02 April 2020 Navy, Marine Corps Partner With Industry, FEMA to 3-D Print Face Shields Nine Department of Navy (DON) commands began 3-D printing medical face shields March 28 at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VIII as part of the effort to combat the Coronavirus outbreak...
02 April 2020 Navy COVID-19 Efforts Link to Joint Acquisition Task Force Military and civilian personnel of the research, development and acquisition community received guidance Tuesday from the Navy's acquisition chief to support the Department of Navy's (DON) ongoing fight against COVID-19...
02 April 2020 Hospital Ships Arrive Safely With Help From Meteorologists, Oceanographers While USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort prepare to receive patients, Naval Oceanography's team of meteorologists and oceanographers ensured these ships were safe from hazardous weather as they traveled to their destinations...
02 April 2020 Before COVID-19, U.S. Naval War College War Game Examined Epidemic Response In September 2019, months before COVID-19 became a household term, the U.S. Naval War College co-sponsored a "war" game that looked at how to battle to a rapidly spreading infectious disease in a major urban area...
02 April 2020 NAVFAC Pacific Awards Contract for Work at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $118 million firm-fixed price contract to Nan Inc. of Honolulu, Hawaii March 31 for the construction of a bachelor enlisted quarters (BEQ) at Marine Corps Base Hawaii...
02 April 2020 NAVFAC Pacific Awards Base Operating Support Services Contract for Work in Singapore Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded an $8.5 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract modification...
02 April 2020 Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach Sailor Trains Navy Technicians Information Systems Technician (IT) 1st Class Marquis Perkins, a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, currently serves as an instructor at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach...
02 April 2020 USS Mustin Chief Petty Officers Host 127th Birthday Celebration One hundred and twenty seven years after its establishment, Sailors aboardthe Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) hosted a ceremony to honor and celebrate the establishment of the chief petty officer ranks Apr. 1...
02 April 2020 Training Support Center CO Signs Sexual Assault Awareness/Prevention Proclamation The Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes Commanding Officer Capt. David Dwyer signed a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) proclamation April 2...
01 April 2020 Comfort Treats First Patients in New York The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) treated its first patients Apr. 1 in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts...