04 May 2022 USS Sampson Change of Command BUSAN, Republic of Korea - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) held a change-of-command ceremony in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK), May 1...
22 April 2022 FRCE recognized for contributions to Fleet AV-8B Harrier readiness Col. Mark R. Amspacher, PMA-257 program manager, visited Fleet Readiness Center East Mar. 31 and presented staff with letters of appreciation citing the depot’s direct contribution to the readiness of the Marine Corps’ AV-8B fleet and support in meeting its war fighting missions...
20 April 2022 NRL Conducts Successful Terrestrial Microwave Power Beaming Demonstration WASHINGTON - A team of researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory recently demonstrated the feasibility of terrestrial microwave power beaming by transmitting 1.6 kilowatts of power over 1 kilometer (km) at the U.S. Army Research Field in Blossom Point, Md., the most significant power...
19 April 2022 Bulk Fueling: Expeditionary Fueling on the Move JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - A brisk evening during golden hour, Reserve Sailors and Marines put in the practice of setting up, tearing down, and moving locations, all in an effort of getting the sets and reps in for when it was go time to move fuel...
19 April 2022 Disaster Relief Mission to Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - When called on recently to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance, Naval Aviation Training Support Group (NATSG) personnel did not hesitate to displace from their duty station to join a Marine squadron not only to render aid, but also to augment necessary squadron...
15 April 2022 NPS Students Explore Potential Cost Efficiency of Battery-Powered Warships MONTEREY, Calif. - When Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Financial Management students Lt. Cmdr. Evan Bloxham and Lts. Christopher Masters and Ashraful Haque, started their joint research project on the financial feasibility of powering warships using lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, they were...
15 April 2022 NAVSUP expands logistics support capabilities to the Fleet in Europe's High North, Baltics and Artic Circle NAS SIGONELLA, Italy - At its cooperative security location located at Defense Munitions (DM) Crombie, Scotland, United Kingdom, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (NAVSUP FLCSI) is expanding logistics capabilities to support U.S. Naval and Allied ships, submarines,...
13 April 2022 Laser Trailblazer: Navy Conducts Historic Test of New Laser Weapon System ARLINGTON, Va.—The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, smoke poured from its engine and a parachute opened as the craft tumbled downward, disabled by the laser beam...
13 April 2022 NRL partners to advance anthrax treatments WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists partnered with researchers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and University of Washington to develop and investigate a treatment for multidrug-resistant anthrax...
13 April 2022 NMCB-11 Integrates with U.S. Marine Corps Engineers for Winter Pioneer 22 CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - U.S. Navy Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 participated in “Winter Pioneer 22” aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina...