15 July 2020 USS Ralph Johnson Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) operated in the Spratly Islands, July 14. This freedom of navigation operation upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea, recognized in international law, by challenging restrictions on innocent...
15 July 2020 Ford Sailors Celebrate Birthday of Ship's Namesake Sailors aboard the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), paused to reflect on the legacy of the ship's namesake, the 38th President of the United States, the honorable Gerald R. Ford Jr., on his birthday July 14 as the ship got underway for her fourth Independent...
14 July 2020 Navy Awards Contact for Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle Prototype The Navy on July 13, 2020 awarded a $34,999,948 to L3 Technologies, Inc. for the development of a single Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) prototype, with options to procure up to eight additional MUSVs. The award follows a full and open competitive procurement process...
10 July 2020 Mine Countermeasure Squadron SEVEN Conducts Change of Command Capt. Derek Brady relieved Capt. Adrian Ragland as commodore of Commander Mine Countermeasures Squadron (COMCMRON) Seven during a change of command ceremony held on the morning of July 10, 2020 at the fleet fitness facility of Fleet Activities Sasebo...
09 July 2020 Saudi, UK, U.S. Navies Conduct Mine-Hunting Countermeasures Training Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), Royal Navy and U.S. Navy forces participated in mine countermeasures (MCM) interoperability training in the Arabian Gulf June 6-21...
08 July 2020 Bunker Hill, Russell Return From Deployment The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to San Diego July 8 after a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
07 July 2020 NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineer Awarded for Impact on 'Technology to the Warfighter' Kyle Lackinger - recipient of the Technology to the Warfighter Award - will be among 90 individuals and 39 teams formally honored with various Department of the Navy and NSWCDD awards in a special video program to be released later this month...
04 July 2020 Dual Carrier Strike Groups Reinforce U.S. Commitment to Freedom The Nimitz Carrier Strike Force celebrated Independence Day with unmatched sea power while deployed to the South China Sea conducting dual carrier operations and exercises in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.High-end integrated exercises build unmatched flexibility,...
02 July 2020 USS Fitzgerald Arrives at San Diego Homeport The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived at its homeport in San Diego, July 02, following more than two years of restoration and modernization after the warship was damaged during a collision in 2017.Throughout the restoration period, the U.S. Navy made it...
02 July 2020 Trans-Atlantic Leaders Gather for Fourth Battle of the Atlantic Tabletop Exercise Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) newest operational level warfighting headquarters, in partnership with U.S. 2nd Fleet, held the Fourth Battle of the Atlantic tabletop exercise (TTX) virtually for leaders from multinational commands...