18 May 2020 RDML Pyle Takes Charge at Navy Warfare Development Command Rear Admiral Fred I. Pyle is the new commander at Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC). Pyle succeeds RADM John F. Meier, who is now Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT), Norfolk, Va. Meier served as NWDC commander since July 2019...
18 May 2020 MWR Navy Entertainment Invites Performers to Your Home The Surprise Guest of the Day program includes daily virtual videos posted on Navy Fleet and Family Readiness's social media page, (www.facebook.com/navyffr), and on Navy MWR's website, (www.navymwr.org)...
18 May 2020 Virtual Orientation Keeps Undersea Warfare Center's Hiring Practices Open for Business NUWC Keyport's Onboarding and New Employee Orientation programs have remained open for business during the Coronavirus pandemic by going virtual...
18 May 2020 Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Offers Surface Steering Gear "C" School Courses Sailors in a number of rates now have the opportunity to take three "C" School courses focused on surface ships' upgraded steering gear technology...
18 May 2020 Stores Elevators on Ford Increase Operational Proficiencies The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) full pallet capable stores elevators design significantly reduces crew workload and provides access to almost all of supply department's storage compartments which reduces the time it takes to on-load stores. These elevators were...
18 May 2020 Patrol Squadron 26 'Tridents' Deploy to 4th Fleet The "Tridents" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 recently deployed in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force South to relieve the VP-47 "Golden Swordsmen" in the 4th Fleet area of responsibility...
18 May 2020 Northwest Navy Units Knock Down Barriers by Literally Building Them Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest's Public Works Department Kitsap is manufacturing and fitting clear acrylic plastic, also known as Plexiglas, shields in several facilities across Naval Base Kitsap to prevent spreading of COVID-19...
18 May 2020 Carrier Strike Group 11 Changes Command at Sea Aboard USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 held a change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), May 16...
18 May 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Fast Cruise in Guam Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are simulating being at sea while moored at Naval Base Guam. During the simulation, or "fast cruise," the crew will simulate normal underway conditions while testing the critical systems required to sustain the ship during its...
18 May 2020 USS Roosevelt Brings New Capabilities to U.S. 6th Fleet The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived at its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, after conducting a regional patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) area of operations, May 16, 2020...