11 January 2018 30th Annual Surface Navy Association National Symposium Concludes in Crystal City The 30th Annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) National Symposium concluded following three days of networking and information sharing highlighted by keynote addresses and panel discussions from naval leaders in Crystal City, Jan. 11...
10 January 2018 U.S. Naval Officer Leads Drug Seizure while Aboard Dutch Warship U.S. Navy Lt. Ben Hondrum, a Personnel Exchange Program (PEP) officer assigned to Dutch naval warship HNLMS Zeeland, led two boarding teams during a drug interdiction Oct. 29...
08 January 2018 Surface Force Commander Directing the Future of the Surface Fleet Commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF), Vice Adm. Tom Rowden is taking a holistic approach to implementing recommendations from the Comprehensive Review of Surface Force Incidents (CR) to ensure safe and effective ship operations at sea...
04 January 2018 Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Benefits from Bunker Hill WTI's Tactical Expertise The crew of the USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) puts their training and skills to the test each day as the integrated air and missile defense asset for the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) currently underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations...
21 December 2017 Charting New Course on Junior Officer Bridge Proficiency Twelve ensigns completed the first pilot Junior Officer of the Deck (JOOD) Course at Surface Warfare Officer Schools (SWOS) Command, Dec. 15. The course will be refined and informed by feedback received from the students and the fleet in the months ahead...
01 December 2017 SSC Atlantic Teams with Industry to Augment In-House Engineering Efforts Providing information warfare solutions to warfighters effectively and affordably across five continents and seven time zones is a monumental task, but Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic is up to it...
30 November 2017 The Navy at Guadalcanal Boatswain's Mate 1st Class John R. Keppler led some of the fire control efforts on the starboard side of USS San Francisco (CA 38), bringing flames under control while bombs continued to go off around him. Wounded himself, he ignored his injuries and "labored valiantly in the midst of bursting...
28 November 2017 Combat Systems Department Continues to Execute During RCOH During the Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH), the duties of Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) may differ from their duties while the ship is operational...
21 November 2017 America's Squadrons Participate in Dubai Air Show Deployed Navy and Marine Corps units from USS America (LHA 6), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command joined hundreds of civilian and military exhibitors at the International Air Show in Dubai, Nov. 12-16...
21 November 2017 America ARG Sailors, Marines Volunteer at K9 Friends Dog Shelter in Dubai Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) volunteer their time and love, caring for dogs at an animal shelter in Dubai Nov. 14, during the ship's port visit on its maiden deployment...