18 June 2021 BALTOPS 50 Comes to a Close BALTIC SEA - Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) concluded the 50th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS), the premiere annual maritime-focused U.S. European Command and U.S. Naval Forces Europe exercise in the Baltic region, June 18...
17 June 2021 Navy Seeks to Unleash the Potential of Unmanned Systems The Department of the Navy (DoN) is producing an after-action review of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 (IBP21), an exercise held April 19-26 in San Diego, California...
17 June 2021 Carrier Strike Group 12 Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - In a time-honored naval tradition, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 held a change of command ceremony aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) in port Naval Station Norfolk, Jun. 17...
17 June 2021 Navy’s 2021 PFA Cycle Window Starts July 1 –Updates You Need to Know Navy personnel officials confirmed the resumption of fitness testing while releasing additional guidance and program updates June 16 in NAVADMIN 129/21. The service has not conducted an official PFA cycle since 2019, excusing both 2020 cycles to mitigate Sailor exposure to the COVID-19 virus...
17 June 2021 Buffalo area native shares ties with USS The Sullivans through hometown connection MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Growing up in the Buffalo area, Cmdr. Dave Burkett never imagined his 20-year career would bring him back home, while being stationed thousands of miles away...
17 June 2021 USS James E Williams Holds Change of Command NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Cmdr. Ameian Jeremiah relieved Cmdr. Christopher Norris as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), during a June 7 change of command ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk...
17 June 2021 Buffalo Navy Week Kicks Off BUFFALO, N.Y. – On Monday, The Buffalo and Erie County Naval Military Park hosted an opening ceremony for Buffalo virtual Navy Week aboard Guided Missile Cruiser USS Little Rock, CLG-4, which was commissioned in 1945 and now rests as a museum ship...
17 June 2021 NAVSUP Ready to Launch Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract, Selects Awardees YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract (WEXMAC) was awarded by Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) this week to support naval expeditionary customers’ requests for more agile and timely contracting support for their forces on missions in austere and remote locations...
16 June 2021 NIWC Atlantic’s Work in 5G Leads to Successful DOD Demonstration ARLINGTON, Va. - NIWC Atlantic recently supported a successful 5G demonstration in Arlington, Virginia, showcasing the underlying technology and key applications of the Marine Corps Logistics Command’s 5G-enabled “Smart Warehouse” testbed located at Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia...
16 June 2021 HSM-60 “Jaguars” Save Two Lives in Four Days JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - As many Navy missions have a degree of inherent danger, Navy first responders and medical personnel are trained to quickly provide life-saving medical assistance to Navy and Marine Corps personnel in case of an emergency. Earlier this year, four Sailors assigned to the “Jaguars”...