22 April 2021 Unmanned Capabilities Front and Center During Naval Exercise Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin Selby today declared “the state of our Naval unmanned capabilities is truly unmatched,” and vowed continued support for the nation’s ongoing transition to a hybrid manned-unmanned force in the future...
21 April 2021 Senior Navy Officials Observe Aegis Training DAHLGREN, Va. - Chief of Staff to the Acting Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Tommy Ross, and Director, Navy Staff Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Mr. Andy Haeuptle, Senior Executive Service (SES), visited the AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC) as part of their trip to Dahlgren, Va...
20 April 2021 In Historic First, Navy’s Oldest Floating Dry Dock To Support Dive JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE, LITTLE CREEK, Va. - The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) floating dry dock Dynamic (AFDL 6) docked a dive support boat for the first time in it's long history. This was the first time Dynamic has every docked a round-bottom vessel...
20 April 2021 CNAL Announces FY2020 Sea & Shore Sailors of the Year NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) named the fiscal year 2020 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year, April 15...
20 April 2021 Italian Aircraft Carrier ITS Cavour Departs Norfolk, Completing F-35B Certification NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) – The Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), departed Naval Station Norfolk Apr. 16 after Joint Force operations with U.S. military forces in the Atlantic Ocean...
14 April 2021 USS Nitze Conducts Change of Command PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Cmdr. Houssain “Sam” Sareini relieved Cmdr. Donald J. Curran III as the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) during an Apr. 9 change of command ceremony. The ceremony took place aboard the ship at National Steel and Shipbuilding...
14 April 2021 Underwater Construction Team 1 Conducts Arctic Training in Greenland THULE AIR BASE, Greenland - High above the Arctic Circle, surrounded by thousands of miles of ice and snow, Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 went to work. While the nation’s adversaries continually look to the Arctic as a new gray zone battleground, the Naval Construction Force (NCF) proved they...
14 April 2021 Naval Construction Group 2 Conducts Arctic Training Event in Greenland THULE AIR BASE, Greenland - In an effort to bolster the development of the Naval Construction Force’s (NCF) Arctic capabilities, Naval Construction Group (NCG) 2 hosted the first NCF-lead Arctic Training, Testing, and Evaluation exercise at Thule Air Base (AB) in Greenland...
13 April 2021 Surface Warfare Schools Command introduces Officer of the Deck Phase II Course to the Fleet NEWPORT, R.I. – Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) launched the pilot convening of the Officer of the Deck Phase II (OOD-II) course in Newport, Rhode Island, March 15...
13 April 2021 USS America Hosts Critical Training with Center for Surface Combat Systems Yokosuka SASEBO, NAGASAKI, Japan - In the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the Navy to reevaluate how it trains and educates its Sailors to fulfill complex missions in competitive environments...