06 August 2020 Pandemic Fails to Dampen STEM Outreach, Summer Camps at NIWC Atlantic NIWC Atlantic’s first-ever online STEM summer camps were a virtual success, with hundreds of school-age children across the nation participating remotely in the command's 8th annual Palmetto Cybersecurity Summer Camp in late July and the 9th annual Girls' Day Out, which wrapped up August 1...
06 August 2020 Navy Scientists, Engineers Receive Awards From Department's Top R&D Leader Top scientists and engineers across the Navy and Marine Corps were recognized for their work at a July 24 ceremony in Maryland...
06 August 2020 Europe’s Top Admiral Visits Critical Naval Air Station in Italy Adm. Robert P. Burke, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) and commander, Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, for his first regional familiarization visit, Aug. 6, 2020...
05 August 2020 USS Chancellorsville Holds Change of Command The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) held a change of command ceremony at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 5, 2020.During the ceremony, Capt. Paul Allgeier relieved Capt. Marc D. Boran as the ship’s Commanding Officer.“Chancellorsville – you are truly the best...
05 August 2020 NAVWAR Names New Executive Director Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) welcomed John Pope as the command’s new executive director, Aug. 3, 2020.Pope succeeded Pat Sullivan, who retired July 31, after 29 years of civil service to NAVWAR, the U.S. Navy and the Nation...
05 August 2020 Navy Breaks Ground on New Archival Complex Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) held a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 5, at the Washington Navy Yard to mark the start of the construction of a new Operational Archives and Repository Complex...
05 August 2020 U.S. Navy Escorts Army Logistics Support Vessels Out of 5th Fleet after 20 Year Tour of Duty U.S. Navy warships assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), escorted two U.S. Army Frank S. Besson class logistics support vessels (LSV), assigned to U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT), as they transited out of the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), July-August.The two LSVs,...
05 August 2020 Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters Changes Leadership Rear Adm. (Select) Terry Eddinger succeeded Rear Adm. Phillip “Endel” Lee, Jr., as Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters in a change of leadership ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling today...
04 August 2020 With a Focus on Readiness, VCNO visits Hampton Roads Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Lescher visited several commands during a trip to Norfolk July 31, engaging with leaders in areas critical to accelerating recent improvement trends in generating operational readiness...
04 August 2020 Location of Sunken AAV, Remains Found off San Clemente Island Officials with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group positively identified on August 3 the location of the amphibious assault vehicle that sunk off the coast of San Clemente Island on July 30. The U.S. Navy’s Undersea Rescue...