15 September 2022 Republic of Fiji hosts U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander and Littoral Combat Ship USS Jackson SUVA, Fiji - Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) Gold crew completed a successful port visit to Suva, Fiji, Sept. 15. Adm. Samuel Paparo, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited the ship in Fiji and hosted a reception aboard Jackson for local civilian and military leaders...
14 September 2022 New SMS Promotes Safety Mindset, Focus NORFOLK, Va. - The Department of the Navy has released its new Safety Management System (SMS), signaling significant changes toward a safety focus and mindset that embraces critical self-assessment and self-correction from the deck plate on up...
14 September 2022 USS Coronado (LCS 4) Decommissions NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO - Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) was decommissioned in San Diego, Sept. 14...
12 September 2022 USS Harry S. Truman Returns Home from 9-Month Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), and the embarked commands and staffs of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28, and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8 returned home to Naval...
12 September 2022 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Extends Committee Appointment PENSACOLA, Fla. - Recently, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (SECVA) Denis Richard McDonough decided to extend Dr. John P. Albano, MD’s appointment to the Veterans Affairs’ Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War (VA AC FPOW)...
11 September 2022 Deployed Truman Strike Group Sailors Become U.S. Citizens ATLANTIC OCEAN —Petty Officers 3rd Class John Gacad and Francisian Manaog became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Sep. 9...
10 September 2022 Somerset Crew Honors Flight 93 Heroes SAN DIEGO - The crew of USS Somerset (LPD 25) paid respects to those lost on 9/11 with a remembrance ceremony and memorial mass in upper vehicle storage aboard the ship, Sept. 9...
10 September 2022 USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts annual namesake visit in Michigan NORFOLK, Va. - Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) visited Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion, Michigan to honor the legacy of the ship’s namesake, the late President Gerald R. Ford, and connect with local community members, August 31 to September 4, 2022...
09 September 2022 USS Cole and USS Bainbridge Return Home from 9-Month Deployment NORFOLK, Va.- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Cole (DDG 67) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a nine-month deployment, Sept. 9, 2022...
09 September 2022 The future USNS Apalachicola Achieves Milestones with Acceptance Trials and Completion of Unmanned Logistics Prototype Trials The future USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13), the Navy’s 13th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport successfully completed Acceptance Trials and Unmanned Logistics Prototype Trials...