05 August 2020 U.S. Navy Escorts Army Logistics Support Vessels Out of 5th Fleet after 20 Year Tour of Duty U.S. Navy warships assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), escorted two U.S. Army Frank S. Besson class logistics support vessels (LSV), assigned to U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT), as they transited out of the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), July-August.The two LSVs,...
05 August 2020 Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters Changes Leadership Rear Adm. (Select) Terry Eddinger succeeded Rear Adm. Phillip “Endel” Lee, Jr., as Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters in a change of leadership ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling today...
04 August 2020 With a Focus on Readiness, VCNO visits Hampton Roads Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Lescher visited several commands during a trip to Norfolk July 31, engaging with leaders in areas critical to accelerating recent improvement trends in generating operational readiness...
04 August 2020 Location of Sunken AAV, Remains Found off San Clemente Island Officials with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group positively identified on August 3 the location of the amphibious assault vehicle that sunk off the coast of San Clemente Island on July 30. The U.S. Navy’s Undersea Rescue...
04 August 2020 U.S. Forces Participate in Canadian Operation NANOOK The guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) joins the U.S. Coast Guard and several allied navies in the maritime component of Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK 2020...
04 August 2020 Lebanese Armed Forces, U.S. Navy Conduct Resolute Union Virtually Amid COVID-19 Pandemic The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and U.S. Navy are conducting Resolute Union (RU) 20, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and maritime security operations bilateral military exercise being held from 27 July to 9 August.RU20 is the capstone in a series of bilateral exercises between the LAF and U.S...
04 August 2020 Staying the Course during COVID-19: Losing Weight and Feeling Great! While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down the health and fitness goals of many, one Sailor at Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Naples, Italy, was full steam ahead...
04 August 2020 U.S. Navy Updates Standardized Operational Guidance The Navy issued COVID-19 Standardized Operational Guidance Version 2.1 to combat the coronavirus pandemic with NAVADMIN 217/20 Aug 4...
03 August 2020 Ford Conducts First Air Intercept Control Event USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed an Air Intercept Control (AIC) event on July 30. A first for the crew, this accomplishment was another milestone of Ford’s operational progress as she passes the half-way point of her 18-month Post-Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T)...
03 August 2020 Navy Reserve Support Staff Increased with New Enlisted Classification Codes In alignment with the Navy Reserve’s Ready to Win (R2W) strategy, five new Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) codes have been recently implemented to better classify Reserve Management jobs...