15 September 2020 Strengthening Partnerships: UK, U.S. Navies Conduct Mine Hunting and Countermeasures Exercise UK Royal Navy and U.S. Navy forces participated in a mine countermeasures (MCM) interoperability exercise in the Arabian Gulf Sept. 9-17...
09 September 2020 Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic Helps Marines Achieve U.S. Space Force Certification Milestone for Next-Generation GPS NIWC Atlantic helped the Marine Corps obtain U.S. Space Force certification this summer for next-generation GPS technology that will make warfighters dominant in the information warfare domain...
02 September 2020 Underway, in Maintenance Stateside and Beyond: The Lifecycle of an HSM 73 Helicopter Aboard USS Ralph Johnson While movies such as Top Gun and Midway give the pilots involved in naval aviation the spotlight, the aircraft themselves are just as important to the success of flight operations as the pilots and maintainers...
24 August 2020 USS Thomas Hudner Concludes Operations in NANOOK 2020 NORFOLK, Va. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) concluded its participation Operation Nanook on Aug. 23, a joint exercise conducted in the northern Atlantic Ocean...
21 August 2020 NAVSUP WSS Supports Blue Angels Transition to Super Hornets PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The first of 18 F/A-18E Super Hornets touched down at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., July 27 ushering in a new era for the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, or Blue Angels, as they retire the legacy F/A-18 Hornet that has wowed audiences for 35 years. This transition was...
20 August 2020 CHAMPION, SCOUT, ARDENT Decommission After Distinguished Service Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships USS Champion (MCM 4), USS Scout (MCM 8) and USS Ardent (MCM 12) recognized nearly 30 years of naval service during decommissioning ceremonies onboard Naval Base San Diego this week...
18 August 2020 USS Champion Decommissions After 30 Years of Service The mine countermeasures ship USS Champion (MCM 4) holds a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego...
17 August 2020 UAE, U.S. Forces Conduct Aviation Live Fire Exercise in Arabian Gulf ARABIAN GULF - The United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command (JAC), U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) and U.S. Special Operations Central Command (SOCCENT) conducted an air operations in support of maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) exercise in the...
10 August 2020 USS Bataan Receives Energy Excellence Award The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy Excellence Award, afloat large amphibious category, for actions performed during fiscal year 2019 while preparing for deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater...
09 August 2020 Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Returns from Deployment USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) carrier strike group returned home to Norfolk Naval Station Aug. 9 after seven months operating in 5th and 6th Fleet...