02 November 2020 Working Group Smooths Pay, Personnel Processes for Sailors Converting to Officer To ease the transition for Sailors moving from enlisted to officer, Navy Personnel Command has established the Enlisted to Officer Pay and Personnel (EOPP) working group...
01 November 2020 Navy Approves Alternate Rank Tabs for Type III Work Uniform The Navy has authorized Sailors the option to wear the black Cold Weather Parka (CWP) sleeve-style rank insignia with the Navy Working Uniform Type III (NWU Type III) in non-tactical environments...
01 November 2020 Navy Announces Initial FY-21 Reenlistment Bonus Levels The Navy has released the initial fiscal year 2021 Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) offerings and the trend is up. This latest update includes 78 newly eligible skillsets, meaning 5,220 more Sailors are now able to cash in at some level...
01 November 2020 USS Hershel 'Woody' Williams Arrives in Astakos, Greece The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Astakos, Greece, Nov. 1 following a 43-day underway period supporting U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)...
30 October 2020 USS Donald Cook Begins Patrol The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain for its eleventh forward-deployed naval forces (FDNF) patrol, Oct. 30...
30 October 2020 USS Cole Holds Change of Command Cmdr. J. Vincent Libasci, III, relieved Cmdr. Edward Pledger as USS Cole (DDG 67) commanding officer Oct. 30, in front of special guests and crewmembers at Naval Station Norfolk...
29 October 2020 USS John S. McCain Sails Alongside HMAS Ballarat Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) joined the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) during integrated operations in the South China Sea, Oct 27...
29 October 2020 Commander, Submarine Forces Hosts Staff Talks with Brazilian Naval Delegation Commander, U.S. Submarine Forces, Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, hosted delegates from the Brazilian Navy for Submarine Staff Talks in Norfolk, Virginia, Oct. 27-29...
29 October 2020 USS William P. Lawrence, Brazil Unite for Training Exercise in Caribbean The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and BNS Brasil (U 27) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 28...
29 October 2020 USS Hershel 'Woody' Williams Arrives in Naples, Italy The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Naples, Italy, for a routine logistics stop, Oct. 29...