07 June 2020 Exercise BALTOPS 2020 kicks off today The 49th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 2020) exercise, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, kicks off today, June 7, in the Baltic Sea...
06 June 2020 Momentum at Midway and the role of Navy's Bureau of Personnel in World War II In the six months between the attack on Pearl Harbor and the "Miracle at Midway" the nation unified and was mobilizing. Faced with all-out war, the Chief of Naval Personnel's team pulled out all the stops and accomplished the greatest naval manpower buildup in history...
05 June 2020 Chief of Naval Air Training Conducts Change of Command Rear Adm. Robert D. Westendorff relieved Rear Adm. Daniel W. Dwyer as Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) during a ceremony onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, June 5...
05 June 2020 NAVSUP FLC Jacksonville OPLOG Planners and U.S. 4th Fleet; Agile Partners in Counter Illicit Drug Trafficking Operations As the world focuses on the COVID-19 health crisis, members of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard are engaged in counter-narcotics missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific that have resulted in the largest deployment of assets to South America in over 50 years. Increased participation by DoD...
05 June 2020 Navy Care Virtual Health Application Wins Innovation Award Navy Care, the virtual health app at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, was recently announced as a 2020 FedHealthIT Innovation Award winner...
05 June 2020 NAVSUP FLC Bahrain Supports the U.S. 5th Fleet on Memorial Day Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Bahrain sustained fleet readiness by coordinating the successful delivery of cargo to combat logistics force (CLF) ships in support of U.S. Navy vessels afloat in the Arabian Gulf on Memorial Day...
05 June 2020 Center for Seabees Learning Sites Adjust Courses in Response to COVID-19 Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering's (CSFE) learning sites fully embrace the "CAN DO" spirit of the Seabees by finding creative ways to continue to train accessions-level Sailors and keep up morale while mitigating COVID-19 risk...
05 June 2020 Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Units Begin to Return from Deployment Elements of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group began returning home June 5, marking the end of their deployment after operating in the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) and the Arleigh...
05 June 2020 Journey to Service Lt. Emily Rosenzweig, deputy chaplain for Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) Nine, and currently underway aboard John Paul Jones, realized at the age of 15 she wanted to live a life of service to others...
05 June 2020 NAVFAC Southwest Awards Grounds Maintenance and Pavement Clearance Services Contract NAVFAC Southwest awarded $99 million dollar contract, June 1, for grounds maintenance and pavement clearance services at Navy and Marine Corps installations located primarily within NAVFAC Southwest's area of operations...