13 April 2020 U.S. 6th Fleet: Ready, Vigilant, On Watch Two U.S. 6th Fleet Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyers and a P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft are operating simultaneously in different major European Seas, April 13...
13 April 2020 Emergency Physician of 44 Years Postpones Retirement to Fight COVID-19 Dr. Francis Watson, emergency physician for Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's (NMCP) Emergency Department (ED), graciously decided to postpone his retirement in an effort to help fight Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019...
13 April 2020 CPRW-11 Holds All-Hands Call Virtually Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing (CPRW) Eleven held an all-hands call virtually aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, April 13...
13 April 2020 Navy Authorizes Retiring Officers to Stay Until December The Navy is offering active-duty and full-time support officers, currently on active duty who are slated to retire on or before Dec. 1, 2020, to remain on active duty but in a retired status until the end of the year...
13 April 2020 Harry S. Truman Strike Group Conducts Sustainment Underway The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) remains at sea in the Western Atlantic as a certified carrier strike group force ready for tasking in order to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, following their successful deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of...
13 April 2020 Leadership Tips in Challenging Times These days, we have a new enemy to deal with. It's COVID-19, known to us all as the coronavirus. It's changed the way we work and also lead. Here's some leadership tips for this tough time...
13 April 2020 NEX Creates New Program to Bring the Store to a Sailor's Door NEXCOM's NEX Downrange Program was originally created to support troops who are forward-deployed without access to a NEX. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the program has transformed into a quarantine support program to support service members on ROM or who are unable to leave their ship...
12 April 2020 Readying Fleet Aviators: Ford Prepares Pilots for Deployment The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) concluded its first-ever Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) carrier qualifications (CQ) for Naval aviators while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 4...
12 April 2020 U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Announces 2019 Fleet Sea, Shore Sailors of the Year Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command, announced the 2019 USFF Fleet Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY), April 10...
11 April 2020 Chief of Navy Reserve Releases Message to the Force Vice Adm. Luke McCollum releases a message to the Reserve Force...