12 May 2021 USS Harry S. Truman Departs Norfolk Naval Shipyard PORTSMOUTH, Va - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, May 12, following the conclusion of the first of its kind, Extended Carrier Incremental Availability, conducted there...
12 May 2021 HURREX/Citadel Gale 2021 Expands Emergency Response Training With winds whipping up faster than the speed limit on the highway, the danger of a hurricane can turn into destruction quickly...
12 May 2021 US and Jamaica Conduct Bi-lateral Maritime Exercise in Caribbean CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) and Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard patrol vessel HMJS George William Gordon conducted a bi-lateral maritime exercise in the Caribbean Sea, May 8...
12 May 2021 Forward-Deployed ESG 7 Changes Command OKINAWA, Japan - Rear Adm. Chris Engdahl assumed command of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 76 from Rear Adm. Fred Kacher during a change of command ceremony at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, May 12...
11 May 2021 Information Warfare Commander Holds Change of Command Ceremony at Historic Pennsylvania House NORFOLK, Va. - Carrier Strike Group 12’s (CSG-12) Information Warfare Commander (IWC) held its first change of command ceremony at the historic Pennsylvania House, on board Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, May 6...
11 May 2021 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast hosts “Micro” Boots on the Ground event JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - On Thursday, April 29, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) hosted its first Boots on the Ground (BoG) event of 2021 onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville. The BoG was scaled down to a “micro” event because of lingering concerns over COVID-19...
11 May 2021 Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic Announces Sea Sailor of the Year NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT) recently announced the winner of the 2020 Sea Sailor of the Year competition...
11 May 2021 Navy Forecasting Provides 45-day Advanced Environmental Predictions WASHINGTON - Navy ESPC V1 provides the Navy with the first ever high-resolution ensemble capability for the ocean and sea ice that delivers both ensemble mean forecasts as well as a measure of uncertainty up to 45 days out...
11 May 2021 Reserve Sentinels Support Global Economic Stability Confidence in a rules-based international system is essential to the stability of the global economy. Without it, commerce could not flow as freely as necessary to keep up with the world’s demand. For this reason, eight partner nations work together within the International Maritime Security...
11 May 2021 Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander Assumes Command of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center SAN DIEGO - Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, a native of Key West, Fla., assumed command of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), headquartered in San Diego, May 10th without a change of command ceremony due to his predecessor being transferred ahead of Alexander’s arrival...