18 February 2022 Navy’s V-22 Achieves Initial Operational Capability Designation NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Navy announced initial operational capability (IOC) for the CMV-22B Osprey, confirming the platform’s operational readiness following the successful completion of its maiden deployment, on Feb. 17, 2022...
17 February 2022 U.S. 7th Fleet hosts III MEF for Naval Integration Staff Talks YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. 7th Fleet hosted leadership and staff from III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for Naval Integration staff talks, February 14-18...
17 February 2022 US Naval Community College Selects 2 Schools for Cybersecurity Program QUANTICO, Va. - The U.S. Naval Community College selected two schools for its Pilot II cybersecurity degree programs Feb. 11, 2022...
17 February 2022 Profiles in Professionalism: HM3 Glenn Field When he joined the Navy Reserves in 2019 as a corpsman, Glenn Field had no idea what was in store for him.Who could possibly know that shortly after he enlisted a global pandemic would occur that would take the third class petty officer from the Big Apple to South Korea?...
17 February 2022 Naval Postgraduate School, U.S. Pacific Fleet Launch Nimitz Research Group MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and U.S. Pacific Fleet announced the establishment of the Nimitz Research Group, Feb. 16. Under the aegis of NPS’ Naval Warfare Studies Institute, the new organization will leverage NPS’ interdisciplinary education and research capabilities and...
17 February 2022 Large-Scale International Exercise in Middle East, Africa Concludes MANAMA, Bahrain -- Maritime partners from 60 nations and international organizations concluded the Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise Feb. 17 at a ceremony in Manama, Bahrain...
17 February 2022 U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy Hold Strategic Dialogue WASHINGTON -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Bill Merz and his Australian counterpart, Rear Admiral Chris Smith, Royal Australian Navy, Deputy Chief of Navy, co-hosted a strategic dialogue via video teleconference Feb. 16...
17 February 2022 Video Games Can Enhance Warrior Cognitive Performance ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have been using simulators, virtual reality and video games to train Sailors and Marines for years. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring research focused on understanding the cognitive effects that video games have on the human brain...
16 February 2022 Navy Entomologist Provide Pest Management Education to U.S. Coast Guard GREAT INAGUA, Cuba - Located deep in the tropics approximately 55 miles from the eastern tip of Cuba, United States Coast Guard (USCG) Base Great Inagua is a nine-acre forward operating base renowned for search and rescue operations...
16 February 2022 VCNO Visits Hampton Roads; Highlights Naval Safety Command's Role in Get Real, Get Better NORFOLK -- Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Lescher visited Hampton Roads-based Navy commands Feb. 14-15...