29 October 2021 Senior Enlisted Optimization Symposium Concludes MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Senior enlisted leaders, manning representatives from across the Navy and detailers met at Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Oct. 18-22 to identify critical Navy leadership gaps and fill them with senior and master chiefs misaligned to billets below their current paygrades...
29 October 2021 Navy Hypersonic Rocket Motor Moves Closer to Flight Testing WASHINGTON - The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) successfully conducted a second test of the First Stage Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) on October 28, 2021, in Promontory, Utah, as part of the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) offensive hypersonic strike capability and the...
29 October 2021 Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) Schoolhouse Delivers New Skills to the Fleet PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Cryptologic Technician Maintenance (CTM) schoolhouse at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station has recently completed the pilot course for the much anticipated Cryptologic Installation Methods, Practices, and Procedures (CRIMP) course...
29 October 2021 Secretary of the Navy Awards Battle “E” to USS Barry YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) was awarded the Battle Effectiveness (“E”) Award during a visit from the Secretary of the Navy, Oct. 26...
29 October 2021 Eye on Innovation: New Submerged Arc Welder Machine Boosts Efficiency at Norfolk Naval Shipyard PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) recently added a valuable tool to its arsenal of equipment, a new Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Submerged Arc Welder (SAW). This machine was delivered to the Welding Shop (Shop 26) ready for action and brings with it new capabilities to the...
29 October 2021 CIWT Commander Makes First Visit to IWTC San Diego SAN DIEGO - On Oct. 20, Capt. Marc Ratkus, commanding officer, Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), made his first visit to Information Warfare Training Command San Diego (IWTC SD) since taking command in July 2020...
29 October 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Seychelles PORT VICTORIA, Seychelles - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) arrived in Port Victoria, Seychelles for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 29, 2021...
29 October 2021 U.S. Sixth Fleet, and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Staffs begin Operations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas GAETA, Italy - U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT), and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) staff embarked SIXTHFLT command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Oct. 29, 2021. ...
29 October 2021 Japan, U.S. form Surface Action Group in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Yudachi (DD 103) and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) operated bilaterally in the South China Sea...
28 October 2021 NIWC Atlantic Sets Stage for Marine GPS Test Event at White Sands WHITE SANDS, N.M. - NIWC Atlantic wrapped up its support of a month-long test event on Sept. 22 at White Sands, N.M., where new GPS technology capable of boosting U.S. Marine Corps dominance on the information warfare front was assessed...