27 September 2022 Littoral Combat Ship Training Facility Atlantic Established NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - Marking a significant milestone event for the waterfront community, the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Training Facility (LTF) Atlantic (LANT) was established during an official ceremony onboard Naval Station Mayport, Sept. 23. The LTF, formerly managed and operated by...
27 September 2022 NAVSUP, FDRMC and partners expand maintenance provider base in Africa WALVIS BAY, Namibia - Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) and Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) ship repair experts hosted a ship check event attended by commercial maintenance providers during a recent port visit to Walvis Bay,...
25 September 2022 A Legacy of Service: Former WAVE Celebrates 100th Birthday PLAINVIEW, Texas -- Four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, America suddenly found itself at war against the combined might of the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan. Achieving victory would be a massive effort that would require the participation of not only those who were...
23 September 2022 USS Hué City Decommissioned After 31 Years of Service NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - With plankowners, former crew members, and veterans of the Battle of Hué in attendance, the crew of USS Hué City (CG 66) decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia ceremony on Sept. 23...
23 September 2022 Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet & STRIKFORNATO visits USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) ADRIATIC SEA - Vice Adm. Thomas E. Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) , Sept. 22...
22 September 2022 First Student Naval Aviators begin training in New Helicopter System MILTON, Fla. - Twelve student naval aviators at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, began advanced helicopter training in the new TH-73A Thrasher aircraft in early September...
22 September 2022 USS Anzio Decommissioned After 30 Years of Service NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - With plankowners, former crew members, and families of the Battle of Anzio veterans looking on, USS Anzio (CG 68) crew decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk ceremony Sept. 22...
22 September 2022 FDRMC, NAVSUP, MSC expand maintenance provider base in Africa NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) and Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) ship repair experts hosted a ship check event attended by commercial maintenance providers during a recent port visit to...
21 September 2022 Saudi Arabia, U.S. Complete International Coalition Exercise MANAMA, Bahrain - Maritime forces from Saudi Arabia and the United States participated in a monthly international coalition exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 20...
20 September 2022 NIWC Atlantic Executes Maritime-Based ‘Live-Fire’ Cyber Exercise CHARLESTON, S.C. - NIWC Atlantic wrapped up a maritime-based cyber exercise on Sept. 16 following two weeks of 24 technology demonstrations focused on cyberspace defense in denied, degraded and disconnected environments. The exercise occurred mostly at National Cyber Range Complex Charleston, a...