04 October 2021 NAVSUP WSS fixed-wing contracts fuel cost-saving initiatives PHILADELPHIA - The Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) implemented Naval Sustainment System-Aviation (NSS-A) in 2019 to boost mission capable (MC) rates of F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets to 80 percent. With that goal achieved, NSS-A focus turned to sustaining and expanding on early...
04 October 2021 Navy Installations Recognize Energy Achievements during Energy Action Month in October WASHINGTON - Each October, The U.S. Navy recognizes Energy Action Month to highlight the critical role energy plays in Navy operations and the importance of energy innovation to ensure continued resilience and combat climate change...
04 October 2021 Navy Reserve’s HSM-60 Conducts ISATT NARRAGANSETT BAY, Rhode Island - The “Jaguars” of Navy Reserve Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 60 Detachment (DET) 2 conducted Initial Ship Aviation Team Training (ISATT) aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) from Aug. 26 to Aug. 30...
04 October 2021 NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Bahrain Civilian Receives American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces Award Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Bahrain civilian employee, Kathleen Pagano, was named American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) Volunteer of the Year outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS), for the fiscal year 2021...
04 October 2021 USS Ralph Johnson Joins Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) arrived Oct. 4 to their new forward-deployed location in Yokosuka, Japan...
02 October 2021 USS Carl Levin (DDG 120) Christened at Bath Iron Works BATH, Maine - The christening of the future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) took place on 2 October 2021 at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. DDG 120 is the fifth (of nine) Arleigh Burke-class, "Flight IIA: Technology Insertion" variant for the U.S. Navy...
01 October 2021 LCS Fleet Introduction and Sustainment Program Office Realigned to NAVSEA 21 WASHINGTON — As part of the U.S. Navy’s continuing efforts to integrate Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) with all other surface ship classes, the LCS Fleet Introduction and Sustainment Program Office (PMS 505) realigned to Naval Sea System Command’s Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment...
01 October 2021 US Naval Community College Begins Accepting Applications for Pilot II QUANTICO, Va. - The U.S. Naval Community College officially began accepting applications for its Naval Studies certificate and Military Studies degree Friday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. EDT...
01 October 2021 Navy Realigns Submarine Acquisition Workforce WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy’s submarine acquisition community moved from a competency- to a platform-centric organization during a change-of-office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard today...
01 October 2021 U.S. Navy Establishes New Helicopter Squadron NORFOLK, Va. - The U.S. Navy establishes a new helicopter squadron, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50, onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Mayport, Florida, Oct. 1...