29 July 2020 NHC Annapolis’ Operational Approach to COVID-19 Prevention puts U.S. Naval Academy on Track for Fall 2020 Semester It has been nearly a month since the first incoming freshmen, or plebes, arrived at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) to check in for their immunizations, vaccinations, blood draws, eyeglasses, and coronavirus (COVID-19) test. Following months of planning and coordination with Naval Health...
29 July 2020 Secretary of the Navy Energy Excellence Awards Announced The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy Award winners were announced 29 Jul...
28 July 2020 Eisenhower Strike Group Conducts Strike Training in U.S. 6th Fleet Naval aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) conducted day and night precision-guided munition and live ordnance strikes on the Greek Karavia Range in the Mediterranean Sea, July 25-26, 2020...
28 July 2020 USS Roosevelt Earns Arctic Service Ribbon The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) earned the Navy Arctic Service Ribbon (NARCS) July 28, 2020 for serving more than 28 days above the Arctic Circle...
27 July 2020 Hawaii-Based Ships to Sortie Ahead of Hurricane Douglas U.S. Navy ships and submarines based in Hawaii not currently undergoing maintenance availabilities have begun plans to sortie as Hurricane Douglas travels toward the Hawaiian Islands. Ships that sortie will be positioned to help respond after the storm, if needed...
27 July 2020 SGOT San Diego Celebrates Command Establishment Strike Group Oceanography Team San Diego (SGOT-SD) held a virtual ceremony on Jul. 9, to formally recognize its establishment as an echelon five command, reporting to Fleet Weather Center San Diego (FWC-SD)...
24 July 2020 Australia, Japan, Join U.S. for Trilateral Naval Exercise The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Australian Defense Force (ADF), and the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group began a trilateral exercise in the Philippine Sea, July 19...
24 July 2020 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Enters 5th Fleet The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG), entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), July 24...
24 July 2020 USS Cole Supports Marine Mammal Study The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) received an unusual assignment while at sea July 15, to help monitor migrating whales...
24 July 2020 Forward Deployed Duty: Why You Want It WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Those who know say it's the best-kept secret in the Navy. But duty in the forward deployed naval forces (FDNF) is not something the Navy wants to keep under wraps...