21 August 2021 USS Arlington Arrives in Haiti to Support USAID CARIBBEAN SEA - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) arrived in U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations off the coast Haiti to begin humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, Aug. 21...
21 August 2021 Gerald R. Ford Departs Norfolk for Newport News, Commences Planned Incremental Availability NORFOLK, Va. —The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed Naval Station Norfolk to make the transit to Newport News Shipyard in support of her Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), a six-month period of modernization, maintenance, and repairs, Aug. 20, 2021...
19 August 2021 USSFC Improved Inspection Processes Enables Greater Frequency, Depth of Official Command Inspections NORFOLK, Va. - Due to new best practices and protocols developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Fleet Forces Command Inspector General office plans to increase the number of command inspections conducted per year, starting in fiscal year 2022, in order to ensure mission and personnel...
19 August 2021 USS Arlington Departs Norfolk for Haiti Disaster Relief Mission NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) departed Naval Station Norfolk to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Haiti in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) led mission, Aug. 17...
17 August 2021 Meeting of the Minds: ONR Hosts First-Ever Roundtable with Present, Past CNRs ARLINGTON, Va. - The Office of Naval Research held a recent roundtable hosted by current Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby and featuring eight former CNRs...
16 August 2021 SURFLANT Waterfront Self-Sufficiency Symposium Concludes NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - After a three-day slate of self-help lectures, discussions and events, the Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) Waterfront Self-Sufficiency Symposium concluded at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 13...
16 August 2021 In a First, Floating Dry-Dock Dynamic Docks Port Operations Work Boats JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE-LITTLE CREEK, Va. - Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Floating Dry-Dock Dynamic (AFDL 6) successfully completed a double docking August 10, simultaneously docking two Port Operations Work Boats...
15 August 2021 USS Whidbey Island Takes Part in Mass Casualty Drill for Large Scale Exercise 2021 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) hosted a mass casualty drill as part of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021 while pierside at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Aug. 14-15...
14 August 2021 U.S. 2nd Fleet is 'Ready to Fight' as it leads 7th Expeditionary Maritime Operations Center during Large Scale Exercise 2021 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - It's a process, not a place. A Maritime Operation Center, or MOC, can come in many different forms, because what matters is the processes and planning taking place within them...
13 August 2021 USS Cole, USS Gravely Take on Black Widow, Large-Scale Exercise 2021 NORFOLK, Va. - The Sailors of USS Cole (DDG 67) and USS Gravely (DDG 107) have been very busy in the Atlantic lately, supporting two major exercises and honing their skills in multiple areas of maritime operations and tactics...