12 September 2022 Navy Medicine Conducts ERSS Proficiency Training NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) surgical teams conducted an Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical Systems (ERSS) training exercise aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, USS Tortuga (LSD-46) during Task Force Atlas, Sept. 6-9...
12 September 2022 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Extends Committee Appointment PENSACOLA, Fla. - Recently, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (SECVA) Denis Richard McDonough decided to extend Dr. John P. Albano, MD’s appointment to the Veterans Affairs’ Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War (VA AC FPOW)...
10 September 2022 Ross Completes Homeport Shift to Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, marking the end of a nearly 10 year tour of her time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) Destroyer, Sept. 10, 2022...
10 September 2022 USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts annual namesake visit in Michigan NORFOLK, Va. - Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) visited Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion, Michigan to honor the legacy of the ship’s namesake, the late President Gerald R. Ford, and connect with local community members, August 31 to September 4, 2022...
09 September 2022 USS Cole and USS Bainbridge Return Home from 9-Month Deployment NORFOLK, Va.- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Cole (DDG 67) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a nine-month deployment, Sept. 9, 2022...
09 September 2022 NAVFAC MIDLANT Receives EPA 2022 Excellence in Site Reuse Award for Restoration Efforts NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT), as part of a team that included the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5; the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA); the City of Fridley, Minnesota; and Hyde Development, received the EPA...
08 September 2022 USS San Jacinto Returns Home from 9-Month Deployment NORFOLK, Va.-The Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk after a nine-month deployment, Sept. 8...
07 September 2022 A Legacy of Honor Forty years is a lifetime. In fact, it can feel like several. For Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 5 Phillip Brashear, son of legendary Master Chief Navy Diver Carl Brashear, four decades of service came full circle as he became an honorary inductee in a select group with a unique familial...
07 September 2022 USS Ross (DDG 71) concludes time as a FDNF-E ship ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, marking the end of her time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) Destroyer, Sept. 6, 2022...
06 September 2022 NECC Hosts NMRTU OIC, Stress Dog During Monthly Training VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) hosted the Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Unit (NMRTU) officer in charge (OIC) and her facilities dog, during Professional Development (PRODEV) training onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Fort Story (JEBLCFS) Aug. 19,...