24 June 2020 U.S. Navy, Georgian Forces Conduct Maneuvering Exercises in the Black Sea The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) executed maneuvering exercises and signal flag drills with GCG Ochamchire (P-23) and GCG Dioskura (P-25) in the Black Sea, June 22, 2020...
24 June 2020 Flexibility is Key for Public Works Department Meridian during COVID-19 PWD Meridian continues to support the Installation's mission to train the Warfighter despite the challenges brought on by teleworking and social distancing...
24 June 2020 U.S., Japan Navies Exercise Together in South China Sea Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima class-training vessel JS Kashima (TV-3508) and Shimayuki-class training vessel JS Shimayuki (TV-3513) conducted bilateral exercises while sailing together in the...
24 June 2020 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Pulls into Guam for Safe Haven Liberty The Nimitz Carrier Strike group pulled into Guam for a Safe Haven Liberty port visit June 24...
24 June 2020 NAVWAR Tests Commercial Wireless Network; Increases Security and Speeds Delivery of Capability to the Fleet Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)'s Fleet Readiness Directorate (FRD) completed operational testing of the Commercial Cellular as a Transport (CCaaT) capability to increase cyber readiness for USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) outside the continental United States (OCONUS), June 9...
24 June 2020 NAVFAC EXWC Becomes the Navy's Newest SMART Facility Offering Scholarships for Students Naval Facilities NAVFAC EXWC is honored to become the newest science, mathematics and research for transformation (SMART) sponsored facility, offering scholarships to academics currently studying science, technology, engineering and math fields...
24 June 2020 USS Roosevelt Departs for First FDNF Patrol The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) departed its new homeport of Rota, Spain, to execute its first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol, June 23, 2020...
23 June 2020 First CMV-22B for Operational Use Arrives at Naval Air Station North Island The Navy's first CMV-22B Osprey for operational use arrived at Naval Air Station North Island, June 22...
23 June 2020 U.S. Navy Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation, Contests Venezuela's Excessive Maritime Claim in Caribbean Sea Today, while peacefully operating in the Caribbean Sea, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) conducted a freedom of navigation operation, contesting an excessive maritime claim by Venezuela...
23 June 2020 Newport Arctic Scholars Initiative Meets to Discuss Need for New Arctic Forums With a focus on security issues in a rapidly changing Arctic, the Newport Arctic Scholars Initiative met in a virtual seminar June 9-10 to continue work on a report that calls for new forums on Arctic cooperation...