30 December 2020 7th Fleet Destroyers Transit Taiwan Strait The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Dec. 31 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ships' transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free...
30 December 2020 Kearsarge Chief Pulls Sailor from Car Crash A USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) chief petty officer rendered rescue assistance to a Hampton Roads area based Sailor following a traffic accident on Dec. 21, 2020...
30 December 2020 SW Regional Maintenance Center Supports Delivery of Landing Craft Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 57 is back in operations with Assault Craft Unit FIVE at Camp Pendleton after delivering early from its Fleet Modernization Program maintenance availability that lasted nearly four months...
30 December 2020 Task Force 67 Rises to the Challenge Based in Sigonella, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67 is responsible for command and tactical control of deployed maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) squadrons along with several rotary aircraft units throughout the European and African areas of responsibility (AOR)...
29 December 2020 EOD Mobile Unit, Croatian Navy Conduct Humanitarian Mine Action Training Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) Eight, subordinate command of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68, facilitated Department of Defense (DoD) Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) EOD Level 2 training to the Croatian Navy’s underwater EOD team at Lora Naval Base in Split, Croatia, Dec...
28 December 2020 USS Georgia Visits Bahrain The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) completed a sustainment and logistics port visit in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 27...
26 December 2020 Patrol Squadron EIGHT Sailors Receive Presidential Christmas Video Call U.S. 5TH FLEET (December 25, 2020) Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, received a video teleconference call (VTC) from President Donald Trump while forward deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Dec. 25...
23 December 2020 Even with COVID-19 Challenges, Navy Hits FY-20 Retention Benchmarks WASHINGTON – The Navy is defying the odds – in a year where COVID-19 caused rippling effects worldwide, the Navy has again exceeded retention benchmarks in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020...
23 December 2020 Marines Use Sensor Buoys to Better Understand Ocean Battlespace During the recent 2020 Trident Warrior exercise, Office of Naval Research-funded scientists dropped sensor buoys to study underwater conditions...
23 December 2020 Winter Driving: What to Know Before You Go Despite driving less this year and possibly into the winter due to ongoing pandemic restrictions, drivers must still anticipate weather and its related safety impacts. Besides the regular driving safety tips there are additional winter driving tips to consider...