09 October 2020 Norfolk-based HM-12 Successfully Trains Squadron on Aerial Firefighting Capability Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12 successfully tested, trained, and qualified their squadron and aircrew from three separate squadrons on the use of the Bambi Bucket to support aerial firefighting missions, if tasked, on the East Coast, Oct. 8...
08 October 2020 Deputy ASN for Safety Launches Webinar Series The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (DASN) for Safety has launched a new online safety awareness initiative aimed at increasing collaboration and information sharing amongst Sailors, Marines and civilian employees in the Department of the Navy...
02 October 2020 Navy Reserve Begins to Integrate Records to Improve Orders Processing Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command is integrating Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS), Officer Recall, Mobilization and Demobilization orders into one system...
02 October 2020 HSC-9 Completes Unit-Level Training in the Appalachian Mountains More than 100 pilots, maintainers, and aircrew personnel assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 the “Tridents”, based out of Naval Station (NS) Norfolk are conducting a nine-day unit-level training in the Appalachian Mountains, Sept. 25-Oct. 4. ...
02 October 2020 IT Specialists Enhance Naval Supply Systems Command Communication Information Technology Specialists from Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) completed a video-teleconferencing (VTC) system upgrade at NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Jacksonville, Sept. 17, in Jacksonville, Fla...
02 October 2020 U.S. Fleet Forces Unveils New Interactive, User-Friendly Websites U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command completed a migration, consolidation and modernization strategy of more than 400 official public-facing websites to the Defense Media Activity’s Department of Defense Public Web (DoDPW) web hosting and content management system, American Forces Public Information...
02 October 2020 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Shifts Homeport to Greece The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), shifted its homeport from Norfolk, Va., to Souda Bay, Greece, effective 1, Oct., 2020...
01 October 2020 Navy Exchange, Marine Corps Exchange Announce Transition to a Unified Online e-Commerce Portal Beginning Oct. 1, the Navy Exchange (NEX) and Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) online retail and uniform stores will transition to a new unified online e-commerce portal at myNavyExchange.com...
25 September 2020 Naval Safety Center Cites Summer Safety Campaign Outcome The Labor Day weekend marked the culmination of the Navy’s annual 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign and reveals vigilance and awareness remain critical factors...
24 September 2020 For Ninth Year, Navy Exchange Customers Support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society This past spring, NEX customers donated nearly $200,000 to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society by purchasing benefit tickets at NEX stores and online...