29 August 2021 U.S. Flights Take Afghan Evacuees from Italy to the United States NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy – Evacuees from Afghanistan departed Naval Air Station Sigonella Aug. 28th en route to the United States. The U.S.-bound planes took off at full capacity carrying American citizens and vulnerable Afghans to Philadelphia and Dulles Airport as part of Operation...
28 August 2021 Navy Celebrates Commissioning of USS Vermont (SSN 792) GROTON, Conn. – The Navy celebrated the commissioning of USS Vermont (SSN 792), the first Block IV Virginia-class submarine to enter service, Saturday, Aug. 28, at Naval Submarine Base New London...
28 August 2021 NAVWAR Launches Phase II of Project Overmatch Prize Challenges SAN DIEGO - Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) kicked off Phase II of the Artificial Intelligence and Networks Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (AINetANTX) Prize Challenges, focused on identifying solutions at speed, for a more lethal, better connected fleet of the future in...
28 August 2021 NAMTS Expands Sailor Self Sufficiency with Acquisition of Diesel Engine Mockup NORFOLK, Va. – For years, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Diesel Shop had been interested in implementing the Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) Diesel Engine, Governor and Injector Repair Technician Job Qualification Requirement (JQR). While hands-on work...
28 August 2021 USS Carl Vinson Arrives in Yokosuka The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aug. 28 for a scheduled port visit. The Carl Vinson is homeported in San Diego, Ca., and departed Aug. 2 in support of global maritime security operations...
27 August 2021 USS George H.W. Bush Completes Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard PORTSMOUTH, Va. - USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) departed Aug. 26 for sea trials, marking completion of one of the largest and most complex aircraft carrier availabilities conducted at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY)...
27 August 2021 Automated parts storage system improves efficiency at Fleet Readiness Center East At Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), the challenge or organizing the thousands of parts from an aircraft that comes in for maintenance or repair is being managed using a new software application called WISK, short for Work-in-Process Inventory, Storage and Kitting. The WISK application provides...
27 August 2021 NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Wraps Up Response to Lengthy Runway Closure The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Regional Navy Mail Center recently wrapped up a remote operation at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. to support continuous mail service to its customers during a lengthy runway closure...
27 August 2021 Future Frank E. Petersen Jr. Completes Builder’s Trials The future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), the Navy’s 71st Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, completed Builder’s sea trials, Aug. 26. ...
27 August 2021 Afghan Evacuees Arrive At Naval Station Rota NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain – A flight carrying more than 450 evacuees from Afghanistan arrived at Naval Station Rota on Aug. 27 in support of Operation Allies Refuge...