24 July 2015 Abraham Lincoln Sailors Participate in Operation Homefront 'Backpack Brigade' Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) joined Operation Homefront in their annual "Backpack Brigade," July 23...
24 July 2015 Laboon Returns From Deployment The guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, July 24, after a six-month deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations (AOR)...
24 July 2015 COMNAVSURFLANT Holds Change of Command Rear Adm. Christopher W. Grady relieved Rear Adm. Pete A. Gumataotao as commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) July 24 during a ceremony aboard USS Wisconsin (BB 64)...
24 July 2015 Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific Changes Command Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific (COMHSMWINGPAC) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island in Coronado, California, July 23...
24 July 2015 Hospitalman Gregory Tate Serves Aboard USS Essex Hospitalman Gregory B. Tate, from Abbeville, S.C., has been a corpsman in the Navy for more than three years. The son of a retired Navy cryptologic technician, he is currently serving underway on his first deployment aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)...
24 July 2015 NAVSEA Recognizes, Rewards Employee Innovators Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) held a ceremony, July 22, to recognize several employees and development teams for their innovative solutions to mission challenges...
24 July 2015 Rushmore Builds Future Leaders Midshipmen Adrienne Wang and Cassandra Garfola, sophomore students at the U.S. Naval Academy, were able to interact with and learn from junior Sailors on the deckplates of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47)...
24 July 2015 Dept. of Transportation Conducts Surprise Inspection at SERMC One of the busiest shops at the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) got a surprise visit from the Department of Transportation (DOT) June 25, and the inspector left with all smiles...
24 July 2015 Essex Iron Division Forges Iron Gators USS Essex (LHD 2), already two months into its scheduled deployment, welcomed approximately 62 new Sailors onboard and began its next round of command indoctrination training, also known as 'indoc,' July 13...
24 July 2015 Navy Awards Environmental and Safety Excellence Sailors, Marines and civilians gathered, July 23, at the Navy Memorial Heritage Center in Washington, D.C. to attend the Secretary of the Navy's annual Environmental and Safety Excellence Awards Ceremony...