27 March 2020 Rendering Honors for My Father Chief Warrant Officer Michael F. Thomas, received the first U.S. flag to fly aboard Tripoli, which was donated to memorialize the passing of Thomas' father, Michael A. Thomas, and honor his prior military service during the same day that the Navy officially accepted Tripoli on Feb. 28, 2020...
25 March 2020 Two U.S. Destroyers Deploy as U.S. 6th Fleet Remains Vigilant Two forward deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers got underway for regularly scheduled patrols from Rota, Spain in support of regional maritime security...
24 March 2020 Iwo Jima Continues Marine Warfare Certification The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) continued its Amphibious Marine Warfare (AMW) Certification by conducting Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) operations with 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion Company A, 2nd Platoon and Headquarters Platoon, March 18...
19 March 2020 Ike, Truman Conduct Dual Carrier, Joint Air Wing Ops in Arabian Sea USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) began dual carrier strike group and joint air wing operations with a B-52 Bomber from U.S. Air Forces Central Command in the Arabian Sea March 18, 2020...
18 March 2020 Ford's Portside Anchor Makes Splash for First Time USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted an inaugural anchoring evolution during its independent steaming event on March 15. It was the first time Ford conducted the evolution using its port side anchor...
13 March 2020 Division Officer Course: Training International Partners, Allies at SWOS The International Surface Warfare Division Officer (DIVO) course is one of four international courses offered by the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) at Naval Station Newport, with the latest group of students set to graduate June 19...
11 March 2020 SWRMC Sailor Awarded CNO Gold Disk Technician Award Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) Sailor, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Parent, received the Chief of Naval Operations Gold Disk Technician Award for his work in the Navy and Marine Corps Miniature/Micro-miniature Module Test and Repair (2M/MTR) Program on Mar. 3...
11 March 2020 CSCS Leadership Visits Japan to Discuss CSCS' Impact to the Fleet Capt. Dave Stoner, Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) commanding officer, recently visited local leadership to discuss mission readiness and CSCS' role in ensuring all Sailors receive the training required to become maritime warfighters...
09 March 2020 USS Louisiana Welcomes New Commanding Officer The crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) held a change of command ceremony at the chapel on board Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington, March 6...
05 March 2020 U.S. Navy Kicks Off ICEX 2020 Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially commenced Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020 in the Arctic Ocean with the construction of a temporary ice camp, Camp Seadragon, and the arrival of two U.S. Navy fast-attack submarines March 4...