11 August 2021 JS Makinami Directs Force During Combined, and Joint Battle Problem U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112) took charge as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) during Combined and Joint Battle Problem (CJBP) Aug. 5-10 alongside the USS America (LHA 6) Expeditionary Strike Group and the Royal Australian...
08 July 2021 U.S. Naval War College Celebrates College of Distance Education Graduation The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) celebrated NWC’s College of Distance Education (CDE) graduation on June 24 with a virtual ceremony for 612 students...
14 June 2021 Navy, Coast Guard Conduct Operations in Eastern Pacific PACIFIC OCEAN - The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard are conducting integrated operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy...
12 April 2021 Sailor Creates Advancement Exam Study Guide for Shipmates PENSACOLA, Fla. - A Sailor assigned to Region Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic has created an advancement exam study planner for his fellow shipmates, and it is available for download on MyNavy Portal and Navy COOL...
09 April 2021 Coast Guard, Navy Seize Illicit Drugs in Third Fleet Waters SAN DIEGO - The joint U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy team seized over 1,500 kilograms of cocaine while operating in U.S. Third Fleet waters, April 7...
01 March 2021 Kearsarge Departs for TYCOM Sea Trials The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) departed Naval Station Norfolk for the first time this year to complete Naval Surface Forces Atlantic sea trials March 1, 2021...
13 February 2021 Italian Navy Aircraft Carrier ITS Cavour Arrives at Naval Station Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. - The Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Feb 13 for a series of operations alongside U.S. military assets to attain the Italian Navy’s “Ready for Operations” certification to safely land and launch F-35B aircraft...
05 February 2021 U.S. Naval Hospital Naples Administers Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Frontline healthcare workers, first responders, and security personnel have begun to receive their second dose of the Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, Italy. Staff from U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Naples have steadily been vaccinating the community...
04 January 2021 Commander of Military Sealift Command Receives COVID-19 Vaccine NORFOLK — Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, Commander, Military Sealift Command (MSC), received his initial COVID-19 vaccination at the U.S. Navy’s Sewell’s Point Branch Medical Clinic in Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4...
09 December 2020 Honoring Their Lives and Legacy This has been the toughest year of my life. As Commanding Officer of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, losing any member of our team, civilian or military, is devastating. After the tragic loss of Roldan Agustin and Vince Kapoi, Jr. one year ago on Dec. 4, 2019, I have had many waves of grief like I have...