15 May 2020 New Round of Navy-Funded Small Business Innovation Research Begins June 3 In its next round of Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) funding, the Navy will accept proposals from innovative startups and small businesses beginning June 3...
15 May 2020 Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Passes Key Milestones The second week of May marked a number of noteworthy milestones for Naval Aviation and the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF)...
15 May 2020 VAW-120 Greyhawks Complete First Fleet Hawkeye/Rhino Aerial Refueling With CVW-1 The "Greyhawks" of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 120 successfully conducted the first fleet aerial refueling dry-plug certification between an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and an F/A-18F Super Hornet - from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, May 11...
14 May 2020 Navy Signs Agreement for Live Fire Training Range, Watches Conservation Mandate The Department of the Navy (DON) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) virtually via video conference 14 May...
14 May 2020 EDP Highlight: Robert Jarman Code 361 Nuclear Zone Manager Robert Jarman is May's EDP Highlight. Also known affectionately as "Red Beard," Jarman was recently selected as one of the four candidates in Cadre 9 of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Executive Development Program (EDP)...
14 May 2020 Shipyard Spotlight: Chris Hicks Strategic Analysis and Compliance's (Code 510.2) Production Controller Chris Hicks is Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) May Shipyard Spotlight...
14 May 2020 NAVFAC Southwest Managed Environmental Programs Earn NRSW SECNAV Environmental Awards The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) announced, April 20, the selection of Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake and Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Seal Beach as winners of the 2020 Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards...
14 May 2020 Sailors on Destroyer USS Roosevelt Join in Arctic Circle Ceremony Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile Aegis destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) Sailors participated in a ceremony to become "Blue Nose" Sailors, May 3, 2020, days after the ship crossed into the Arctic Circle...
14 May 2020 Navy Exchange Service Command Provides Over Half Million Cloth Face Masks Since early April, NEXCOM has delivered just over 550,000 cloth face coverings to the Fleet. Utilizing existing vendor relationships, NEXCOM was able to procure and deliver the first 100,000 face coverings within one week of the NAVADMIN 100/20 release...
14 May 2020 USS Donald Cook Applies Lessons for Second Trip to Arctic The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile Aegis destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) recently concluded operations in the Barents Sea as part of a second mission above the Arctic Circle, May 11, 2020...