18 January 2021 USS Porter Completes Exercise Atlas Handshake With Royal Moroccan Navy The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) participated in exercise Atlas Handshake with the Royal Moroccan Navy, Jan. 13-15, 2021...
18 January 2021 USS Russell Engages With Partners During Oceania Transit The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) completed an Oceania transit and presence operation Jan. 18, interacting with partners and upholding commitments with the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Papua New Guinea...
15 January 2021 SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship The Navy will name three future vessels after ships steeped in naval history and two others after a after a Medal of Honor recipient and a Native American tribe...
15 January 2021 Navy Names Future Vessel to Honor Muscogee Creek Nation A future U.S. Navy Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship will be named USNS Muscogee Creek Nation (T-ATS 10) to honor the self-governed Native American tribe located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma...
15 January 2021 Frontline Workers at NAVSTA Rota 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...
15 January 2021 San Antonio, Carter Hall Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Pierside Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 11 while pierside at Naval Station Norfolk, marking the first time a large group of personnel received vaccines outside of a Military Treatment Facility...
15 January 2021 Naval Station Rota Receives Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccine U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Rota, Spain accepted delivery of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, Jan. 15...
15 January 2021 CNO, MCPON Visit Bahrain, Meet With Bahrain Senior Leadership, Sailors Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith traveled to Manama, Bahrain, Jan. 13-14 to meet with senior Bahrain leadership as well as forward-deployed Sailors in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations...
14 January 2021 USS Mount Whitney Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence The U.S. Sixth Fleet flag ship, Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), celebrated its 50th birthday with a small ceremony in Gaeta, Italy, Jan. 14...
14 January 2021 SWORD 7: Optimizing Radiation Detection for Homeland Security, DoD The SoftWare for Optimization of Radiation Detectors is a new NRL-developed software suite that provides users a powerful and flexible tool to quickly and accurately model highly complex nuclear detection scenarios...