14 September 2021 USS Porter Begins Fleet Operational Sea Training The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) began Fleet Operational Sea Training (FOST), Sept. 13, 2021 following a scheduled port visit in Plymouth, England...
14 September 2021 NAVCENT Stands Down Task Force Supporting Afghanistan Evacuation NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN - On Sept. 14, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) stood down a task force established last month to temporarily assist the safe evacuation of personnel from Afghanistan...
13 September 2021 U.S., Thailand expand maritime partnership with CARAT Exercise GULF OF THAILAND - U.S. and Royal Thai navies conducted maritime training during the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, Sep. 6-10...
13 September 2021 Tailhook Reunion 2021 Closes With Respect for the Past as Naval Aviation Flies Into the Future SPARKS, Nev. - The Tailhook Association’s 2021 symposium—Hook ’21—came to a close on September 12, 2021, ending with a banquet keynoted by U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander, Adm. Samuel J. Paparo. The three-day event featured presentations and dialogue from leaders across Naval Aviation. The convention...
13 September 2021 NIWC Atlantic Lightens the Load for Marine Intel Units CHARLESTON, S.C. - Engineers at NIWC Atlantic’s Expeditionary Warfare Department spent years consolidating the Marine Corps’ primary intelligence system known as DCGS-MC. The major modernization effort resulted in a lightweight version of the system, which completed its first round of fielding to...
13 September 2021 NETC Remembers 9/11 PENSACOLA, Fla. – Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) observed the 20th anniversary of 9/11 by conducting a memorial ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola Sept. 10...
11 September 2021 Tailhook Day 2 Features Aviation Flag Panel SPARKS, Nev. - Naval Aviation flag and general officers from around the fleet joined together on September 10, 2021, for the Flag Panel at the annual Tailhook symposium—Hook ’21—to discuss current and future issues in Naval Aviation with naval aviators, industry partners and veterans...
11 September 2021 USS New York Undocks on 20th Anniversary of 9/11 On the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, USS New York (LPD 21) undocked ahead of schedule at General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk...
11 September 2021 One day a Civilian, the next a Navy Commander SAN DIEGO - For Dr. Joseph D. Ciacci, MD, being commissioned as a Naval Officer on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum and on the anniversary of September 11th, is honoring the heroes who put their lives at risk on that day and every day since for the last 20 years...
10 September 2021 Lessons, virtues of 9/11 reflected in RTC values and training Sharing the lessons of 9/11 – honoring the lives of those lost and the courage and bravery of the first responders who tirelessly worked to save lives – is a critical part of training at Recruit Training Command. Learning about the resilience and fortitude shown by Americans allows future Sailors to...