18 February 2021 NAVSUP WSS T&D takes on Heavy Metal…and ROCKS it The last thing a naval supply officer wants to hear is, “Sorry, the parts are delayed.” That’s precisely why the next step is critical — calling NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, the U.S. Navy’s end-to-end supply chain integrator. And, in late January, a similar scenario reared its ugly head, but was...
18 February 2021 COVID-19 Conversation with Reserve Force Surgeon Navy Reserve Force Surgeon, Capt. Brian Bowes, MC, and Chief Mass Communication Specialist Scott Wichmann discuss vaccination options for Reservists. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Craig Z. Rodarte)...
17 February 2021 Patrol Coastal Ships USS Shamal, USS Tornado and USS Zephyr Decommissioning Ceremonies The patrol coastal ships USS Shamal (PC 13), USS Zephyr (PC 8), and USS Tornado (PC 14) will hold three decommissioning ceremonies at Naval Station Mayport, Feb. 16, 17 and 18...
17 February 2021 NPS Expands Coursework in Great Power Competition, Focused on China The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is once again expanding its graduate education offerings on the subject of Great Power Competition (GPC). While NPS has recently launched a distance learning GPC certificate program, NPS’ Department of National Security Affairs (NSA) will launch two in-resident...
17 February 2021 Naval Support Facility Deveselu Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, Romania received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, Feb. 12, 2021, and the installation’s medical team began the process of inoculating base personnel...
17 February 2021 COVID-19 Vaccinations Start at Naval Support Facility Redzikowo Medical personnel assigned to the Navy’s newest shore installation, Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo, Poland, began the process of inoculating the base’s Sailors and civilians with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 13, 2021...
16 February 2021 7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea On Feb. 17 (local time) USS Russell (DDG 59) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law...
16 February 2021 NAVFAC Atlantic Environmental Team Recognized for Seal (Pinniped) Haul-out Count Research The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic “Seal (Pinniped) Haul-out Count” Team recently received the National Military Fish and Wildlife Association’s (NMFWA) Military Natural Resource Conservation Research Award for their research efforts...
16 February 2021 15th MEU Supports Operation Inherent Resolve from Makin Island ARG The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) began air operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), Feb. 13...
16 February 2021 Winston S. Churchill Seizes Illicit Weapons from Two Dhows off Somalia The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) seized illicit shipments of weapons and weapons components from two stateless dhows during a maritime security operation in international waters off the coast of Somalia, Feb. 11-12...