22 January 2021 Navy Region Southeast Installation Receive Encroachment Protection Funds Three Florida Navy installations received in excess of $4 million in funding to support future buffering projects. The Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration monies were allocated to Naval Air Station Jacksonville ($2.4 million), NAS Whiting Field ($1.5 million) and NAS Pensacola...
22 January 2021 NSA Souda Bay Receives COVID Vaccine NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Jan. 11, 2021) – Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, received an initial allocation of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines on Jan. 9...
22 January 2021 Frontline Workers at Naval Station Rota, Spain Begin Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, personnel began receiving the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Rota, Spain, Jan 15. The hospital began administering the vaccine to personnel on a voluntary basis, using a phased prioritization strategy implemented by the...
21 January 2021 USS William P. Lawrence Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Kevin S. McCormick, Jr. relieved Cmdr. Dawn C. Allen as commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) in a change of command ceremony on board Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 21...
21 January 2021 Naval Aviation Expands Readiness Cell to Include MH-60R/S Helicopters AIRPAC and AIRLANT expand scope of Aviation Maintenance Operation Center to include MH-60R/S Knighthawk helicopters...
21 January 2021 USNS Trenton, Tunisian Navy Exercise Maritime Security Capabilities Military Sealift Command Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) and Tunisian Navy partners conducted joint maritime operations to enhance maritime security, critical lifesaving capabilities, and Tunisia's ability to protect its maritime borders, Jan. 18-21, 2021...
21 January 2021 Fleet Commanders Meet Virtually on USS Blue Ridge YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Bill Merz hosted a virtual Fleet Commander’s Roundtable (FCRT) from the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Jan. 20, with naval leaders from across the Indo-Pacific to discuss maritime issues, laws and norms...
19 January 2021 USS John P. Murtha Completes Availability On-Time with Support from Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) successfully delivered USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) from her availability on-time, Jan. 8...
19 January 2021 Center for Surface Combat Systems Showcases Training at Surface Navy Symposium The Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) educated the surface warfare community on how they train warfighters to fight and win at the virtual 33rd Surface Navy Association (SNA) National Symposium, Jan. 11 – 15...
19 January 2021 Bahraini, U.S. Armed Forces Conduct Joint Antiterrorism Exercise 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Forces assigned to the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) participated in a combined, joint anti-terrorism exercise in the 5th Fleet Area of Operations, Jan. 12-13...