08 July 2021 USS Billings Sailors Visit Namesake City Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant, littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) visited their namesake city July 1-6 to take part in festive, Independence Day events and tour the scenic surroundings. ...
08 July 2021 ONR Global Welcomes New Leadership, Celebrates 80th Anniversary during Change of Command LONDON, U.K.—The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global welcomed new leadership during a change of command ceremony at the Admiralty House Garden in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, while also commemorating its 80th anniversary. Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby officiated the ceremony,...
06 July 2021 Jacksonville University NROTC unit hosts Sea Trials 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - As Midshipman 2nd Class Meredith Johnson stepped off of the bus and onto the Jacksonville University campus for the first time, a plethora of emotions flooded her body, the most prominent being excitement and fear...
06 July 2021 USS Donald Cook Concludes Time as FDNF-E Asset ROTA, Spain - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, for the last time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, June 30, 2021...
05 July 2021 NAVCENT Commander Joins Egyptian President in Welcoming New Egyptian Naval Base MANAMA, Bahrain - Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), attended the opening of the newest Egyptian Naval Force base, in the port of Gargoub, on the Mediterranean Sea, July 3...
29 June 2021 USS Theodore Roosevelt to Change Homeport for Planned Maintenance, Upgrades SAN DIEGO – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) will depart San Diego July 16 in order to change its homeport to Bremerton, Washington and conduct a docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS)...
28 June 2021 Naval Service Training Commander Meets with NROTC Midshipmen During Sea Trials NEWPORT, R.I. - Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture, Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) met with midshipmen aboard the Damage Control Wet Trainer, also known as the “USS Buttercup” wet trainer, during Sea Trials at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), June 24...
27 June 2021 Navy Reservist Enhances Navy's 3D Printing Capabilities NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - Replacing broken parts on a ship can often be an expensive and time-consuming obstacle. However, for the ships at Naval Station Mayport, and fleet-wide, this may soon be a problem of the past...
27 June 2021 Navy Reservist Enhances Navy's 3D Printing Capabilities NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - Replacing broken parts on a ship can often be an expensive and time-consuming obstacle. However, for the ships at Naval Station Mayport, and fleet-wide, this may soon be a problem of the past...
25 June 2021 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group enters 5th Fleet ARABIAN SEA - The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), flagship of the Ronald Reagan carrier strike group (CSG), along with guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) and guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, June 25...