04 August 2020 Lebanese Armed Forces, U.S. Navy Conduct Resolute Union Virtually Amid COVID-19 Pandemic The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and U.S. Navy are conducting Resolute Union (RU) 20, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and maritime security operations bilateral military exercise being held from 27 July to 9 August.RU20 is the capstone in a series of bilateral exercises between the LAF and U.S...
04 August 2020 Staying the Course during COVID-19: Losing Weight and Feeling Great! While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down the health and fitness goals of many, one Sailor at Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Naples, Italy, was full steam ahead...
04 August 2020 U.S. Navy Updates Standardized Operational Guidance The Navy issued COVID-19 Standardized Operational Guidance Version 2.1 to combat the coronavirus pandemic with NAVADMIN 217/20 Aug 4...
03 August 2020 Ford Conducts First Air Intercept Control Event USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed an Air Intercept Control (AIC) event on July 30. A first for the crew, this accomplishment was another milestone of Ford’s operational progress as she passes the half-way point of her 18-month Post-Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T)...
03 August 2020 Navy Reserve Support Staff Increased with New Enlisted Classification Codes In alignment with the Navy Reserve’s Ready to Win (R2W) strategy, five new Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) codes have been recently implemented to better classify Reserve Management jobs...
03 August 2020 Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Names New Executive Director Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) welcomed John Pope as the command’s new executive director, August 3, 2020...
03 August 2020 USNS Newport Completes Integrated Sea Trials The U.S. Navy’s twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Newport (EPF 12), successfully competed Integrated Sea Trials, July 30...
03 August 2020 U.S. Navy Conducts Joint Operations with U.S. Air Force in the Black Sea The Arleigh Burke class, guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), a P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) from Patrol Squadron VP-47, four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Mildenhall,...
03 August 2020 USS Porter Departs the Black Sea The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) began its southbound transit from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 3, 2020, after conducting maritime security operations in the region...
03 August 2020 Kitchener Assumes Command of Pacific Fleet Surface Force Vice Adm. Roy I. Kitchener relieved Vice Adm. Richard Brown as Commander, Naval Surface Forces (COMNAVSURFOR) and Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Aug. 3.Recommended for promotion to vice...