04 December 2020 Navy Adds New Functionality to Safety Mishap Reporting System The Department of the Navy will add a new event supervisor reporting functionality to its safety mishap reporting system with the release of Risk Management Information (RMI) Streamlined Incident Reporting Two (SIR-2) on Dec. 10, 2020...
26 November 2020 USS John Warner Returns Home for Thanksgiving NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia-class attack submarine USS John Warner (SSN 785) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk from deployment, Nov. 25, just in time for Thanksgiving...
10 November 2020 Commander of Atlantic Submarine Force Shifts Tactical Control of Ballistic Missile Subs Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (SUBLANT)/Commander, Task Force (CTF) 114/Commander, Task Group (CTG) 114.4 turned over the reins of CTG 114.4 to Commander, Submarine Group 10 (SUBGRU-10), Nov. 9...
09 November 2020 Brothers at Home and at Sea: Siblings Serve Together Aboard USS Sterett In the Electronic Warfare corner inside the Combat Information Center on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) sits two Sailors. One of them is Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Byron Jack, the other is Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Ryan Aylward. With the...
30 October 2020 USS Cole Holds Change of Command Cmdr. J. Vincent Libasci, III, relieved Cmdr. Edward Pledger as USS Cole (DDG 67) commanding officer Oct. 30, in front of special guests and crewmembers at Naval Station Norfolk...
29 October 2020 Commander, Submarine Forces Hosts Staff Talks with Brazilian Naval Delegation Commander, U.S. Submarine Forces, Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, hosted delegates from the Brazilian Navy for Submarine Staff Talks in Norfolk, Virginia, Oct. 27-29...
28 October 2020 Navy Junior ROTC Units Contend With New Normal in New School Year; Naval Science Instructors Meet New Challenges Navy Junior ROTC and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps units are facing new “normals” as they returned to school this fall. More than 80,000 cadets and more than 1,000 Naval Science Instructors have had to adapt to the new challenges in a continuing COVID-19 environment...
26 October 2020 Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 Gets Battle “E” Award The “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 were presented the prestigious Battle Efficiency, or Battle “E” award...
23 October 2020 Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Personnel Assist Ford with Maintenance Training USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) hosted members from Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic’s (CNAL) maintenance and material management training team (3MTT) while in-port Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 20–23...
23 October 2020 Navy Gives Facelift to Operational Risk Management Courses The Navy has given their Operational Risk Management (ORM) courses a facelift and I believe you will be pleased with the new look. Before getting frustrated with yet another mandatory general military training-type requirement, let me add first and foremost, that these are not new requirements but...