12 October 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, First ESB to Complete Voyage Repair in South Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa - USS Hershel “Woody” Williams is the first Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) to complete a voyage repair (VR) availability in South Africa, Oct. 11, 2021...
08 October 2021 VCNO Opens NHA Symposium with Call to Accelerate Force Modernization ALPINE, Calif. - Adm. Bill Lescher, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, opened the first day of panels and briefs during the Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) Symposium at the Viejas Resort, Oct. 7, 2021. During his opening remarks, he emphasized the importance of collaboration among the many Naval...
07 October 2021 U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band Builds Partnerships in South Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Band arrived in Cape Town, South Africa to hold community engagement performances, Oct. 6, 2021...
05 October 2021 U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conduct CODEP PACIFIC OCEAN - USS Port Royal (CG 73), USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and JMSDF training ship JS Kashima (TV 3508) conducted drills in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area, Oct. 4...
05 October 2021 USS Porter Completes Fleet Operational Sea Training PLYMOUTH, England - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) completed Fleet Operational Sea Training (FOST), Sept. 30, 2021...
01 October 2021 Navy Realigns Submarine Acquisition Workforce WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy’s submarine acquisition community moved from a competency- to a platform-centric organization during a change-of-office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard today...
01 October 2021 A Glimpse Back at the Important Role of the U.S. Navy Shore Enterprise through History WASHINGTON - Eighteen years ago today, on Oct. 1, 2003, Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) became responsible for managing Navy shore installations worldwide. However, the history of the Navy’s shore enterprise stretches back 179 years...
25 September 2021 USS Kidd Returns Home from Deployment EVERETT, Wash. - The guided-missile destroyer returned to Everett, Wash., following a deployment to the U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet areas of operation...
25 September 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Cape Town to Strengthen Partnerships CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 25, 2021...
24 September 2021 Last Marine Corps Weapons Systems Officers Earn Wings of Gold at NAS Pensacola CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The Marine Corps’ last weapons systems officers (WSO) received their Wings of Gold along with 10 naval flight officers (NFO) during a ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, Sept. 24...