19 July 2023 NRL Astronomers Track New Stellar Phenomenon WASHINGTON, DC - NRL's Very Large Array (VLA) Low-band Ionosphere and Transient Experiment (VLITE) telescope has helped astronomers confirm findings of a new stellar phenomenon that challenges current scientific understanding of the physics of neutron stars...
18 July 2023 USS Canberra (LCS 30) Arrives in Sydney Ahead of Commissioning SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) arrived in Sydney, Australia, July 18, ahead of the ship’s ceremonial commissioning...
17 July 2023 A First Look at Naval Oceanography’s New ‘North Star’ Data Strategy STENNIS SPACE CENTER - Officials in the Naval Oceanography enterprise (NOe) spent the last nearly two years crafting and refining an original data strategy that sets their unique organization’s overarching guiding principles, essential capabilities, goals and objectives to...
14 July 2023 Like Father Like Son at US Navy Recruit Training Command GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Seaman Raul Vega Rodriguez, a 40-year-old father of three, graduated from basic training while his youngest son, 18-year-old Seaman Recruit Kendrick Raul Vega Sanabria, also a recruit in Navy boot camp, watched from the bleachers July 14, at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at...
13 July 2023 Navy Starts First Class for Maritime Cyber Warfare Officers PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The first three officers in the Navy’s newest officer designation 1880, Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer (MCWO), started training in Computer Network Operator Qualification Course (CNOQC), which is being taught for the first time at Information Warfare Training Command Corry...
13 July 2023 First In-Space Laser Power Beaming Experiment Surpasses 100 Days of Successful On-Orbit Operations WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Space Wireless Energy Laser Link (SWELL) surpassed 100 days of successful on-orbit laser operations on June 29, 2023, coinciding with the NRL’s 100th birthday celebration. Launched on March 14, 2023, this experiment represents...
13 July 2023 USNCC Finishing Pilot Program II, FFSP Adds to TAP Curriculum WASHINGTON -- Many enlisted Sailors join the Navy for the college tuition benefits it offers when they transfer out of the service. Now they can get a head start on their educational voyage with the United States Naval Community College (USNCC)...
12 July 2023 Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) The Navy accepted delivery of fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), from shipbuilder General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) on July 11...
11 July 2023 Wreck site identified as World War Two carrier USS Ommaney Bay (CVE 79) Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the identity of a wreck site as USS Ommaney Bay (CVE 79) July 10...
11 July 2023 NAVSUP WSS, Shipyard Supply Support Unit Standardize Processes, Decrease Ship Repair Delays MECHANICSBURG, Pa - Members of Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) Strategic Management and Improvement Office (SMIO) assisted public shipyard units with knowledge sharing and standardization, leading to decreased ship repair delays...