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...
06 August 2021 Commander, Submarine Forces Hosts United Kingdom Delegation NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, U.S. Submarine Forces, Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, hosted Vice Adm. Nick Hine, Royal Navy Second Sea Lord, in Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 5...
06 August 2021 CNAL Discusses Aviation Readiness Improvements at Sea-Air-Space Expo 2021 NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT), spoke at the Navy League 2021 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, the largest maritime exposition in the United States, Aug 3...
05 August 2021 USS America Expeditionary Strike Group Participates in Combined and Joint Battle Problem CORAL SEA - USS America Expeditionary Strike Group (AMA ESG), along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), begin operations alongside Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Canberra (L 02) and HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155); and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Makinami (DD 115) in support of the...
05 August 2021 STEM Showcase: DoN Promotes Student Outreach at Navy League STEM Expo ARLINGTON, Va. - Science and technology enthusiasts were treated to a day of educational fun at the Navy League STEM Expo, held Sunday, Aug. 1, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The free event gave local students the opportunity to engage and be...
05 August 2021 NIWC Atlantic Unveils New Innovation Center CHARLESTON, S.C. - The NIWC Atlantic community attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 27 unveiling the new Expeditionary Systems Integration and Innovation Center (ESIIC) Bay, a state-of-the-art, 36,000-square-foot lab facility at the command’s Expeditionary Warfare Department headquarters...