09 October 2020 Norfolk-based HM-12 Successfully Trains Squadron on Aerial Firefighting Capability Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12 successfully tested, trained, and qualified their squadron and aircrew from three separate squadrons on the use of the Bambi Bucket to support aerial firefighting missions, if tasked, on the East Coast, Oct. 8...
09 October 2020 USS The Sullivans Joins British Carrier Task Group for Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) is sailing as part of the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group for Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2...
09 October 2020 U.S. and French Navies Conduct Training in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) conducted combined operations with French Navy La Fayette-class frigate FS La Fayette (F 710) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 8, 2020...
09 October 2020 Task Force Joins in Exchange of Ordnance Disposal Experts for CARAT Exercise Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from Task Force 75 and troop commanders from the Royal Brunei Land Force participated in a real-time, virtual EOD subject matter expert exchange (SMEE), Oct. 6, as part of the 26th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise...
08 October 2020 Naval Academy Celebrates 175th Founders Day The United States Naval Academy will celebrate its 175th Founders Day Saturday, Oct. 10.The Naval Academy has existed since 1845 for one reason: to develop the next generation of naval leaders to serve our nation. Nearly 85,000 young men and women have successfully completed "four years by the bay"...
08 October 2020 Deputy ASN for Safety Launches Webinar Series The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (DASN) for Safety has launched a new online safety awareness initiative aimed at increasing collaboration and information sharing amongst Sailors, Marines and civilian employees in the Department of the Navy...
08 October 2020 USS Cole Sailor Creates 20th Anniversary Logo Monday, Oct. 12, marks 20 years since the terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 17 brave Sailors and injured 39 others...
08 October 2020 Going Further: A Sailor’s International Journey to USS Sterett Like the citizens of the nation they serve, Sailors in the U.S. Navy come from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds. Born in the midst of the First Liberian Civil War in 1990, Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kelvin Tyler’s background stands out as unique even among foreign national service members...
07 October 2020 Recruiter, Regional Senior Sailor of Quarter Looks for Candidates Who Want More Construction Electrician (CE) 1st Class Garret J. Price, now in the Navy for 12 years, believes his work transforming the Las Vegas area (Division 9 & 10) Navy Special Warfare Scout team led to his recent selection as Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Diego Senior Sailor of the Quarter...
07 October 2020 USS Gabrielle Giffords, Salvadoran Forces Conduct Passing Exercise The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) with naval counterparts from El Salvador in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Oct. 6...