31 July 2020 Command of USS Theodore Roosevelt Changes Hands The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) held a closed change of command, July 31.Capt. Eric J. Anduze relieved Capt. Carlos Sardiello to become Theodore Roosevelt’s 17th commanding officer.“It was a privilege to lead the Rough Riders a second time weathering the storm that engulfed and...
31 July 2020 Poe Relinquishes Command of Navy’s Forward Deployed Submarine Squadron Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 15 held a change of command ceremony at Konetzni Hall, July 31.After serving over two years as commodore of CSS-15, Capt. Tim Poe turned over command to Capt. Bret Grabbe. During his time with CSS-15, Poe oversaw four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines in...
30 July 2020 Navy Extends Fall PMK-EE Deadline Active and reserve Sailors now have an extra month to complete their Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) ahead of the fall advancement exam cycle, as the Navy has extended the deadline for completion from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31...
30 July 2020 Navy Announces New Mid-Career Officer Graduate Education Opportunity The Low-Residency Graduate Education Program (LGEP) is designed to provide due-course naval officers in paygrades O-2 to O-5 the chance to get a Navy-funded graduate degree in one of three disciplines -- strategy, management or international relations...
30 July 2020 Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Highlights Successes of MSCEURAF and CTF-63 Adm. Robert P. Burke, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) and commander, Allied Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, met with leadership Military Sealift Command Europe and Africa (MSCEURAF) and commander, Task Force 63 (CTF-63), in Naples, Italy, July 29...
29 July 2020 Secretary of the Navy brands NUWC Keyport with energy excellence Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport received the Secretary of the Navy Energy Excellence Award in the small installations category, the Navy announced July 29...
29 July 2020 USS Kidd and Salvadoran Forces Unite for PASSEX The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), partnered with El Salvador Maritime Patrol Vessel (PM-13) to conduct a passing exercise (PASSEX), July 29.PASSEXs are unit exercises requiring cooperation, communication and interoperability between two or more navies, testing...
29 July 2020 NHC Annapolis’ Operational Approach to COVID-19 Prevention puts U.S. Naval Academy on Track for Fall 2020 Semester It has been nearly a month since the first incoming freshmen, or plebes, arrived at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) to check in for their immunizations, vaccinations, blood draws, eyeglasses, and coronavirus (COVID-19) test. Following months of planning and coordination with Naval Health...
29 July 2020 Secretary of the Navy Energy Excellence Awards Announced The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy Award winners were announced 29 Jul...
28 July 2020 Eisenhower Strike Group Conducts Strike Training in U.S. 6th Fleet Naval aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) conducted day and night precision-guided munition and live ordnance strikes on the Greek Karavia Range in the Mediterranean Sea, July 25-26, 2020...