10 August 2021 Navy EOD Maritime Insertion Training Enhances Ability to Support Joint Force SAN DIEGO - Elements of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 completed the Maritime Insertion Course in San Diego, July 29, enhancing operational access in support of fleet, joint force and special operations forces...
10 August 2021 Indo-Pacific Forces from 21 Partner Nations Kick Off SEACAT SINGAPORE - Maritime forces from 21 Indo-Pacific partner nations including the U.S. Navy, U.S interagencies, and international organizations began the 20th iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) in Singapore and virtually, Aug. 10...
09 August 2021 NAVSAFENVTRACEN Seeks Accreditation NORFOLK, Va. - The Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center (NAVSAFENVTRACEN) is seeking accreditation with the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (COE)...
09 August 2021 NAVSAFENVTRACEN Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - Cmdr. Charles Wilhite assumed the helm of the Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center (NAVSAFENVTRACEN) during a change of command ceremony here July 30, relieving Cmdr. Cary Isaacson. Guest speaker Rear Adm. F.R. Luchtman, Commander, Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN), lauded...
08 August 2021 USS Gerald R. Ford Conducts Final Explosive Event, Completing Full Ship Shock Trials WASHINGTON, D.C.— USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully conducted a third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, FL, on 8 Aug., marking the completion of the ship’s Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). ...
07 August 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Nigeria for Maritime Security Engagement LAGOS, Nigeria – Officers assigned to the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) participated in a maritime interoperability planning event with leaders from the Nigerian Navy, Aug 7...
06 August 2021 Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes EAST AFRICA - Maritime forces from 15 East African, European, North America and West Indian Ocean nations joined several international organizations in celebrating the successful conclusion of multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2021 (CE 21), Aug. 6, 2021...
06 August 2021 New Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy WASHINGTON – Vice Adm. Bill Merz succeeded Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, N3/N5, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations August 6...
06 August 2021 Navy Conducts Marine Mammal Study off Cape Hatteras NORFOLK, Va. - The guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) recently supported a U.S. Fleet Forces Command-funded project designed to increase understanding of the effects mid-frequency active sonar may have on marine mammal behavior...
06 August 2021 Military Sealift Command supports U.S. Navy’s Large Scale Exercise 2021 SAN DIEGO - Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) and dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) will participate in the Pacific portion of the U.S. Navy’s Large Scale Exercise 2021...