17 June 2024 Valiant Shield 2024 Participants Conduct Sinking Exercise PEARL HARBOR — Valiant Shield (VS) 2024 conducted a sinking exercise (SINKEX) with the environmentally clean decommissioned hulk of the Austin-class amphibious transport dock, ex-USS Cleveland (LPD-7) more than 40 nautical miles from land in the North Pacific Ocean...
14 June 2024 NRL researchers receive Navy’s Top Scientists and Engineers Award U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists and engineers received the prestigious Department of Navy Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award, June 12, during an awards ceremony hosted at the Pentagon...
14 June 2024 Navy EOD flexes expeditionary capabilities alongside NATO Allies at BALTOPS 2024 PUTLOS, Germany - Elements of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Units (EODMU) 2, 8, and 12 are operating with NATO allies and partners in one of the largest Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercises to date, June 7-20, 2024. This collaborative exercise aims to hone the skills necessary to operate...
13 June 2024 Skagen Welcomes USS Wasp SKAGEN, DENMARK – Skagen, Denmark, is a small town of less than 15,000 people and is the most northern town in the country. It’s a quiet summer town built around fishing and tourism; a city not used to hosting U.S. Navy warships. ...
13 June 2024 U.S. Navy Efforts Aid in Baltimore Channel Reopening BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) led critical efforts in support of the Unified Command in clearing the Port of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Federal Channel, following the M/V Dali’s allision into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. ...
12 June 2024 North Carolina Labor Department recognizes safety excellence at FRCE For the seventh straight year, the North Carolina Department of Labor recognized the command’s commitment to safety by awarding Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) the Gold Award, the department’s highest workplace safety honor. During a recent ceremony in Greenville, the depot also...
12 June 2024 FFSP Webinars Help Navy Parents with ‘The’ Talk Talking to your child about their bodies and sexual health is important in their healthy development from childhood to adulthood.Commander, Navy Installations Command’s (CNIC’s) Fleet and Family Support Centers (FFSC) help families overcome the negative stigma of these discussions...
10 June 2024 NATO Special Operations Forces Secure the Baltic VILNIUS, Lithuania - NATO Special Operations Forces (SOF) from six Allied nations recently completed Exercise Flaming Sword 24 in Lithuania, showcasing the Alliance's commitment to warfighting cooperation, collaboration, and interoperability in the Baltic region...
10 June 2024 24th MEU (SOC) Deploys Aviation Detachment to Sweden for BALTOPS 24 KALLINGE - The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) deployed a detachment of U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jets, MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, and personnel to Ronneby Airport in Kallinge, Sweden to conduct expeditionary advanced base flight operations in...
07 June 2024 U.S. Navy Celebrates Fifty Years of Engineering Duty Officer Education, Mission Excellence at Port Hueneme Schoolhouse PORT HUENEME, Calif. – The U.S. Navy Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) School celebrated 50 years of educating and training the Navy’s best and brightest acquisitions and engineering minds during a luncheon Thursday...