12 August 2021 Navy Band Great Lakes Back to Performing before Audiences GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Navy Band Great Lakes, known as Navy’s Ambassadors to the Midwest, is back performing in front of live audiences after almost two years...
12 August 2021 SECNAV Del Toro Visits USS Kearsarge First Day on the Job ATLANTIC OCEAN - With less than 24 hours clocked as the Department of the Navy’s top leader, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and its crew made a big impression upon the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, the Navy’s 78th and newest Secretary of the Navy...
11 August 2021 Cindy McCain Visits with Sailors Aboard Abraham Lincoln PACIFIC OCEAN - Cindy McCain, businesswoman, philanthropist, author, and wife of the late Sen. John McCain, visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) along with a group of business executives as part of the Commander, Naval Air Force’s Distinguished Visitor Program, Aug...
11 August 2021 Gulf of Guinea Partners Complete Maritime Security Exercise GULF OF GUINEA - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) conducted a combined maritime security capabilities exercise with the Nigerian Navy, the Spanish Navy, and members of Ghana’s Special Boat Squadron (SBS), Aug. 11, 2021...
10 August 2021 FRCE Maintenance Professionals Assist Engine Manufacturer with Backlogs MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - An eight-person Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) team recently received high praise for deploying to Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Mississippi, to support Rolls-Royce in production of the F405 engine used in the T-45A/C Goshawk jet trainer...
10 August 2021 Naval Supply Systems Command Integrated Weapons Support Team Helps P-8A Poseidon Meet FMC goals PHILADELPHIA - In March 2021, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) P-8A Integrated Weapons Support Team (IWST) targeted Aug. 1 as the deadline to achieve the goal of 56 Fully Mission Capable (FMC) P-8A Poseidon aircraft. With the assistance of government stakeholders...
10 August 2021 eNavFit Active-Duty Pilot Program To Kick Off Beginning Sept. 13, 2021, selected active-duty commands across the Fleet will participate in the second test pilot program for eNavFit, an up-to-date solution for all evaluation (eval) and fitness report (fitrep) processing...
09 August 2021 NAVSAFENVTRACEN Seeks Accreditation NORFOLK, Va. - The Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center (NAVSAFENVTRACEN) is seeking accreditation with the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (COE)...
09 August 2021 NAVSAFENVTRACEN Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - Cmdr. Charles Wilhite assumed the helm of the Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center (NAVSAFENVTRACEN) during a change of command ceremony here July 30, relieving Cmdr. Cary Isaacson. Guest speaker Rear Adm. F.R. Luchtman, Commander, Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN), lauded...
08 August 2021 USS Gerald R. Ford Conducts Final Explosive Event, Completing Full Ship Shock Trials WASHINGTON, D.C.— USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully conducted a third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, FL, on 8 Aug., marking the completion of the ship’s Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). ...