01 December 2022 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future guided missile destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls shipbuilding division, Nov. 30...
30 November 2022 NATO Demonstrates Maritime Electronic Warfare Capability during Exercise Dynamic Guard 22-2 Off Italy’s Southern Coast SPLIT, Croatia - Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) participated the semi-annual NATO exercise Dynamic Guard 22-2 in the Gulf of Taranto off the coast of Southern Italy Nov. 20-25...
29 November 2022 Navy Hosts First Welding Competition, Career Discovery Event for Virginia Talent Pipeline Program HAMPTON, Va. – Nearly 300 students, representing 18 training providers, participated in the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project’s (VA TPP) inaugural Project MFG Welding Competition and Career Discovery Day at the Virginia Peninsula Community College, in Hampton, Va., Nov. 16...
23 November 2022 Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Commander Meets with Allied Carrier Strike Group Commanders At Sea MEDITERRANEAN SEA - The Commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) met with the commanders of three different Allied carrier strike groups (CSG) aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) on Nov. 23 for senior-level maritime discussions...
22 November 2022 Why Billet-Based Advancements? Why Now? The Navy announced changes to the enlisted advancement system in NAVADMIN 261/22. The message announced a fundamental shift in how enlisted sailors will be advanced, using a billet-based advancement system, beginning with Active Duty Senior Chief Petty Officers who are eligible to participate in the...
21 November 2022 Navy Lays Keel for Future USS Arkansas (SSN 800) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Senior Navy leaders, members of Congress, and shipbuilders gathered at Newport News Shipyard (NNSY) today to attend a keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (SSN 800), Nov. 19...
21 November 2022 Visionary Leaders Drive the Mission: Navy SSP Employee Receives 2022 Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Leadership Award WASHINGTON – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday recognized Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) service member Capt. Adam J. Thomas as one of two recipients of the 2022 Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Leadership Award during a ceremony in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon Thursday,...
08 November 2022 Families Join USS Wyoming Crew; Experience Life Aboard Ballistic-Missile Submarine KINGS BAY, Ga. - The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming Blue Crew (SSBN 742) temporarily gained 39 crew members, when family and friends embarked aboard the submarine for a tiger cruise, Oct. 21...
08 November 2022 Sailors Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal After Saving a Man’s Life Onboard NSA Naples NAPLES, Italy - Three Sailors assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples received on Oct. 25, 2022 for saving a man’s life on Sept. 8, 2022...
04 November 2022 Submarine Staff Talks between U.S. and Republic of Singapore Navy Highlight Interoperability in Indo-Pacific region SANTA RITA, Guam - Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 54/CTF 74, held a series of theater security cooperation (TSC) engagements at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam as part of the fourth submarine staff talks with the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) submarine...