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...
11 February 2022 Milwaukee Conducts Bilateral Maritime Exercise with Jamaica Defence Force CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel HMJS Alexander Bustamante conducted a bilateral maritime exercise in the Caribbean Sea, Feb. 9, 2022...
11 February 2022 MCPON Smith Visits Sailors at Local Recruiting Station in Dover DOVER, Del. – Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell Smith met with local recruiters at Navy Recruiting Station Dover, Delaware, Feb. 9, during a scheduled visit to the region...
10 February 2022 Navy Reserve Senior Enlisted Gather for Idea Exchange NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH, Texas - Force Master Chief Petty Officer Tracy L. Hunt hosted the Navy Reserve Leadership Mess Symposium to discuss pressing enlisted issues and exchange ideas among Reserve command senior enlisted leaders. The event, the first in-person meeting of...
10 February 2022 NIWC Atlantic Rapidly Develops New Air Defense System for Marines CHARLESTON, S.C. - Engineers at NIWC Atlantic’s Expeditionary Warfare Department took just nine months to build out the model of a critical air defense capability named MADIS. The powerful on-the-move weapons system was designed to make Marines more dominant on the battlefield...