02 June 2020 Carrier Air Wing Eight, Ford Announce Cyclic Operations with Ordnance The Commanding Officer of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Capt. J.J. Cummings and Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Capt. Josh Sager, announced the largest air wing embark to date, and Ford's first ordnance movement from a lower deck magazine to F/A-18E Super Hornets using Ford's...
02 June 2020 New Chief of Naval Research Takes Helm at Office of Naval Research The Office of Naval Research ushered in a new era of leadership Friday, as Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby-a decorated submarine commander, naval engineer, and acquisition officer-was sworn in as the new Chief of Naval Research...
02 June 2020 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Detachment Jacksonville's OIC Bids Farewell to His Sailors During Unique Change of Charge Ceremony Cmdr. Michael A. Polito, Officer in Charge of Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) Detachment (Det.) Jacksonville (Jax) and Cmdr. Wilfred H. Judd III, incoming Officer in Charge, stand face-to-face ready to conduct a change of charge ceremony to a mostly empty room...
02 June 2020 Students Across Navy's Educational Enterprise Exchange Big Ideas The U.S. Marine Corps at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) kicked off the first day of the university's latest Big Idea Exchange (BIX) with five of the 14 students presenting their cutting-edge research and ideas in a virtual environment, May 27, with more presentations still to come...
02 June 2020 Navy Signs Lease to Build Renewable Energy Solution in Norco NAVFAC signed a lease, May 27, with developer Bright Canyon Energy (BCE) to construct and operate a 2.5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic system with 2.5-MW battery storage capacity on approximately 8.3 acres of land at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach (NWSSB) Detachment Norco...
02 June 2020 Undersea Warfare Center's Engineering Support for the Fleet Remains Open for Business NUWC Keyport's engineering support for the fleet has remained open for business during the pandemic through dedicated teamwork and creative thinking...
02 June 2020 IWTC Corry Station Brown Bag Leadership Lunch Connects Current, Future Leaders Chief petty officers (CPOs) and junior officers attached to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station held a brown bag leadership lunch event in the Chief's Mess and various conference rooms onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station, May 27.
02 June 2020 Prior Enlisted XO Helps IWTC Monterey Navigate Unique Times Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey, located onboard the Presidio of Monterey, is the launching point for aspiring Navy linguists. It is here that Sailors have the rare opportunity to learn vital linguist skills in defense of our nation. Sailors here also face the unique...
02 June 2020 Agencies Team Up to Save $15 million Annual on Fuel Tank Operations NAVFAC Southeast partnered with DLA Energy, NAVSUP, the Army Corps of Engineers, ACOE and FLC to extend the life span of Navy fuel tanks. The team identified 25 areas for improvement to speed up the process to save money...
01 June 2020 Navy Announces Call for FY21 Seaman to Admiral Applications The annual call for applications to the 2021 Seaman to Admiral program, known as STA-21, is on the streets. This year's board will meet in mid-September...