29 August 2023 NAS Jacksonville Closures Due to Hurricane Idalia The Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax) Commanding Officer (CO) is committed to the safety and the wellbeing of all personnel aboard the station, therefore, due to the deteriorating weather forecast relating to Hurricane Idalia, he is ordering the closure of NAS Jax to non-essential personnel...
29 August 2023 Revolutionizing the DOD Systems Infrared Countermeasures Landscape: Mr. Kenneth A. Sarkady Receives Roger L. Easton Award for Engineering Excellence Mr. Kenneth A. Sarkady, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) head of the Counter Measure Systems Section received the Roger L. Easton Award for Engineering Excellence for outstanding engineering insight and visionary leadership in the development of a nationally recognized capability in missile...
29 August 2023 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Completes Exercise Atlas Handshake with the Royal Moroccan Navy ATLANTIC OCEAN — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) wrapped up participation in the bilateral exercise Atlas Handshake with the Royal Moroccan Navy, Aug. 27, 2023...
26 August 2023 USS Normandy (CG 60) Arrives in Marmaris, Türkiye MARMARIS, Türkiye - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, ported at Aksaz Naval Base in Marmaris, Türkiye for a regularly scheduled port visit, August 26, 2023...
25 August 2023 Research Squadron VXS-1 Celebrates 60th Anniversary at Tailhook Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady served as the guest speaker at an event finalizing the agreement to transfer U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) NAval Ultra-Trace Isotope Laboratory Universal Spectrometer (NAUTILUS) instrument to the University...
24 August 2023 Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet Celebrates 5th Anniversary: Reflecting on a Strong Tradition of Excellence NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. 2nd Fleet marked a milestone on August 24, 2023, as the staff celebrated the 5th Anniversary since being re-established in 2018...
24 August 2023 NPS Professor’s DURIP Award Will Take Quantum Research to New Heights Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Professor Dr. Frank Narducci, Chair of the Department of Physics, received a Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) award to build what could become the most precise atomic instrument of its kind for applications to quantum sensing experiments in...
24 August 2023 Expeditionary Medical Facility Juliet Conducts First U.S. Navy Orthopedic Surgical Partnership Mission In Honduras TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliet conducted its first orthopedic surgical partnership mission with Honduran healthcare professionals at Hospital Escuela during a Global Health Engagement in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations, Aug. 14-18...
23 August 2023 U.S. Navy, University of Southern Miss Hydrography Program Thrives 23 Years HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) esteemed Hydrographic Science program has produced another diverse and talented group of graduates who were honored during a Class of 2023 recognition ceremony held August 1 on the University’s Gulf Park campus in...
23 August 2023 Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces enable distributed maritime operations during LSE 2023 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Sailors and Marines assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) refined their warfighting concepts and tactics in live, virtual, and constructive training events throughout the month of August during Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023. NECC’s operations center...