27 October 2021 U.S. and Dominican Republic Conduct Bilateral Maritime Interdiction Exercise MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) and the Dominican Republic Navy conducted a bilateral maritime interdiction exercise off the coast of Santo Domingo, Oct. 24, 2021...
27 October 2021 Navy Announces January’s Active and FTS E-7 Exam Details For the second year, the service will keep COVID-19 protocols in place for E-7 advancement testing, allowing commands to administer exams during a testing window from 17-28 January 2022. The guidance was released in NAVADMIN 236/21 on Oct. 25...
27 October 2021 Navy Announces FY21 Navy Language Program Awards The Navy is accepting nominations for the FY2021 Language Professional of the Year (LPOY), Command Language Program of the Year (CLPOY) and Linguist of the Year (LOY) awards, as announced Oct 26, 2021, in NAVADMIN 239/21...
27 October 2021 Judge Advocate Presents Authored Paper at McMullen Naval History Symposium ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Lt. Cmdr. Dennis E. Harbin – a judge advocate currently serving as a joint legal observer and trainer for the J7 Directorate in the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – joined academics and historians from around the globe to present at the U.S. Naval Academy's McMullen Naval...
27 October 2021 NAVIFOR Leaders First Visit to CIWT PENSACOLA, Fla. - Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR), Force Master Chief David Twiford and other key NAVIFOR staff visited the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) on Corry Station, Oct. 13. During her visit Aeschbach, who serves as the Navy’s...
27 October 2021 Reserve Chief Selects Join Navy History and Heritage Run at Valley Forge National Historic Park VALLEY FORGE, Pa. - Fourteen chief petty officer selects assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Fort Dix, Fleet Readiness Center Reserve Mid-West, Detachment McGuire, and Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 joined their active duty CPO Selectee classmates from Joint-Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst...
27 October 2021 Dual-Hatted NAVSUP WSS Engineer—Reserve Sailor, Selected as Reserve Junior Officer of the Year NORFOLK, Va. - Nathalie “Snap Shot” Behn, a Mechanical Engineer at Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, spends most of her time supporting Sailors and ensuring readiness from behind the scenes at the Price Fighters Department. However, it was her time in uniform as a Navy Reserve...
27 October 2021 NSWC Dahlgren Thrusts Hypersonic Weapons Advancement into the Forefront DAHLGREN, Va. – Traveling from Los Angeles to New York by passenger jet takes just over five hours. Hypersonic flight at Mach 20 fewer than 10 minutes...
27 October 2021 Naval Oceanography Officer Battles Breast Cancer While Active-Duty STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss - The noble call to serve in our nation’s military is a demanding feat requiring high-moral character and, as Army Gen. (Ret.) Colin Powell would say, “…a vigilance that is perpetually optimistic.”...
26 October 2021 Navy Reservists Return to SURFLANT Ships after COVID-19 Hiatus NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Navy reservists assigned to the Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic Maintenance Execution Team (CNSL MET) completed various projects aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), Oct. 17-19...