22 May 2021 Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Mobile MOBILE, Ala. -- The Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) during a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, May 22...
19 May 2021 SURFLANT N44 Hosts Full Power Training Symposium NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - In order to educate shipboard engineering teams about best practices during full power evolutions, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, (SURFLANT) hosted a Waterfront Symposium on the topic May 17-18, aboard Naval Station Norfolk...
19 May 2021 Active Duty is Hiring: Reserve Sailors Encouraged to Consider CANREC Opportunity MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The Canvasser Recruiter (CANREC) Program is put in place to give Reserve Sailors a chance to be a Reservist recruiter for five years. The program is available to both enlisted and officers and gives Sailors an opportunity to get more involved with their local communities while...
18 May 2021 Naval Historian Receives Distinguished Public Service Award WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The director of Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) participated in a ceremony to present the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award to James D. Hornfischer May 17 during a virtual ceremony...
14 May 2021 U.S. 2nd Fleet Embarks USS Mount Whitney for Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 NORFOLK, Va. - Staff members attached to Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) and U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) embarked aboard the U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) to kick-off Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 (STDE21), May 12...
13 May 2021 RTC Recruits, Staff Exhibit Resiliency During Training in Pandemic More than 50,000 recruits have trained at Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp, since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic...
13 May 2021 FY-22 Seaman to Admiral Applications — What's New this Year WASHINGTON - The call for Seaman to Admiral–21 (STA–21) program is out. Initial applications must be postmarked on or before July 1. The board is scheduled to meet in September. Here's what you need to know...
13 May 2021 USS John C. Stennis departed Norfolk for Newport News to begin RCOH NORFOLK, Va. – The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) departed Naval Station Norfolk and transited to Newport News Shipyard May 6, to begin its nearly 4-year Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) maintenance period...
12 May 2021 USS Harry S. Truman Departs Norfolk Naval Shipyard PORTSMOUTH, Va - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, May 12, following the conclusion of the first of its kind, Extended Carrier Incremental Availability, conducted there...
10 May 2021 Coast Guard, Navy High Seas Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol Continues SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy continue their joint mission, May 9...