17 June 2024 Corpsmen, The Cutting Edge of Navy Medicine, Celebrates 126 Years FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Today, the 126th birthday of the Hospital Corps was celebrated with great pride and tradition at the Defense Health Headquarters. The ceremony, attended by distinguished guests and personnel, honored hospital corpsman's rich legacy and invaluable contributions to the United...
17 June 2024 Navy Announces Plans to Construct Parking Garage for Sailors & Shipyard Workers NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Improving the work environment for local Sailors and shipyard workers took another step forward as representatives from the US Navy, Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Newport News, and Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) announced plans to...
17 June 2024 FRCE teammates receive Navy Financial Management Awards Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently received numerous accolades from the Department of the Navy for its financial management achievements during the 2023 Navy Financial Management Awards ceremony, held May 29 at the American Society of Military Comptrollers Professional Development Institute...
17 June 2024 Valiant Shield 2024 Participants Conduct Sinking Exercise PEARL HARBOR — Valiant Shield (VS) 2024 conducted a sinking exercise (SINKEX) with the environmentally clean decommissioned hulk of the Austin-class amphibious transport dock, ex-USS Cleveland (LPD-7) more than 40 nautical miles from land in the North Pacific Ocean...
17 June 2024 U.S., Canada, Japan and the Philippines Conduct Multilateral Operations U.S. Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, upholding freedom of navigation and overflight, reaffirming the four nations’ commitment to...
17 June 2024 U.S. Navy Rescues Crew from Vessel Struck by Houthis RED SEA — Sailors assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) airlifted the crew of a merchant vessel attacked by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea, June 15...
17 June 2024 CPRG Holds Change of Command Ceremony NORFOLK, Va. — Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group (CPRG/CPRG Pacific) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk's Vista Point, June 14...
17 June 2024 U.S. 7th Fleet, Blue Ridge Team Conduct Maneuvering Exercise with French Navy PHILIPPINE SEA — Sailors assigned to both U.S. 7th Fleet and the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a maneuvering exercise with the French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Bretagne (D 655), during Valiant Shield 2024, June 14...
14 June 2024 Navy Medicine Recognizes the Magic Fisher Houses Bring to Force Readiness BETHESDA, Md. -- U.S. Navy Deputy Surgeon General Rear Adm. Rick Freedman visited Fisher House to recognize the critical role they play in supporting military families at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bethesda, June 13...
14 June 2024 NRL researchers receive Navy’s Top Scientists and Engineers Award U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists and engineers received the prestigious Department of Navy Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award, June 12, during an awards ceremony hosted at the Pentagon...