11 August 2020 WESS SUNDOWNS AUG. 28, RMI BECOMES OFFICIAL SAFETY MISHAP REPORTING SYSTEM The Department of the Navy (DON) will no longer use the Web Enabled Safety System (WESS) to report safety mishaps when the Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN) sundowns the system Aug. 28. Risk Management Information (RMI) Streamlined Incident Reporting (SIR) will become the official reporting system,...
11 August 2020 USS Stennis (CVN 74) with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW 9) and USS Boxer (LHD 4) with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) receive Admiral Flatley Memorial Award for Aviation Safety The Navy annually recognizes one aircraft carrier and one amphibious ship with its attached air wing (CVW) and Marine expeditionary unit (MEU), respectively, with the Admiral Flatley Memorial Award for Aviation Safety. This year’s recipients are USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) with CVW 9 and USS Boxer...
11 August 2020 Recruit Training Command and Partners Work Together to Transform Drill Halls into Barracks GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 11, 2020) – In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Recruit Training Command (RTC) at Naval Station Great Lakes, the U.S. Navy’s only boot camp, has added millions of dollars of safety precautions for America’s newest Sailors as they train to enter the fleet...
10 August 2020 USS Germantown’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Team: Fighting Pandemic From The Deckplate On July 12, 310 Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) received nasal swab tests to determine whether they had contracted COVID-19...
10 August 2020 ASN for Energy, Installations & Environment Speaks at USS St. Louis Commissioning The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations & Environment) Charles Williams visited Naval Station Mayport for the Navy’s USS St. Louis Commissioning Ceremony, Aug. 8...
10 August 2020 USS Bataan Receives Energy Excellence Award The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy Excellence Award, afloat large amphibious category, for actions performed during fiscal year 2019 while preparing for deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater...
09 August 2020 Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Returns from Deployment USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) carrier strike group returned home to Norfolk Naval Station Aug. 9 after seven months operating in 5th and 6th Fleet...
08 August 2020 AEGIS Ashore Missile Defense Facility in Romania Changes Command The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Facility (AAMDF) located aboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu held a change-of-command ceremony in Deveselu, Romania, Aug. 7...
08 August 2020 U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS St. Louis Joins the Fleet The U.S. Navy commissioned Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), August 8.Due to public health safety concerns and restrictions of large public gatherings related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Navy commissioned St. Louis at a private event...
08 August 2020 USNS Yukon Aids Distressed Mariners in Arabian Sea The Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) provided assistance to a motor vessel in distress in the Arabian Sea Aug. 7...