22 October 2021 The Race Is On: NRL Argon Fluoride Laser to Advance Fusion Energy WASHINGTON — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory experts race toward sustainable clean energy with advances in fusion energy. Steve Obenschain, Ph.D., a research physicist at NRL, said nuclear fusion would be a valuable addition to clean energy sources because it can provide baseload electrical power...
29 September 2021 Navy Continues Block III Super Hornet Testing, Accepts First New Production Jet NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the first new-production Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet on Aug. 31...
17 September 2021 Naval Supply Systems Command Cash War Room Keeping NWCF Solvent PHILADELPHIA - The Navy introduced Naval Sustainment System (NSS) – Supply in October 2020 to design a single, strategic-scale, sustainable Navy-wide supply chain. As part of NSS-Supply’s cash recovery plan for the Navy Working Capital Fund-Supply Management (NWCF-SM), Naval Supply Systems Command...
16 July 2021 NAVFAC Atlantic Awards $5B Global Contingency Construction Contract NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic awarded six businesses Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contracts (MAC) July 15 for contingency construction projects with a maximum amount of $5,000,000,000...
28 June 2021 Naval Supply Systems Command earns SECDEF Environmental Award for sustainability MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - The Department of Defense announced Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support as the winner of the 2021 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award in the Sustainability Individual/Team category...
04 June 2021 U.S. 2nd Fleet Breaks Communication Barriers, Seeks to Establish a System Agnostic Approach at Sea ATLANTIC OCEAN - Commander, U.S. Second Fleet (C2F) and Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) communications staff broke barriers between North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and partners and U.S. Naval forces by establishing a system agnostic approach that allowed users to communicate in...
01 June 2021 Naval Beach Unit 7 Changes Command SASEBO, Japan (May 28, 2021) – Cmdr. Wilbur Hines assumed command of Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 from Cmdr. Kirk Sowers during a change of command ceremony in Sasebo, Japan, May 28...
20 April 2021 CNAL Announces FY2020 Sea & Shore Sailors of the Year NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) named the fiscal year 2020 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year, April 15...
23 March 2021 Afghanistan, COVID-19, Maritime Exercises Among Topics Covered at Pentagon Briefing Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby gave reporters a whirlwind tour of issues facing the Defense Department citing a maritime exercise in the Arabian Sea, issues in Afghanistan, COVID-19 vaccinations and housing migrant children in DOD facilities...
11 March 2021 International Exercise Obangame Express set to Begin Obangame Express (OE21), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western Africa, will kick off its 10th year with 32 participating nations at an opening ceremony in Accra, Ghana, March 19, 2021...