02 June 2021 NAVWAR Warfare Centers Host Solicitation Industry Day Unveiling IWRP 2 Naval Information Warfare Centers (NIWC) Atlantic and Pacific held a Solicitation Industry Day outlining the next iteration of the Navy’s rapid prototyping initiative, Information Warfare Research Project 2 (IWRP) 2, on May 20...
02 June 2021 VP-4 Successfully Employs Harpoon during Joint Missile Defense Exercise KEFLAVIK, Iceland - Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP-4) successfully conducted a coordinated missile launch with VP-40 using two Air to Surface Missile (AGM-84D) Harpoons against a target barge off the coast of Norway during exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS), May 31, 2021...
02 June 2021 Mine Warfare Community Welcomes New Commanding Officer SAN DIEGO - Cmdr. Dawn Ricketts, commanding officer, Mine Warfare Training Center (MWTC), was relieved by Cmdr. Marcus Moreland in a change of command ceremony May 27 at Martin Hall onboard Naval Base Point Loma, Calif...
02 June 2021 NS Guantanamo Bay project receives FEMP contracting award JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Navy Region Southeast and Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast receive the 2020 Federal Energy and Water management contracting award for the Energy Savings Performance Contract at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
02 June 2021 CTF 71 Establishment Enhances Readiness in 7th Fleet YOKOSUKA, Japan – Nearing 50 years as the Navy’s largest forward-deployed destroyer squadron (DESRON) and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force, commander, DESRON 15 was established as Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71, Jan. 1, 2021...
01 June 2021 STEM program manager wins Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center's 2021 Civilian of the Year The Naval STEM Coordination Office Executive highlights one of Naval STEM’s Federal Action Officer Civilian of the Year win. ...
01 June 2021 ESX ARG, 11th MEU Conduct Integrated Training PACIFIC OCEAN - Sailors and Marines of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed integrated training off the coast of Southern California, May 27...
01 June 2021 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Targets NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN - As part of the ongoing At-Sea-Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 exercise, the U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fired two Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to engage ballistic missile targets launched from the Hebrides Range, May...
01 June 2021 Naval Beach Unit 7 Changes Command SASEBO, Japan (May 28, 2021) – Cmdr. Wilbur Hines assumed command of Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 from Cmdr. Kirk Sowers during a change of command ceremony in Sasebo, Japan, May 28...
01 June 2021 USS Carter Hall Departs Souda Bay, Greece SOUDA BAY, Greece - The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), operating as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (IWOARG), departed Souda Bay, Greece, May 30, after it’s three-day maintenance and logistics stop...