12 July 2021 West Coast U.S. Navy Installations Conducting All Hazard Exercise, Citadel Rumble 2021 WASHINGTON - Citadel Rumble 2021 (CR21), an annual all hazard exercise conducted by Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), runs today through July 16 in Navy Region Northwest and will occur onboard Navy installations in Navy Region Southwest, August 9-13...
01 July 2021 “Devil Doc” Earns the Title of “Recruiter” SAN DIEGO - If you were to ask Chief Hospital Corpsman (FMF/SW) Marvin B. Guzman where he’s from, the answer is a bit complicated. It might be where he was born; Orion, Bataan, Philippines, or where he became a United States citizen; San Diego, California, or even where he graduated high school;...
30 June 2021 Navy Announces Initial Aviation Warrant Officer Selection Board A new era in Naval Aviation launches on Aug. 2 when a board will meet to select the initial cadre of Aviation Warrant Officers who will be trained to fly the new MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle...
29 June 2021 USS Paul Ignatius Holds Change of Command MAYPORT, Fla. - USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) held a change of command ceremony Jun. 25 on the ship’s flight deck at Naval Base Mayport. Cmdr. Jeffrey Servello, a native of Hollywood, Md., assumed command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer from Cmdr. Lennard Cannon, a native of...
25 June 2021 Surface Line Week 2021 Concludes NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Surface Line Week 2021 came to a close after several days of spirited competition between different sea- and shore-based commands, June 25...
25 June 2021 SURFLANT Announces Surface Line Week Welding Competition Results NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) hosted Surface Line Week events from June 14-25, 2021. This year, a special emphasis was placed on self-sufficiency, as demonstrated at the welding competition on June 16...
25 June 2021 USS George Washington (CVN 73) Changes Command NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Capt. Brent Gaut relieved Capt. Kenneth Strong as commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a change of command ceremony, June 24...
25 June 2021 Kuwait and U.S. Naval Forces Complete Exercise Eager Defender 21 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN - The Kuwait Naval Force, Kuwait Coast Guard and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) participated in bilateral maritime exercise Eager Defender 21 in Kuwait and the North Arabian Gulf, June 4-14...
24 June 2021 Vice Adm. Kitchener Visits Naval Station Norfolk, Addresses Commanding Officers NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Forces and Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke to an auditorium full of commanding officers and executive officers from Hampton Roads-area ships during a command call at Naval Station Norfolk, June...
21 June 2021 LCS, Marines enhance Naval integration while in Okinawa OKINAWA, Japan - Rotationally-deployed littoral combat ships (LCS) in the Indo-Pacific continue to integrate with forces across the region as a part of the Naval Expeditionary Force (NEF) and in support of theater littoral warfare...