07 November 2020 Kuwaiti, U.S. Naval Forces Conduct Exercise in North Arabian Gulf MANAMA, Bahrain – The Kuwait Naval Force (KNF), Kuwait Coast Guard and U.S. Navy and Coast Guard forces assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) participated in a bilateral, joint maritime security patrol exercise in the North Arabian Gulf, Nov. 5...
07 November 2020 Southwest Regional Maintenance Center’s Intermediate-Level Maintenance and Repair Processes Improve with Kata Southwest Regional Maintenance Center’s (SWRMC) latest success comes from their implementation and use of what’s called the Kata Improvement Process method to better overhaul and repair engine components in house...
06 November 2020 With a Focus on Working Together to Accelerate Performance Outcomes, VCNO visits Fleet in Florida Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Lescher visited Sailors and key training facilities in Panama City and Mayport, Florida, Nov. 5-6. VCNO focused on manned-unmanned teaming at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, met with Sailors aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS St. Louis...
06 November 2020 Navy Captain Lands on Six Classes of Aircraft Carriers Capt. Cassidy “Dudley” Norman, a Navy aviator of nearly 30 years, recently completed carrier qualifications on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the sixth class of carrier he’s flown on...
06 November 2020 Keen Sword 21 Enhances U.S.-Japan Alliance Units attached to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and the Japan Self-Defense Force completed exercise Keen Sword 21 (KS21), Nov. 5, on military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa prefecture, and their surrounding waters...
06 November 2020 Scientific Development Squadron 1 Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Ian Lilyquist relieved Cmdr. Jared Tharp as commander of NRL’s Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1, during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Air Station Patuxent River...
06 November 2020 U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Commanders Sign Integrated Maritime Campaign Support Plan Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (COMUSNAVSO), and Brig. Gen. Phillip Frietze, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (COMMARFORSOUTH), signed the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) Maritime Campaign Support Plan (MCSP) in a...
06 November 2020 Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces Participate in Exercise Lisa Azul Marines and Sailors with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Company, Europe; Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalio 133 CTG 68.2; and Spanish Marines participated in two-week exercise Lisa Azul, Oct. 19-28...
06 November 2020 Navy: ROM Is Official Duty Status Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Fleet has shown some confusion regarding placing Sailors in a Restriction of Movement (ROM) status and how that affects leave...
06 November 2020 Three Tips for Sailors to Ensure Safe Arrival of Holiday Packages Three easy steps can help Sailors, as well as civilians, make sure the packages they ship arrive safely...