04 June 2024 National Strategy on Aquatic Environmental DNA ARLINGTON, Va. — Today, the White House Office of Science, Technology, and Policy (OSTP) released the “National Strategy for Aquatic Environmental DNA.” The Environmental DNA (eDNA) Task Team had 10 federal agencies participating in drafting the strategy and included significant...
04 June 2024 Chief of Naval Operations Selects Fleet Readiness Center East for Third Shore Safety Award MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — A commitment to safety and occupational health excellence has earned Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) the 2023 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Safety Award in the Large Industrial Activity category. This is FRCE’s third...
03 June 2024 32nd Annual PDS Continues to Grow for a Global Audience NORFOLK, Va. — More than 3,000 registrants across the federal government took the opportunity to share innovative ideas, new trends and information in the fields of safety, occupational health and environmental protection at the 32nd Annual Joint Safety and Environmental Professional...
01 June 2024 WASP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) Begin Deployment ATLANTIC OCEAN - Sailors and Marines assigned to the Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) began deployment operations in the Atlantic, June 1...
31 May 2024 BALTOPS 2024 set to begin NAVAL STRIKING AND SUPPORT FORCES NATO, Portugal – The 53rd iteration of Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 2024) NATO’s premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, is set to begin with a pre-sail conference in Klaipėda, Lithuania, June 4, and will take place June 7-20...
31 May 2024 NRL Researchers Release “Putting AI in the Critical Loop” Book WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Information Technology Division researchers co-author Putting AI in the Critical Loop: Assured Trust and Autonomy in Human-Machine Teams book published by Elsevier in February 2024 with an emphasis on technology,...
31 May 2024 TTF Kings Bay, Upgrades Fire-fighting Trainer KINGS BAY, Ga. - The Trident Training Facility onboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia celebrated the reopening of its next generation fire-fighting trainer with a ribbon cutting ceremony, May 30...
30 May 2024 VCNO Visits Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity, Yorktown, VA Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Jim Kilby traveled to Yorktown, Virginia to meet with Sailors, Soldiers and Civilians of Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity (NORA), headed by Capt. Brian Hatch. The visit took place May 29, 2024...
29 May 2024 Navy to Begin Tank Ventilation, Air Quality Monitoring Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill (NCTF-RH) will begin tank ventilation and air quality monitoring at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) this week...
29 May 2024 Tender Touchdown: Emory S. Land Arrives in Darwin Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) arrived in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, for a regularly scheduled port call, May 28. Darwin is the first port call of Emory S. Land’s current deployment, which began May 17...