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...
11 May 2021 USS New Orleans Participates in ARC 21 SASEBO, Japan - San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) joins the Royal Australian Navy, French Armed Forces, Japan Self-Defense Forces and other U.S. Forces for exercise Jeanne D’Arc (ARC) 21, May 11...
10 May 2021 Coast Guard, Navy High Seas Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol Continues SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy continue their joint mission, May 9...
10 May 2021 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast saves thousands by implementing various process improvements JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) recently implemented various continuous process improvements (CPI) within the command’s Bonded Material Storeroom (BMS), saving the depot approximately $101,800, and helping to supply materials for 22 Golden Tickets. The new CPI methods...
10 May 2021 “World Famous Golden Eagles” Fly High During U.S. 4th Fleet Deployment OAK HARBOR, Wash. – Sailors from Patrol Squadron Nine (VP-9) returned home to family and friends after a successful deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet Area of Operations...
10 May 2021 Submarine Officer Advanced Course Student Takes Initiative to Beautify the Community GROTON, Conn. – “Pitch-in, Pick-up, Take Pride,” has been a long Naval Submarine Base (SUBASE) New London call to maintaining installation upkeep and beautification, and a few generous volunteers took individual action to take pride in the base and its surroundings, April 17...
10 May 2021 NPS Acquisition Research Program to Host 18th Annual Symposium MONTEREY, Calif. - The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Acquisition Research Program (ARP) will host the 18th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, virtually, May 11-13. The Symposium will serve as a forum for the presentation and exchange of acquisition-based research from scholars around the...
10 May 2021 Two for Two: USS Sioux City Conducts Back-to-Back Drug Busts CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 109 seized over $24 million in suspected cocaine, April 26-28, 2021...
10 May 2021 USS New Mexico Arrives in Tromsø, Norway TROMSØ, Norway - Virginia-class submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) arrived at Grøtsund harbor in Norway for a scheduled visit, May 10, 2021...
10 May 2021 USS Truxtun Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - Cmdr. Jason Horning relieved Cmdr. Jason DeBlock as the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) during a change of command ceremony. The ceremony took place on May 7 aboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk...