25 March 2022 Ford Pumps It Up, Receives 1 Million Gallons of Fuel ATLANTIC OCEAN — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a fueling-at-sea (FAS), March 23, marking the first time the ship has received jet propellant-5 (JP-5) aircraft fuel from a replenishment ship in more than 11 months...
24 March 2022 Secretary Del Toro Completes First Visit to Europe WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro traveled to Europe March 14 – 22 to visit forward deployed Sailors and Marines and meet with foreign dignitaries to emphasize his guiding principles to include strengthening maritime dominance, empowering our people, and strengthening strategic...
24 March 2022 Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Jacqueline Winborne Named Department of Labor Apprentice of the Year for 2021 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - “Believe in yourself.” These are words Insulator Jacqueline Winborne lives by, the phrase etched in her hard hat to echo her beliefs. A recent graduate of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Apprenticeship Program, she takes on each day staying true to her ideals. Her...
24 March 2022 Navy installs E-2D Distributed Readiness Trainers improving readiness, capability NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The aircrew from the E2-D Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 (VAW-125) recently completed two weeks of on-site readiness training following the installation of two E-2D Distributed Readiness Trainers (D-DRTs) by the Naval Aviation Training...
24 March 2022 Navy Ship to Shore Connector delivers CH-46 for Air Force training EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) demonstrated its versatility and effectiveness to provide logistics support...
24 March 2022 Fort Belvoir Established as NMRTC FORT BELVOIR, Va. - Capt. Melissa Austin assumed command of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Fort Belvoir during an assumption of command ceremony, March 18, on board Fort Belvoir Army Base...
23 March 2022 NAVWAR Encourages Ingenuity and Creativity at FIRST Robotics Competition SAN DIEGO - Ten Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) and Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific-mentored high school robotics teams joined students from across Southern California and Hawaii to compete at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)...
23 March 2022 FRCE Mentor of the Year encourages others through mentoring MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - The Naval Air Systems Command has named Angela Bell, VH-92 Presidential Helicopter Fleet Support Team lead engineer, as Fleet Readiness Center East's Mentor of the Year. Ms. Bell was honored for her strong support of mentorship and her willingness to...
23 March 2022 U. S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force Conduct First Cooperative Air-to-Air Refueling ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE EDINBURGH, Australia – A U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47) and one KC-30A from Royal Australian Air Force No. 33 Squadron (RAAF 33) conducted the first ever operational Air-To-Air Refueling (AAR) between a U.S. Navy P-8A and a RAAF KC-30A on March 20...
23 March 2022 U.S. and Ecuador Strengthen Ties on Land and at Sea EQUADOR - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and the Ecuadorian Coast Guard conducted a bilateral maritime interdiction exercise off the coast of Manta, Ecuador, March 21, 2022...