30 July 2021 NPS Launches New Certificate Program in Implementing Technological Change MONTEREY, Calif. - The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) just took a big step forward in cultivating leaders’ ability to bring emerging technologies to the Fleet...
30 July 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Visits Liberia MONROVIA, Liberia - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Monrovia, Liberia for a scheduled port visit, July 28...
30 July 2021 USS Independence (LCS 2) Decommissions After Distinguished Service SAN DIEGO – The crew of USS Independence (LCS 2), the lead ship of the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, recognized more than a decade of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, July 29...
30 July 2021 USS Mount Whitney Arrives in Croatia SPLIT, Croatia - The U.S. Sixth Fleet flag ship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and staff arrived in Split, Croatia, for a port visit on July 30, 2021, before kicking off Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021...
29 July 2021 Navy Conducts First MQ-4C Triton Test Flight with Multi-Intelligence Upgrade NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Navy conducted its first test flight of the MQ-4C Triton in its upgraded hardware and software configuration July 29 at NAS Patuxent River, beginning the next phase of the unmanned aircraft’s development...
29 July 2021 Experts Explore Information Defense, Strategy During NPS Symposium MONTEREY, Calif. - In today’s environment of ‘alternative facts’ and false narratives propagated over social media, along with masterful campaigns of disinformation shaped by both China and Russia, effective information and political warfare strategies are as critical as ever. This is the domain of...
29 July 2021 Naval Supply Systems Command Employing Strategic Supplier Management to Bolster Naval Readiness PHILADELPHIA - In 2019, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) formed a Strategic Supplier Management (SSM) framework focused on both strengthening executive-level relationships with industry and solving long standing supply chain challenges with a goal of improving material delivery timelines and...
29 July 2021 Sink or Swim: Bringing Water Survival to Cutlass Express 21 MOMBASA, Kenya - From far away, a 30 ft. diving platform doesn’t look that intimidating. The rigid concrete tower extends at different heights over the deep end of the pool. It’s similar to what you see at the Olympics, except when you jump off these platforms, the reward doesn’t end with a medal,...
29 July 2021 SeaVision: Improving Maritime Domain Awareness During Cutlass Express MOMBASA, Kenya - Military service members and government representatives from 15 countries are working together during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 to improve maritime domain awareness (MDA), to better perceive and combat maritime threats, and improve operational efficiency off the coastal waters...
29 July 2021 U.S. Naval Forces Provide Emergency Assistance to Distressed Mariners in the Arabian Gulf ARABIAN GULF - The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) provided emergency assistance to an Indian-flagged merchant vessel in the international waters of the Arabian Gulf, Jul. 27...