15 July 2020 USS Ralph Johnson Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) operated in the Spratly Islands, July 14. This freedom of navigation operation upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea, recognized in international law, by challenging restrictions on innocent...
15 July 2020 First Ship from the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group Returns from Deployment The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are returning from deployment this month, marking the end of a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet...
15 July 2020 U.S. 4th Fleet and Ecuador Navy Plan UNITAS 2020 U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet and Ecuadorian maritime planners held a virtual Initial Planning Conference (IPC) July 14-17 in support of the upcoming UNITAS LXI exercise, which will occur in November in Ecuador...
15 July 2020 U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Joins the Fleet The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Tripoli (LHA 7), today, July 15, 2020...
15 July 2020 Navy to Disestablish FTS Culinary Specialist Rating The Navy will disestablish the Culinary Specialist (CS) rating in the Reserve Full-Time Support (FTS) community and will offer affected Sailors a variety of options for continued service under a rebalancing initiative underway within the FTS community...
15 July 2020 Adaptability and Resilience: EMF-M's Historic Stateside Deployment Supporting COVID-19 On March 30, 2020, EMF-M answered the nation's call and did what no expeditionary hospital had done previously-deploy to five stateside locations simultaneously, in support of a pandemic response...
15 July 2020 Navy College Virtual Education Center Marks 10-year Anniversary During July 2020, the Navy College Virtual Education Center (NCVEC) marked its 10-year anniversary of assisting Sailors with virtual education counseling and tuition assistance support all over the world...
15 July 2020 Ford Sailors Celebrate Birthday of Ship's Namesake Sailors aboard the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), paused to reflect on the legacy of the ship's namesake, the 38th President of the United States, the honorable Gerald R. Ford Jr., on his birthday July 14 as the ship got underway for her fourth Independent...
15 July 2020 NRL, BSEE Advance Technology Readiness of Low-Emission Burner System NRL engineers and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) advance a low-emission burner system to clean up emulsified crude oil, including fuel spills from old ships, reducing the Navy's carbon footprint...
14 July 2020 USS New Orleans Changes Command Capt. P. Scott Miller relinquished command of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) to Capt. Brian Schrum during a ceremony in the ship's well deck, July 14.Miller departed after leading New Orleans from the U.S. 3rd Fleet in San...