The AV-8B Harrier program at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) reached a milestone on the aircraft’s journey into the sunset as the line delivered the final aircraft it will service for one of the Marine Corps’ last Harrier squadrons...
17 November 2021 COVID-19 Vaccinations for Children Begin at CFAY YOKOSUKA, Japan - COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 were rolled-out Tuesday, Nov. 16 during a SHOTEX event at Sullivans Elementary School onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY)...
17 November 2021 Active Spring 2022 E-4 through E-6 Advancement Exams Announced– What You Need to Know The Navy released dates and details for the Active Duty and Reserve Full-Time Support (FTS) Navy-Wide Advancement Exam Cycle 255 in NAVADMIN 260/21on Nov. 17...
17 November 2021 Reserve Spring 2022 E-4 through E-7 Advancement Exams Announced – What You Need to Know The Navy announced the Cycle 110 Selected Reserve Spring 2022 E-4 to E-6 and E-7 exams in NAVADMIN message 259/21 on Nov. 17...
17 November 2021 Future USS Quentin Walsh Marks Start of Fabrication EAST BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Navy and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Quentin Walsh (DDG 132) with a ceremony at BIW’s Structural Fabrication Facility in East Brunswick, Maine, Nov. 16...